Sweet Bird of Youth
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo; original orange cloth, dust jacket (designed by Dan Shapiro. An excellent copy in bright example of the dust jacket, which is typically very prone to wear. This copy with the ownership signature and stamp of Williams' friend and literary agent, Audrey Wood; her personal file copy. Originally produced on Broadway in 1959 and then made into a feature film in 1962 starred Paul Newman and Geraldine... Read More
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27 Wagons Full of Cotton
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1953. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Fair/Very Good+. 8vo; publisher's yellow cloth lettered in blue on the spine. In a supplied Alvin Lustig designed DJ, priced at $3.50. A reissue of the earlier New Directions publication, this 1953 edition adds two previously unpublished plays. A worn and stained copy, the pages browned, the top edge of the cloth showing insect damage the bottom portion of the front and rear boards showing the effects of damp-staining.... Read More
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Wednesday Club Verse: An Anthology of Honor Poems from the Annual and Special Poetry Contests of the Wednesday Club of St. Louis
by Williams, Tennessee]
St. Louis: The Wednesday Club, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Quarter cloth and printed paper over boards. Preliminaries and endleaves foxed, othewise a nice copy, signed by Tennessee Williams on the front flyleaf. Housed in a simple green cloth open slipcase. The collection includes three early poems by Tennessee Williams, a trilogy titled, "Sonnets for Spring," published under the name Thomas L. Williams. A scarce book; signed copies are rare.
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In The Winter of Cities. Poems by Tennessee Williams (with: signed Tennessee Williams leaf dated 1971, Key West)
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair. 8vo. Original black cloth (previous owner's signature to front pastedown). DJ with jacket split along spine; chip to base of spine jacket resulting in loss of author's name. The author's signature on a leaf (removed from a different book) has been laid inside the book. The leaf, dated 1971, Key West, is stained along the edges.
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Hard Candy. A Book of Stories.
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus, of this new trade edition published in 1959. 8vo. Original black cloth, lacking DJ. Ink name crossed out, otherwise a nice clean copy.
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The Night of the Iguana
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1961. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 8vo; green cloth with black cloth spine lettered in yellow; dust jacket (worn and chipped). Fireside Theatre Book Club Edition as noted on jacket. Laid into this copy is a program from the fireside Theatre's production in February 1963, starring Bette Davis, Margaret Leighton, and Patrick O'Neal. The play served as the basis for a memorable film (1964) directed by John Huston, starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. This... Read More
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Eight Mortal Ladies Possessed
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, original cloth, DJ.
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The Knightly Quest and Other Stories
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A Novella and Four Short Stories. 8vo. Original cloth; DJ. Book is near fine. Jacket is edgewon with a couple of small chips.
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Where I Live. Selected Essays.
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1978. Paperback. Very Good+. First paperback edition. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the half-title. A clean copy.
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The Best One-Act Plays of 1941
by Williams, Tennessee; contributor]
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo; original black cloth (corners bumped), paper spine label; lacking DJ. Contains an early published play by Tennessee Williams "The Lady of Larkspur Lane," in addition to plays by Archibald Macleish, Maxwell Anderson, William Saroyan, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Precedes an anthology of poetry published by New Directions in 1944 that is often stated to be Williams' first book appearance. This copy signed by Williams:... Read More
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Moise and the World of Reason. A Novel.
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo. Original black cloth, dust jacket. A nice copy, inscribed and signed by Tennessee Williams "To Bobbie." Publicity photograph of Williams laid in.
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Eight Mortal Ladies Possessed
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1974. Paperback. Very Good. Wrappers issue. Signed by Tennessee Williams on half-title.
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Vieux Carre (With a telegram from Tennessee Williams)
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Green cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. [116]. Bottom corners gently bumped, otherwise book is fine, in fine dust jacket. With a flyer for the 1978 production of Vieux Carré at Piccadilly Theatre, along with a telegram from Williams thanking the team for a production that could not be equalled in the States.
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Out Cry
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. 72 pp. Publisher's orange cloth, near fine in pictorial dust jacket with a few short nicks. This copy warmly inscribed to actor Michael York who starred in the original production: "For Michael, who made it worth while. Love, Tennessee." Laid in is a teletype message from Williams to York saying that he's leaving earlier than expected and they will have champagne ("champain") another time. Ephemera from... Read More
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Grand
by WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE
New York: House of Books, LTD, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Small 8vo, publisher's yellow cloth; lacking glassine. Light toning to spine, a couple of tiny spots to front board; internally nice and crisp. Limited edition, #19 of 300 copies signed by Tennessee Williams.
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Moise and the World of Reason
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975. First Edition, First Printing, with complete number line. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Cloth; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 190.
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Battle of Angels
by Williams, Tennessee; [Gardner, Alan]; [Laughlin, James]
[New York]: Pharos, 1945. Paperback. Very Good+. Wraps. A choice association copy, inscribed on the half-title page: "To Alan Gardner, from J. Laughlin." James Laughlin was a poet and the founder of New Directions Publishing -- and an early publisher of Tennessee Williams's poetry. This is the first issue of "Pharos," a magazine dedicated to creative writing, with a note on the play by Margaret Webster and an account of its production in Boston.... Read More
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The Glass Menagerie
by Williams, Tennessee
London: John Lehmann, 1948. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Williams contributed his own introduction to this edition. Original bright blue cloth in edgeworn and nicked dustwrapper. Previous owner's signature and small label of a Parisian bookshop.
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The Rose Tattoo
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1951. First Edition stated. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Variant grey cloth; dust jacket design by Alvin Lustig; 8vo; pp. xv, [1], 144, plus b/w photo-illustrated plate. A very good copy in the Lustig DJ, original price of $3.00 intact, edgeworn with shallow chipping along the edges. A respectible copy of this popular play and basis for the 1955 Daniel Mann film starring Anna Magnani in her Oscar-winning portrayal of a widow wooed by truck driver... Read More
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Period of Adjustment
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1960. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Original rust colored cloth. DJ designed by Harold Bruder.
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The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (with a signed autograph letter from Williams discussing a character in the play)
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
London: Secker & Warburg, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Cloth in worn DJ. Together with: an autograph letter signed from Tennessee Williams to actress Sylvia Miles noting some possible changes to the scenes involving the Mrs. Flora Goforth character in this play. "Spent morning studying Goforth--come to conclusion too much good material cut. I think the 'court musicians' and that 'birthday serenade' should come just before or after 'a paper rose.' Hope you and Robert... Read More
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Memoirs
by WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE
New York, 1979. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo, 1/4 cloth over boards, moderate staining to front cover, rubbing to edges; dust jacket moderately worn with cello tape repairs. Inscribed by Williams to actress Sylvia Miles. "To my darling / Sylvia, / love always / Tennessee / '79," on the front free endpaper. Miles is best known for her Academy Award nominated performance in Midnight Cowboy. She was a member of Andy Warhol's inner circle and a close friend of Tennessee... Read More
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Autograph letter signed "Tenn" from Tennessee Williams to actress Sylvia Miles (with additional material)
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
1979. Very Good+. Autograph letter signed "Tenn" from Tennessee Williams to actress Sylvia Miles, explaining that he was disturbed that he missed lunch and is now weak with hunger and needs a cocktail. Miles is best known for her Academy Award nominated performance in Midnight Cowboy. She was a member of Andy Warhol's inner circle and a close friend of Tennessee Williams for many years. With: Typed letter from Kate Moldawer to Sylvia Miles inviting her to the... Read More
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Extraordinary group of typed letters signed from Tennessee Williams to family members
by Williams, Tennessee
Very Good+. A remarkable and deeply personal collection of 4 typed letters signed ("Tom" and "T. Wms.") and one note signed ("Tennessee Williams"), on various subjects, 1959-1980 to his cousins Stell and Jim Adams. Comprising: Typed letter signed to his cousins Stell and Jim Adams, 15 W. 72, [New York] City, 11 February 1966; 1/2 p., on onionskin. Typed letter signed to Jim Adams, Key West, 6 September 1979; 2 1/2 pp., on onionskin, with the original... Read More
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Dragon Country
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/Poor. 8vo; original blue cloth; dust jacket. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front flyleaf. Unfortunately cloth has been water-damaged, outer edges spotted, text generally clean. DJ also shows the affects of the dampstaining, and bleeding from the blue cloth. Not a pretty copy by an stretch, though uncommon signed by Williams. This copy is from the library of Bryan Sheedy. A receipt made out to him in April 1970... Read More
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