WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF

New York: Atheneum, 1962. First edition. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. Signed first printing of Albee's greatest work, the Tony award-winning play and the basis for the film starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. This play about a drunk couple's dinner night with a new couple at the university brilliantly proves that dialogue can be just as physical as action. "Cruel and vicious [...] and damaging," as Nick says in Act Two. 8.25'' x 5''. Original black cloth, author's name blind-stamped on front board, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($5) white typographic dust jacket designed by Harry Ford. Red topstain, gold endpapers. [12], 242, [2] pages. Signed by Albee on half title. Loosely laid in is a folded two-page broadside program from the original Billy Rose Theatre Broadway production starring Uta Hagen, Arthur Hill, Melinda Dillon, and George Grizzard. Faint toning to top edge. Touches of shelfwear here and there. Else clean and sharp overall.