Oneill Eugene 1888 1953 (83 results)

, O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. The unfinished plays : notes for The visit of Malatesta, The last conquest, Blind alley guy. Edited and annotated by Virginia Floyd. New York : Continuum, 1988, xxviii, 213pp., very good dust-jacket, very good black cloth. A Frederick Ungar book. 9780804426749 ISBN 0804426740.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 238 pages. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and faux gilt signature to cover with green edge ruled decoration. First edition of this work in three plays. Three plays. Desire Under the Elms is a 1924 play written by Eugene O'Neill. Like Mourning Becomes Electra, Desire Under the Elms signifies an attempt by O'Neill to adapt plot elements and themes of Greek tragedy to a rural New England setting. It was inspired by the myth of Phaedra, Hippolytus, and Theseus. The Hairy Ape is a 1922 expressionist play about a beastly, unthinking laborer known as Yank, the protagonist of the play, as he searches for a sense of belonging in a world controlled by the rich. Welded originally published in 1924. This is one of O'Neill's most overtly autobiographical works, a play based on the love-hate affair between the playwright (Philip Anglim) and his second wife, Agnes Boulton (Ellen Tobie), changed from a novelist to an actress. What appears to be a brief midnight tiff is unconvincingly escalated into a conflict of mock tragic dimension. Condition: Corners bumped, spine dulled and darkened, spine ends rubbed else very good.…

hardcover. Condition: As New. Near mint. With slipcase.

First Paperback Edition, Later Printing. Very good paperback copy; wrappers slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; internally tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 156 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 1956. 1990 printing. Subjects; Drama. American literature. 20th century. Family. Tragedy. Autobiographical drama. 1 Kg. …

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; [xxxiv], 110 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Biography ; Drama. English drama. American authors. Play. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. This is a nice clean copy of "The Plays of Eugene O'Neill", published by Random House in the 1950s. This copy was distributed by a book club. It's a very handsome volume. The plays included are : Anna Christie , Beyond the Horizon , The Emperor Jones , The Hairy Ape , The Great God Brown , The Straw , Dynamo , Days Without End , The Iceman Cometh. SERIES : The Random House Lifetime Library TITLE : The Plays of Eugene O'Neill AUTHOR : Eugene O'Neill (Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, 1888 - 1953) IMPRINT : Random House PLACE : New York DATE : (© 1954 - renewed) [issued circa 1954 - 1957] / EDITION : Reprint . Distributed through a book club STATUS : OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade hardcover / book club edition; 728 pages; 5 3/8" x 8"; green, cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Spine has play titles in gilt against a black panel. The only indication of the book club is a W on the copyright page, and a minute square depression on the rear cover. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book which remains clean and attractive , with near-negligible signs of handling (slight rub to bottom text-block edge - mild compression to spine extremities - and soft bumps to board corner tips) The interior is clean and free of writing and free of marking. There is a touch of shelf-rub to the bottom edge of the text-block. Sans dust-jacket.…

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Hairy Ape; Anna Christie; The First Man. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover no slip case. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. The Heritage Press operated from 1937 - 1982 and was created by George Macy. Heritage reprinted the lovely volumes of the Limited Editions Club. Heritage was established to give these works a wider audience by making them more affordable and widely available. Every book was selected by Heritage's editors as a classic in its field, chosen from the world's best-known and most enduring literature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Heritage Press. Hardcover. Like New.

First Paperback Edition, Later Printing. Very good paperback copy; wrappers slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; internally tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 156 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 1956. 1990 printing. Subjects; Drama. American literature. 20th century. Family. Tragedy. Autobiographical drama. 1 Kg. …

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; [xxxiv], 110 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Biography ; Drama. English drama. American authors. Play. 1 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Review Copy. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii,119 p. ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: English Poetry ; American writers. 1 Kg.…

hardcover. Condition: New.

Sixth Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 285 pages; Description: x p. , 1 l. , 285 p. 20 cm. Subjects: Twentieth Century American Literature. Genre: Drama. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 205 p. Subjects: Theatre. Genre: Theatre. 1 Kg.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Hairy Ape; Anna Christie; The First Man. Book.

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Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description: xx, 110 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects: O'Neill, Eugene 1888-1953 Biography ; Drama. American drama. 1 Kg.

Review Copy. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii,119 p. ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: English Poetry ; American writers. 1 Kg.…

Sixth Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 285 pages; Description: x p. , 1 l. , 285 p. 20 cm. Subjects: Twentieth Century American Literature. Genre: Drama. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 205 p. Subjects: Theatre. Genre: Theatre. 1 Kg.

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description: xx, 110 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects: O'Neill, Eugene 1888-1953 Biography ; Drama. American drama. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards and slipcase show signs of wear. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Heritage Press Edition. Near fine copy in the original pictorial cloth-backed boards in publisher's slip-case. The Classic Heritage Press library design. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Heritage Press Sandglass Leaflet loosely inserted No. 11: 37.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 161 pages; Physical description.: 161p ; 29 cm. Subject: Theatre -- Drama -- Plays. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. This is the three hardback volume set of the Random House Lifetime Library of O'Neill's plays in as new condition with no negative issues. There are no dustjackets except for the wax wrappings as issued on the 3 books which measure 8.25" x 5.75". They will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.…

Heritage Press Edition. Near fine copy in the original pictorial cloth-backed boards in publisher's slip-case. The Classic Heritage Press library design. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Heritage Press Sandglass Leaflet loosely inserted No. 11: 37.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 161 pages; Physical description.: 161p ; 29 cm. Subject: Theatre -- Drama -- Plays. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; 138 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; American drama 20th century. American Drama. Genres; American drama - 20th century. Drama. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original cloth with paper label. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: [1]-158p., 1l ; 19cm. Subjects: Polo, Marco (ca. 1254-1323) -- Drama. 1 Kg.…