Memoirs
by Williams, Tennessee
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0491018975
- ISBN 13
- 9780491018975
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
W.H.Allen & Co, London, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. List of illustrations, foreword by author and index. The text is illustrated with numerous inserts, of eight pages each, of black-and-white photography. Beige coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Thomas Lanier Williams, is more commonly known as Tennessee Williams, and has written some of the most enduring plays of the 20th century (think The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire to name but two), has written his life story. Of his upbringing, his struggle as a playwright, people he has known throughout the world and of his personal life  frankly about his homosexuality, his battles with both pills and alcohol and his eventual confinement into a hospital from which he emerged in 1970. A little softening and signing of the backstrip edges with signing of the lower book corners along with some bumping. Tanning of the textblock edges and lighter tanning of the pages. A little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge, and some rubbing of the panels. Sunning of the backstrip. First English Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], VIII - XIX, [4], 2 - 264, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Theatre & Plays. ISBN: 0491018975. ISBN/EAN: 9780491018975. Inventory No: 0129997. . 9780491018975
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0129997
- Title
- Memoirs
- Author
- Williams, Tennessee
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0491018975
- ISBN 13
- 9780491018975
- Publisher
- W.H.Allen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Autobiography, Tennessee Williams, playwright, American Biography & Autobiography; Theatre & Plays. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0491018975 EAN: 9780491018975 Williams, Tennessee Memoirs
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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