Seven Plays of the Modern Theatre
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1962. First Edition, First Printing.
An important collection of seven cutting-edge plays of the late 1950s, with an insightful introduction by drama critic and director Harold Clurman.
The works featured here are: Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," Brendan Behan's "The Quare Fellow," Shelagh Delaney's "A Taste of Honey," Jack Gelber's "The Connection," Jean Genet's "The Balcony," Eugène Ionesco's "Rhinoceros," and Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party."
PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches; 235 x 155 mm), xii, 548 pages, in half cloth over boards, in an unclipped, printed dust jacket (hard cover).
CONDITION: A couple of bumps to boards, bookplate and small ink name to front free end paper. Otherwise, Near Fine in a Very Good or better dust jacket that has a couple of tiny nicks, minor rubbing, and light toning. Item #831
Price: $50.00