first edition Hardcover
1955 · New York
by CHAYEFSKY, Paddy
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a single nearly invisible tear. Chayefsky's first book, a collection of six plays including *Marty*, an excellent character study that was the basis for the film that won deserved Oscars for Chayefsky, Ernest Borgnine, director Delbert Mann, and Best Picture. A beautiful copy, and uncommon thus. (Inventory #: 389905)