Burning Bright
by John Steinbeck
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670196169
- ISBN 13
- 9780670196166
- Seller
-
Ossining, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of Steinbeck's "play in story form" about the birth of a long-awaited child and the deception behind it. 159 pages. 7.5" x 5". Near fine copy with orange top stain in a near fine (unclipped, $2.50) dust jacket with some sunning to spine and edge wear at head of spine.
Synopsis
Burning Bright is a 1950 novella by John Steinbeck written as an experiment with producing a play in novel format. Rather than providing only the dialogue and brief stage directions as would be expected in a play, Steinbeck fleshes out the scenes with details of both the characters and the environment. The intention was to allow the play to be read by the non-theatrical reader while still allowing the dialogue to be lifted and performed with little adaptation by acting companies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hudson Valley Books for Humanity (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72
- Title
- Burning Bright
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670196169
- ISBN 13
- 9780670196166
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
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About the Seller
Hudson Valley Books for Humanity
Biblio member since 2024
Ossining, New York
About Hudson Valley Books for Humanity
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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