WEST SIDE STORY

Laurents, Arthur; Bernstein, Leonard; Sondheim, Stephen

Published by Random House, New York, 1958

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First edition, first printing of the Arthur Laurents-penned book of the Tony-award winning musical, a US American ROMEO AND JULIET. WEST SIDE STORY with music by Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (his debut), and book by Laurents took Broadway by storm when it debuted in 1957. John Chapman of the New York Daily News called its story of a love affair across race and class in blue-collar New York "a venturesome forward step" in US theater, adding that he found the music "fascinatingly tricky and melodically beguiling." It would go on to earn six Tony nominations and win two. Its success carried over to Hollywood, where the 1961 film adaptation won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. 8'' x 5.25''. Original grey cloth with black-and-white pictorial paste-on and gilt lettering. Original price-clipped pictorial dust jacket. Red topstain. Black-and-white photographic illustrations of the Broadway production. 144 pages. Jacket spine mildly sunned. Faint price sticker reside to front panel. Slight lean. Else bright, clean, and sharp.

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WEST SIDE STORY

Publisher

Random House, New York

Publication Date

1958

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

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Near fine in near fine jacket.

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike. Handpress and modern books, archives and manuscripts, letterpress and ephemera: TPM aims to make collecting both more accessible and more diverse, and believes in the mindful acquisition, preservation, and celebration of the materials of our literary cultures.

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