Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays
by Walcott, Derek
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970. 326 pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine, multi-colored dust jacket. Orange endpapers illistrated with stage sketches done by the author while writing Dream on Monkey Mountain. Book and jacket are as new: clean, square and tight throughout. Walcott (1930-2017) wrote 27 plays although he was best known for his poetry. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992. Dream on Monkey Mountain received an Obie award in 1970. The other included plays are Ti-Jean and His Brothers, The Sea at Dauphin, and Malcochon, or the Six in the Rain.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026958
- Title
- Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays
- Author
- Walcott, Derek
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Nobel Laureate Obie Award Caribbean Literature
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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