New York: Horace Liveright, Inc, 1931. First American Edition. Basis for Dudley Nichols's Oscar-nominated film adaptation, starring Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Kirk Douglas and Raymond Massey. Atkinson A32-I-1.a. First Printing, trade issue. Octavo (21cm); publisher's blue-green 'V' cloth, with titling and author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, and decorative border with wave motif stamped in pale green; black topstain; decorative endpapers; dustjacket; [1-8],9-256pp. Faint offsetting to rear endpaper, else a tight, Fine copy. Dustjacket is price-clipped, with faint corresponding offset to rear flap, hint of toning to flap folds, with a single closed tear to lower front joint; a bright, Near Fine example.

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Bookseller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2176
Title: MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA: A TRILOGY
Author: O'Neill, Eugene
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Horace Liveright, Inc
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1931

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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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....
Offset: A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
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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...