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The Cocktail Party
by Eliot, T. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Fine with no dust jacket. 1950. First American Edition. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. The Cocktail Party was written while Eliot was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1948. It was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1949. In 1950 the play had successful runs in London and New York, where it received the 1950 Tony Award for Best Play. Page 35-36 a cancel, "One-Eyed Riley" of final leaf, "...successful to be successful" on page 94.. Gilt on spine mildly faded, otherwise the volume is in virtually perfect condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. FINE.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 190, (2) pp .
Synopsis
A modern verse play about the search for meaning, in which a psychiatrist is the catalyst for the action. “An authentic modern masterpiece” (New York Post). “Eliot really does portray real-seeming characters. He cuts down his poetic effects to the minimum, and then finally rewards us with most beautiful poetry” (Stephen Spender).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27354
- Title
- The Cocktail Party
- Author
- Eliot, T. S
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition. Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Poetry;, Plays;, Comedy;, Theater;, T. S. Eliot;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre & Performing Arts;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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