Orpheus Descending with Battle Of Angels by Tennessee Williams 1958 Hardcover

Description: Smallish hardcover book with blue cloth boards, no dust jacket present, covers have moderate surface and extremity wear including front panel light stains and extremity wear and discolored spine face, black lettering on spine face, binding is complete and solid, front free end page has small pencil marks on upper right corner surface, books interior is clean, all pages are present. Overall condition of the book is Good - near Good +. Please see photos for more information on the condition of the book. 8vo/octavo size at spine, 238 pages, contents page, book is illustrated with a tipped-in b&w photo of the playwright by Angus McBean, London measuring @6 1/2” x 4 3/4” that was part of the rear panel of the original dust jacket, published by A New Directions Book/James Laughlin , New York, NY, 1958 (1955), “Battle of Angels” originally published in 1940, manufactured in the United States of America, second edition thus. Save the absence of a dust jacket, this edition of this two plays collection by Tennessee Williams is in nice, mostly clean condition, very suitable for collecting and/or gifting. As noted, a b&w photo of the author/playwright that was tipped-in to the front of the book is included. From the book’s opening section titled The Past, The Present And The Perhaps, written as an introduction by the author: “ Why have I stuck so stubbornly to this play? For seventeen years, in fact? Well, nothing is more precious to anybody than the emotional record of his youth, and you will find the trail of my sleeve-worn heart in this completed play that I now call ORPHEUS DESCENDING. On its surface it was and still is the tale of a wild-spirited boy who wanders into a conventional community of the South and creates the commotion of a fox in a chicken coop. BATTLE was actually my fifth long play, but the first to be given a professional production. And I began to write BATTLE OF ANGELS, a lyrical play about memories and the loneliness of them.” Book’s been stored in a smoke free home with two short haired pets. Please study and understand what you’re looking at/buying; I accept returns within 30 days, buyer pays for return shipping. I only accept PayPal for payment. I will ship internationally via eBay’s Global Shipping Program. Shipping charges listed are for US shipping only and are paid by the seller; alternate US shipping is paid by the buyer. Please don’t hesitate to contact me through eBay with any questions or serious reasonable Best Offer submissions; I’ll gladly respond ASAP. I invite you to visit my eBay store Bill’s Books And Things, browse through the hundreds of other fine books and items listed there for sale, and follow the store to keep current with all the latest additions to the store, thanks!

Price: 30 USD

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