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The Play: The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Carson McCullers’ Novella Adapted to the Stage by Edward Albee.
by Albee, Edward; Carson McCullers
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1963. First edition of Albee's quietly powerful adaptation of McCuller's novella. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Edward Albee on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Photograph of McCullers and Albee courtesy of Look. "Edward Albee has converted Carson McCullers' strange, tender prose poem, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, into a play flecked with weird, halting poetry. Their art has joined to reveal the terrible and dim face of a shattered unnatural love" (The New York Times). "A shimmering poem of dark beauty" (Emory Lewis).
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137248
- Title
- The Play: The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Carson McCullers’ Novella Adapted to the Stage by Edward Albee.
- Author
- Albee, Edward; Carson McCullers
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Edward Albee First Edition Signed, The Play: The Ballad of the Sad Cafe First Edition
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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