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Williams,Tennessee.:. A Streetcar Named Desire. A Play.. London:John Lehmann, 1949.
Price: US$15.44 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st ed. Boards sl rubbed & sunned. Lettering on spine virtually obliterated. Name of previous owner on ffep & date on front paste. Ffep partly sunned. Occasional fxg. Decent copy.
Seller: Robert F Butterworth, Lytham St.Annes, LANCS, United Kingdom
Williams. Tennessee. A STREETCAR NAMES DESIRE. John Lehmann, 1949.
Price: US$19.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1949. John Lehmann. Hardback. Very Good.Ex Library. Faded. Spine and Edge Wear
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE:. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE A Play. John Lehmann London 1949, 1949.
Price: US$23.16 + shipping
Description: first uk ediiton, green cloth, 112pp, VG+(v sl worn & sunned board edges, sl sunned spine foot, v sl cocked, sl paste action to ep's, prev owners sign to ffep, sl foxing to ep's & edgs with v sl spasmodically throughout) d/w VG-(price clipped, v sl wear & tears to extrems with 2cm tear to top front, sl chipped spine head & foot, sl rubbed sunned & soiled)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Price: US$24.01 + shipping
Description: 8vo (20.5x13.5cm), hardback, 112pp. Good condition in goodish dustwrapper (price clipped, general wear, tape repairs to lower inside edge and spine, bumped, creased, 2cm closed cut to upper left rear, small tear to lower left rear, rubbed, grubby). Bumped, shelf wear, foxed page edges, chipped edges, offsets to endpapers, some foxing. First London Cast listing With Vivien Leigh as Blanche. Contents good. Pictures available on request.
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. John Lehmann, London, 1949.
Price: US$30.87 + shipping
Description: Spine sl. rubbed, but overall a very good copy. 112 pp. Weight: 1 Language: English
Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The thirteen one-act plays collected in this volume are considered to be some of Tennessee Williams's finest and most powerful work. They are full of the perception of life as it is, and the passion for life as it ought to be, which have made The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire classics of the American theater. Chipping to the dust jacket which is not price-clipped. Prior owner's stamp top right corner of the first free page. Very clean pages, first UK edition.
Seller: Sekkes Consultants, North Dighton, MA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee (1911-1983). A streetcar named Desire : a play. London : John Lehmann, 1949.
Price: US$65.92 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Corners slightly bumped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 112 pages ; 21cm. Subjects: Married people ; Drama. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Williams, Tennessee (1911-1983). A streetcar named Desire : a play. London : John Lehmann, 1949.
Price: US$69.70 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Corners slightly bumped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 112 pages ; 21cm. Subjects: Married people ; Drama. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. John Lehmann, London, 1949.
Price: US$78.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: From one of the foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama, the most popular work, A Streetcar Named Desire. Written in 1947, it is one of the most critically acclaimed plays of the twentieth century. First performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947, starring Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Marlon Brando. This is the first UK edition released in 1949. Dust jacket has some tiny chips and soiling. Not price-clipped (7s, 6d. net), pages are very clean. 5½" - 8".
Seller: Sekkes Consultants, North Dighton, MA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. London: John Lehmann, 1949.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First U.K. Edition. 5 ¼ in. x 8 in. Green cloth with titling on the spine in gilt on black shield. Age-related tanning to the end-papers. Small brown spots on upper edge. Ends of the spine have fadedl a bit. In a price-clipped DJ with a number of chips and small tears. The spine of the DJ has darkened and there is general dusting and rubbing.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire.. John Lehmann, 1949., 1949.
Price: US$108.06 + shipping
Description: 1st U.K. Edition. Very Good in slightly chipped dust wrapper designed by Biro.
Seller: Michael S. Kemp, Bookseller, Sheerness, KENT, United Kingdom
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. JOHN LEHMANN, LONDON, 1949.
Price: US$115.77 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST UK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL UNPRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, FRONTIS PLATE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 112 PAGES. FEW MINOR MARKS TO JACKET WITH MINOR CHIPPING AT TOP OF SPINE ON JACKET, CREASE TO TOP FRONT EDGE OF JACKET, ENDPAPERS LIGHTLY BROWNED, SOME LIGHT FOXING MOSTLY TO PAGE FORE-EDGES & THE VERY OCCASIONAL TEXT PAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JACKET HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT DOES SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS TO JACKET IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSATGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. John Lehmann, London, 1949.
Price: US$144.00 + shipping
Description: Nice copy. Green textured boards bright and fresh with sharp tips. Spine lean at base. Gilt lettering on black background on spine is fresh and bright. Price clipped jacket is red and blue with only light wear. IN mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. John Lehmann, 1949.
Price: US$225.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: WILLIAMS, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. London: John Lehmann, 1949. First UK edition of Tennessee Williams famous play. Dust-jacket design by B. Biro [Balint Stephen Biro] (1921-2014), writer and illustrator. Rear cover with b/w photo by Angus McBean of a scene from Act I from the original London production of the play with Vivien Leigh in the role of Blanche Dubois and Bonar Colleano as Stanley Kowalski. A Streetcar Named Desire premiered in London at the Aldwych Theatre on October 12, 1949 under the direction of Lawrence Olivier. 8vo, original cloth. Dust-jacket slightly edge-worn; spine slightly faded. A very good copy.
Seller: Chase Rare Books, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE.. A Streetcar Named Desire.. London; John Lehmann; 1949., 1949.
Price: US$326.83 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition; Post 8vo; pp. 112; bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on black spine panel, dustjacket not price clipped showing the price of 7s. 6d. net, cloth spotted and little worn, dustjacket chipped on edges, good copy. Together with a contemporary theatre program for the play, the play being first performed in London on 12 October 1949. Program is in fine condition.
Seller: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australia
Drama - Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire (Signed). John Lehmann, London, 1949.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British edition of Williams' classic. Published two years after the American debut. Very good indeed in green cloth binding with bright spine label. Price intact dustwrapper shows minor wear to edges. Also very good. This copy boldly SIGNED by Williams on the front endpaper and quite scarce thus.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.