1992 The Theatre of Tennessee Williams - A Complete Set in 8 Vols., Orig. DJs

Description: The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, Complete in Eight Volumes, Various color (intentional) cloth boards and Original Dust Jackets, all dimensions measure at 8.25 x 5.5", 8vos. Titles Mentioned Below:I. Battle of Angels, The Glass Menagerie, and A Streetcar Named Desire. Published 1971, Fifth Printing, 419 pp.II. The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Summer and Smoke, The Rose Tattoo, and Camino Real. Published 1971, Fourth Printing, 591 pp. III. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Orpheus Descending, and Suddenly Last Summer. Published 1971, Fourth Printing, 423 pp. IV. Sweet Bird of Youth, Period of Adjustment, and The Night of the Iguana. Published 1972, Fifth Printing, 376 pp.V. The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, Kingdom of Earth (The Seven Descents of Myrtle), Small Craft Warnings, and The Two-Character Play. Published 1976, Third Printing, 370 pp. VI. 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Short Plays. Published 1981, 358 pp.VII. In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel and Other Plays. Published 1981, 365 pp.VIII. Vieux Carré, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Clothes for a Summer Hotel, and The Red Devil Battery Sign. Published 1992, 378 pp. In fair condition. Original DJs exhibit the most wear: All are price-clipped except for Vol. VIII; Vols. II & IV exhibit moderate loss at head and tail of DJ's spine - loss of publisher's name; All DJs are lightly toned & tanned from sun-exposure - the "7" on DJ of Vol. VII's spine is illegible; DJs also exhibit scuffed edges & light chipping. Cloth boards are all lightly scuffed at edges & corners. Heads and tails of spines collapsed. Gilt lettering and ruling on spines bright and clean. Vol. I-VII exhibit a previous ownership bookplate or signature: Brian Parker - University of Toronto, 1985. Vol. VIII exhibits a different previous ownership signature on front end-page: Carol L. Davis, Dec. 1992. Marginalia and underlining present in all volumes but Vol. VIII. Light toning throughout text-blocks. All reading copies. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Thomas Lanier Williams III (1911-1983), known by his pen-name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three foremost playwrights of 20th-century drama. Most of William's most acclaimed work has been adapted for the cinema. In 1979, four years before his death, Williams was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. A complete New Directions Book set of Tennesee Williams works, including his short stories, essays, and poetry. Original dust jackets. Mixed states. FORN-MSB-0124-0749-HK1073

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