WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911-1983). Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. New York: New Directions, 1955.
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
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WILLIAMS, Tennessee (1911-1983). Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. New York: New Directions, 1955.
8o. Original tan cloth; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket with a design by Alvin Lustig (a few short tears and tiny chips, some minor soiling).
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY WILLIAMS on the half-title. FIRST ISSUE without the credit to the New York Times on the verso of the title leaf and without the mention on p. xii of Jo Mielziner and Lucinda Ballard. The original production opened at the Morosco Theater on 24 March 1955, directed by Elia Kazan. At Kazan's urging, Williams revised the third act for the production, and when the play was published by New Directions, it included both versions of Act III. Crandell A15.1.b.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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