The Fall of the City:. A Verse Play for Radio
first edition Hardcover
1937 · New York
by MacLeish, Archibald
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. No DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. First broadcast by the CBS on April 11, 1937; Orson Welles played the Announcer and cast included Burgess Meredith. Short introductory essay by MacLeish recommends radio as a medium for poets who want to experiment with dramatic art. Presentation copy from MacLeish to noted American poet, Lewis Turco. Signed by by both author and Turco. MacLeish was also a long-reigning head of the Library of Congress. Light/moderate shelf/edge wear, minor rubbing/loss at spine, wear at head and tail, bottom tips through, light toning/soiling to boards, presentation plate at front pastedown, ownership emboss at titlepage, else tight, bright and unmarred. Lacking uncommon glassine DJ. Orange paper boards, black ink lettering an decorative elements. 8vo. 33pp. (Inventory #: 6040)