GRIVELET MichelLivre Rare Book
Thirst And Other One Act Plays
19141240Boston: The Gorham Press 1914. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />Small 8vo 7 1/2 inches / 19 cm 168 pages. Printed paper labels to spine and front board. <br /><br />Eugene O'Neill's first book one of 1000 copies printed and featuring five plays: Thirst The Web Warnings Fog and Recklessness. O'Neill's father financed the $450 printing costs. The books didn't sell well so the publisher Richard G. Badger sold the remaining volumes to Frances Steloff who became the owner of the Gotham Book Mart in New York. <br /><br />Eugene O'Neill 1888-1953 won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936.<br /><br />CONDITION: Spine darkened some light wear to spine edges soiling to top edge and fore edge. A Very Good or better copy lacking the rare dust jacket. The Gorham Press hardcover books
Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA · États-Unis250,00 $US≈ 211,52 €
