Suddenly Last Summer
by Williams, Tennessee
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: New Directions. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1958. Second Printing. Hardcover. Maroon cloth, white spine lettering. Stated 2nd printing. Signed by Williams to the ffep. Spine ends/points gently rubbed. Tiny pen mark to front pastedown. Small ding to edge. Foxing confined to frontis verso, neighboring page, and slightly to endpages. The DJ in mylar is chipped to spine ends, slightly toned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Suddenly, Last Summer is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams. This bleak play features Catharine Holly, a young woman who seems to go insane after the death of her cousin Sebastian. Sebastian's mother, Violet Venable, tries to hide the truth about her son and threatens to lobotomize Catharine. Finally, after receiving a truth serum , Catharine is able to give an honest tale about the death of her cousin.
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34901
- Title
- Suddenly Last Summer
- Author
- Williams, Tennessee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
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