ISBN: 9780394400921 - Drinks Before Dinner: A Play (24 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condition: Good. This long-unavailable work by one of America's most eminent and popular writers appears in paperback for the first time. Drinks Before Dinner, called witty and provocative by the New York Times, is E.L. Doctorow's only play. A tour-de-force of language and ideas concerning the individual's role in and response to contemporary America, Drinks Before Dinner revolves around a dinner party for the economically privileged. As Doctorow writes in his introduction, This play] deals in general statements about the most common circumstances of our lives, the numbers of us, the cars we drive, the television we watch, the cities we live in, our contraception and our armaments, and our underlying sense of the apocalypse. For the past two decades, E. L. Doctorow has been counted among the country's best-regarded men of letters. His novels include The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, Lives of the Poets, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate and The Waterworks. He has also published a volume selected essays, Jack London, Hemmingway, and the Constitution. His writings have garnered the National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award, the Pen/Faulkner Award, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, and the William Dean Howells medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. This long-unavailable work by one of America's most eminent and popular writers appears in paperback for the first time. Drinks Before Dinner, called witty and provocative by the New York Times, is E.L. Doctorow's only play. A tour-de-force of language and ideas concerning the individual's role in and response to contemporary America, Drinks Before Dinner revolves around a dinner party for the economically privileged. As Doctorow writes in his introduction, This play] deals in general statements about the most common circumstances of our lives, the numbers of us, the cars we drive, the television we watch, the cities we live in, our contraception and our armaments, and our underlying sense of the apocalypse. For the past two decades, E. L. Doctorow has been counted among the country's best-regarded men of letters. His novels include The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, Lives of the Poets, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate and The Waterworks. He has also published a volume selected essays, Jack London, Hemmingway, and the Constitution. His writings have garnered the National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award, the Pen/Faulkner Award, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, and the William Dean Howells medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. near fine. First edition. First printing. First play by the author of Ragtime.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Remainder mark on bottom; 8.30 X 5.60 X 0.60 inches fmc2%262D.

1st printing of 1st UK edition. Fine hard cover book/ short closed tears on rear dust jacket panel otherwise near fine price clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Remainder marks to bottom edge, minor thumbing, else tight and clean. DJ shows slight yellowing, light scratches, minor edgewear.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket Book Club edition. (Drama, Plays) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Includes publisher's review slip, glossy publicity photo of the author, and a two-page press release announcing the publication of this book. Pages clean; binding tight; minor wear to dustjacket. 52 pages. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st ed. 52 pp. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2. Burgundy cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on front and spine. White glossy dj. No damage or markings noted.

Cloth. Condition: G/G. First Edition. New York, NY: Random House. G/G. (1978). First Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 52 pp., dj worn some, remainder marks . Not Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. The Book Is Bound In Burgundy Cloth With Gilt Stamped Lettering On The Spine. Author's Initials Gilt Stamped On The Front. The Unclipped Jacket Has Moderate Wear And A Short Tear At The Upper Edge. Rem. Mk. On The Lower Page Edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Random House, 1979. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First printing. Fine in a near fine, price clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Book is unread; unclipped DJ shows a hint of shelfwear; looks nice in Brodart cover. No remainder mark. Autographed by Doctorow on title page. 53 pages + 10-page introduction. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG/VG, his first play, fifth production, 1st edn, dinner begins with gun flashed by invitee before dinner guests. No red remainder mark.

First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. A play from the author of "Ragtime." A very near fine copy with a red remainder stripe to the bottom edge in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Publisher: First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. As New. Unread. Remainder marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT faded. NOT a book club edition. NOT an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.…

F/NF. Bottom rem mark, otherwise fine. 52 pp. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by E. L. Doctorow directly on a bookplate laid-in to the front endpage. Book in fine, as new condition; dust jacket with a faint scratch to upper front cover, else fine. A lovely copy. Tom Victor (Author photo); Paul Davis (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

[0-394-40092-5] 1979, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. xx, 52pp. 8vo. This, the only play written by one of the greatest creative minds of our time, revolves itself around a dinner party for the economically privileged. Witty and provocative. First US edition. Signed. Jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve. Fine / fine copy.…