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Faulkner, William; Ford, Ruth. Requiem for a Nun: A Play. Random House, 1959.
Price: US$3.38 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Ex-university library book, some yellowing and wear; a good reading copy still. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Theatre & Plays; Inventory No: 211970.
Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.
FAULKNER.WILLIAM&FORD.RUTH. REQUIEM FOR A NUN.. RANDOM HOUSE., NEW YORK., 1959.
Price: US$9.38 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: TIGHT CLEAN COPY IN A CRISP CLEAN DUSTJACKET.SOME DARKENING OF COVER PARTICULARLY SPINE.LIGHT EDGEWEAR.
Seller: Angus Books, SHEFFIELD, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (no dust jacket) [lightly shelfworn, spine slightly darkened]. (B&W photographs) Faulkner's prefatory note: "This play was written not to be a play, but as what seemed to me the best way to tell the story in a novel. It became a play, to me, only after Ruth Ford saw it as a play and believe that only she could do it right. When in English, it is her play. What she adds to it, to make it a better lay, is Ruth Ford." In addition to adapting Faulkner's novel for the stage, Ruth Ford also played the lead role of "Temple" (an older version of Temple Drake, the central character in Faulkner's 1931 novel "Sanctuary," to which "Requiem" was a sequel) in the original Broadway production, directed by Tony Richardson, which ran for 43 performances in early 1959.
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 10mo; pp 105; G/G; dark beige spine with black text; dust jacket has moderate toning to exterior; minor edge wear; price clipped front flap; mylar wraps; cloth shows slight wear to exterior; mild wear to edges; strong boards; text block has light toning to exterior edge; red stamped H to ffeps; frontispiece; text pages clean; illustrated; 1323998. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William; FORD, Ruth. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Octavo. Original brown cloth with a photograph of the authors on the cover. Stage adaptation of the Faulkner novel. Very Good, a few small marks of wear on front cover.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Ford, Ruth & William Faulkner. Requiem for a Nun: A Play. Random House, 1959.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine first edition hardcover, textured board with inset photo, orange top stain. Jacket fine except for toning at spine, not price-clipped. A play, adapted from the novel by William Faulkner. The original cast included Ruth Ford. Black and white photos from the play. 105 pages. M05719
Seller: The Groaning Board, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
William Faulkner,Ruth Ford. Requiem For A Nun. Random House, 1959.
Price: US$25.48 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: some shelfwear but NICE! Standard-sized.
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
William Faulkner, Ruth Ford. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$29.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Adaptation of the novel by Faulkner for the stage by Ruth Ford. Tipped in photo on front cover. Tanning to price-clipped dust jacket, now protected in clear vinyl cover. Also light tanning to pages with a small 1-inch bookseller's sticker on front pastedown. Otherwise a very good copy with no marks, inscriptions or underlining to inside pages. Binding is firm. 105 pages. s149
Seller: Ethan Daniel Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A play based on Faulkner's novel; it lasted less than six weeks on Broadway. 105 pages. First edition (first printing stated). Near fine in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket.
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William and Ruth Ford. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 125 pages. A play based on William Faulkner's novel "Requiem for a Nun" adapted for the stage by Ruth Ford. A clean near fine copy in paper covered boards with black and white image inset into the front panel in a near fine price clipped dust jacket with some light wear.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in a fine but price clipped jacket. 1st Printing. 105pp 8vo.
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: REVIEW COPY in grey cloth boards with photo label on front cover of Ruth Ford and Scott McKay from the play. Illustrated with photos from the play. Some foxing to page edges ane several pages near front. REVIEW COPY with the slip laid in.
Seller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, U.S.A.
ford,ruth and william faulkner. requiem for a nun a play. random house, 1959.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: hardback book in good to very good condition,dust jacket {$2.95] is also good to very good,tanned spine,rear panel,first printing stated
Seller: Bingo Books 2, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William and Ruth Ford. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, 1959.
Price: US$34.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated First Edition, First Printing. Published by Random House, 1959. Octavo. Grey cloth boards stamped in gold and black with mounted pictorial. Book is very good with no writing. Sharp corners and spine straight. Front hinge starting to separate. Tape residue on boards. Faint erasure mark on title page and stamp residue on top of pages. Price-clipped dust jacket is very good. Very good copy of this classic Faulkner play. 105 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
Ford, Ruth / Faulkner, William. Requiem for a Nun: A Play. Random House, New York, NY, 1959.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: vi + 105 pp, stated First Printing, from the novel by William Fauklner adapted to the stage by Ruth Ford. Previous owner's Merry Christmas red-inked inscription on ffep, b&w photos, credits for opening night production, directed by Tony Richardson. January 28, 1959. 5.6" x 8.25" slate gray cloth covered boards, with b&w photos laid on fr cover, gilt spine design. Size: Slim Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clothbound octavo with photo inset to the front panel. In a price-clipped dustwrapper. First printing stated. 105 pp. An adaptation of Faulkner's 1951 novel of the same name. Illustrated with photographs. Prior bookstore ownership stamp to the inside front pastedown else a handsome very good copy in dustwrapper.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William and Ruth Ford. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a price-clipped very near fine dust jacket with a touch of toning at the spine. A better than usual copy of this play from the novel adapted by Ruth Ford.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.22 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition (first printing) of Ruth Ford's stage adaption of Faulkner's novel. 8vo. 105pp. Original publisher's boards lettered and ruled in gold and with an in-laid photograph from the original production to the upper board. Covers triflingly tanned at some edges and bumped at the corner tips. Quite a good, bright copy in slightly rubbed and tanned dust wrapper, clipped and re-priced.
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 105 PP. Stated First Printing copy. Original price of $2.95 intact on front flap. A sharp copy overall. Slight weat to crown and foot of DJ spine at folds.
Seller: Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (21cm); gray vinyl cloth, with titles stamped in black and gilt, and photographic still mounted to front cover; dark yellow-orange topstain; dustjacket; [xiv],[2],3-105,[5]pp; illus. Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustjacket, with some trivial wear to extremities and gentle sunning to spine panel. Ford's stage adaptation of Faulkner's 1951 novel, written in the form of a three-act play, with each act preceded by a narrative section. Ford removed the narrative sections, and revised the remainder of the novel for dramatic unity. Petersen Collection A49.1.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($2.95), generally toned and lightly rubbed. Grey buckram with a pictorial pastedown on the front board. Square and firmly bound with a yellow top stain, clean internally. The first appearance of Ford's adaptation of Faulkner's 1951 novel, which is a sequel to his earlier novel Sanctuary.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William, Ruth Ford adaptation.. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. First edition. Dramatic adaption from the novel. Near fine with one small bump to board in very good dj with some dust and a little wear at head and heel of spine and a small nick to rear.
Seller: Handbook, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$43.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: n.d.(c.1959). d.w. Black cloth, gilt lettering with gilt facsimile of Faulkner's signature to front board and gilt lettering to spine. "Random House published this version of the play in 1959."to front flap of d.w. (6),286pp. d.w.sl.foxing and sl.stained. Edges sl.spotted. Hinges of front e.ps.sl.spotted. A bookshop label pasted on front e.p. [f1217-171325]
Seller: Ogawa Tosho,Ltd. ABAJ, ILAB, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO, Japan
William Faulkner; Ruth Ford [Adapter]. Requiem for a Nun, a Play. Random House, 1959.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Random House, 1959. Stated First Printing, no additional printings indicated. [12], 105pp. Photo title page + two more photo plates bound in. Grey cloth boards with photo pasted on front, gilt/black stamping. Light shelfwear, age-toning to boards, small surface scratch in pasted photo; gilt text in good condition, just a little dull. Light shelfwear to edges of clipped dust jacket, some light age-toning as well. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
[FAULKNER, William] FORD, Ruth.. Requiem for a Nun: A Play.. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: 105 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Rear hinge cracked; slightly cocked; in a very good jacket with some use to the extremities of the spine, and a touch of ageing.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
FORD, Ruth. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition of the Play from the Novel Written by William Faulkner. Octavo. Yellow decorated dust jacket, orange top edge, black and white photographs from the play throughout. Very good, dust jacket lightly foxed at flap edges, rear panel darkened and spotted, H in red stamp at front free end paper, pages slightly ageotned.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Pages are clean, no markings from previous owners. Text block is clean. Boards are clean and square. Binding is tight. DJ is lightly soiled(mostly on back) with some slight edgewear, creases and closed tears at spine ends and corners. Near Fine in Very Good + jacket
Seller: Atlanta Vintage Books, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, WILLIAM; FORD, RUTH. REQUIEM FOR A NUN. RANDOM HOUSE, NY, 1959.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description:
Seller: STUDIO V, San Marcos, CA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This play version of the Author's 15th novel was published in 1959, 8 years after the novel appeared. Black cloth with bright gilt titles on front and spine. Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly loose, small bumps on spine ends; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket has some edge and shelf wear, tiny tears on spine head, 1/4-inch tear on head edge of front cover, tanning on spine and flaps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages
Seller: Good Books In The Woods, Spring, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: First printing. [xii], 105p. Illustrated from photos. Gray cloth stamped in gold and black and with photo mounted on upper cover. Petersen A49.1.
Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Octavo. In dustjacket. Patterned, cloth binding with a photograph of the play tipped to front cover. Embossed, gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Red "H" stamped on rear pastedown. Former owner signature to front endpage. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Two inch, closed tear to front panel of dustjacket.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. REQUIEM FOR A NUN. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$68.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Light wear andbrowning to price clipped DJ. Two corners slightly bumped ; Stage version of the Faulkner novel; 8vo; 105 pages
Seller: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore, Westport, CT, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1959.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1951 Random House First Edition First printing. Ex-library with the usual but minor markings. In VG/VG condition. The HB has a dark gray top-stain & clean & tight within. The unclipped DJ ($3.00) has been protected so there is very minor edgewear.
Seller: Bren-Books, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William.. Requiem for A Nun: A Play.. N.Y:Random House. 1959. Hardcover., 1959.
Price: US$73.00 + shipping
Description: 1st. ed.not read or opened. new. d.j. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.
Seller: Frederick Bayoff Literary Books, Adrian, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed on flyleaf: "To / Alex Gotfryd / w friendship / Ruth Ford / 1973". Gotfryd was art director for Doubleday publishing. Illustrated with photo stills from the play. Price-clipped dj.
Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
Ruth Ford,William Faulkner. Requiem For A Nun. Random House, 1959.
Price: US$78.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Stated first. Lacking dj. Shows minor wear.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William and Ruth Ford. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a touch of toning at the spine. A better than usual copy of this play from the novel adapted by Ruth Ford.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. REQUIEM FOR A NUN. A Play From the Novel. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Adapted for the stage by Ruth Ford. First printing. Apart from an over-stock mark on the bottom edge, this copy is very clean showing hardly any wear. The dust jacket is very good with some tanning on the rear panel, with a small wrinkle along the top edge.
Seller: Proteus Bound, Chesterton, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: DJ in archival edge ware spine lightly sunned. $2.95 price on the flap. Stated first printing.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William. ( Ruth Ford).. REQUIEM FOR A NUN. (SIGNED). Random House,, New York,, 1959.
Price: US$95.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp [xii] 105. One illustration. Novel adapted to the stage by Ruth Ford. Signed presentation from Ruth Ford to Laveen MacGrath and Steve: 'For Leueen & Steve/ with all my love/ Ruth Ford.' Steve= one of the actresses. Leueen MacGrath's five husbands of whom 2 were Stephens- Stephen Goodyear and Stephen Quinto. VG+ in slightly stained and slightly marked near VG dust jacket.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Ruth Ford - William Faulkner. REQUIEM FOR A NUN. Random House, 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing. Inscribed "To Tony with opening might Love from Ruth L Ford Nov 6, 1967. Binding little leaned from improper shelving, VG in price clipped bit age darkened jacket. Photos supplied on request.
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
William Faulkner, Ruth Ford. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, NewYork, 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1959). 8vo. 1st Edition. Warmly INSCRIBED by Ruth Ford for Zachary Scott to John and Jane Gunther. Gilt stamping to front cover with gilt stamped spine title. Slight edgewear to cloth binding. Slight rubbing and fading to cloth binding. Dulling to spine. Light rubbing to pictorial on front cover. Toning to edges of cloth binding. Slight edgewear to d.j. with chipping to upper spine end. Fading and toning to d.j. Light rubbing to d.j. Rubbing and darkening to spine of d.j. Scraping along rear joint of d.j. Stains to rear panel of d.j. VG/VG.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in a Fine price-clipped jacket. Just a very little toning to spine panel. 105pp. with black and white photographic stills from the New York production. Q05581
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$104.32 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 14 cm x 20 cm. 105 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Excellent condition first edition with only very minor signs of external wear. Requiem for a Nun is a work of fiction written by William Faulkner which was first published in 1951. It is a sequel to Faulkner's early novel Sanctuary, which introduced the characters of Temple Drake, her friend (later husband) Gowan Stevens, and Gowan's uncle Gavin Stevens. The events in Requiem are set in Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County and Jackson, Mississippi, in November 1937 and March 1938, eight years after the events of Sanctuary. In Requiem, Temple, now married with a child, must learn to deal with her violent, turbulent past as related in Sanctuary. Requiem, originally published in book form, was later adapted for the stage. It was also a co-source, along with Sanctuary, for the 1961 film Sanctuary. (Wikipedia) Sprache: english.
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
WILLIAM FAULKER. REQUIEM FOR A NUN By WILLIAM FAULKER 1959 Review Copy. RANDOM HOUSE, NY, 1959.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: TITLE: REQUIEM FOR A NUN By WILLIAM FAULKER 1959 Review Copy AUTHOR: WILLIAM FAULKER PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: RANDOM HOUSE, NY 1959 EDITION: First Printing on copyright page and 'Review Copy from Random House' slip sealed to the front first free endpaper. ISBN: None CATEGORY: First Printing, Play, Rare BINDING/COVER: Hardback with dust jacket COLOR: Tweed Gray SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 (approximately) PAGES: 105 pages. CONDITION: The dust jacket is inside a protective cover and appears to be in good condition; there is a clean 1 1/2 inch tear (almost unnoticeable) to the top edge near the center; the original $2.95 is still on the front flap; there is minor unseen taping to the underside of the jacket; there is a rubbing to the spine (still jacket looks good plus to naked eye). There is a stamp or code '34703' to the front pastedown. Book is without other marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Good+/Good dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: A PLAY FROM THE NOVEL By WILLIAM FAULKNER ADAPTED TO THE STAGE By RUTH FORD. A RANDOM HOUSE PLAY. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! We offer free gift wrapping year round on all our products regardless of item's cost. REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 days after item is received. InvCodePrc E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: RSTC 008250 We support FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY nationwide with donations and purchases.
Seller: ViewFair Books, Live Oak, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Original cloth in dust jacket. Book is fine, dust jacket with offsetting to rear panel, but overall book still displays quite well. Warmly inscribed by Ruth Ford.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Ford, Ruth (William Faulkner). REQUIEM FOR A NUN- A PLAY. New York, Random House, 1959.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo, abt fine in v.g. d.j with a tear at the top of the rear wrappers.INSCRIBED " TO Arnold Weiss Lawyer??? with love and appreciation for his help and many things concerning this play Ruth Ford."VV4/2
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. REQUIEM FOR A NUN. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$179.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Price inked out on flap.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$203.85 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp [xii] 105. Original publisher's grey boards, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. One illustration. Novel adapted to the stage by Ruth Ford. Signed presentation from Ruth Ford to the actor, Herbert Berghof (1909-1990), 'with deep love and gratitude for the magnificent leap coming from your talent and intelligence. Ruth Ford 1976.' Fine in price-clipped, very good indeed dust jacket.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
[FAULKNER, William] FORD, Ruth.. Requiem for a Nun: A Play.. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 105 pp. 8vo, publisher's illustrated boards in dust jacket. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Very attractive.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: double-spread photographic title page. 105 pages. Slim 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1959). First edition. A fine copy, with an inscription in red ink from Ruth Ford to "Gerard Malanga the beautiful poet."
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (21cm); gray vinyl cloth, with titles stamped in black and gilt, and photographic still mounted to front cover; dark yellow-orange topstain; dustjacket; [xiv],[2],3-105,[5]pp; illus. Inscribed by Ruth Ford to Harlan P. Kleiman on the front endpaper: "To Harlan / with great expectations / Ruth Ford." Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $2.95), with sunning to spine and front panel extremities, some light dustiness, and trivial wear to crown. Distinguished copy of Ford's stage adaptation of Faulkner's 1951 novel, written in the form of a three-act play, with each act preceded by a narrative section. Ford removed the narrative sections, and revised the remainder of the novel for dramatic unity. Inscribed to Harlan Phillip Kleiman, screenwriter, Broadway producer, and co-founder of New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre. Provenance: From the collection of Broadway star Sondra Lee. Petersen Collection A49.1.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
William Faulkner /Ruth Ford. Requiem for a Nun a Play. Random House, 1959, 1959.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Cloth. Fine/Fine. First American. Presentation By Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Presentation by Ruth Ford and her husband Zachary Scott to Artist Buffie Johnson and her husband Gerald Sykes.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William and Ruth Ford. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a price-clipped near fine dustwrapper with some modest toning on the spine. A play from the Faulkner novel adapted by Ruth Ford. Inscribed by Ford to Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes: "Merry Christmas and love to Marian Seldes from Ruth Ford 1963." Ford, the Mississippi-born sister of surrealist author Charles Henri Ford, was a beautiful model and actress, first for Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre, and later in films and theater. Notably, she starred on Broadway in Jean Paul Sartre's *No Exit* in 1946, under the direction of John Huston (the last of five Broadway plays he directed). Her apartment in the Dakota became a salon for authors such as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Terrence McNally, and Truman Capote. A chance encounter between Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents in her Manhattan living room led to their collaboration, with her Dakota-neighbor Leonard Bernstein, on *West Side Story*. Similarly, she brought together Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight to create the celebrated stories of *Eloise*, the little girl who lived at the Plaza. Seldes, daughter of important journalist Gilbert Seldes, later married director and author Garson Kanin. Ford is well known also for her long friendship with William Faulkner, which began with her dating his brother Dean in the early 1930s. Faulkner was openly smitten with Ford for many years. He wrote his experimental 1951 title *Requiem for a Nun*, a sequel to his early and controversial novel *Sanctuary*, with her in mind. He further declared, to the consternation of his agent and publisher, that it was her dramatic property (*Requiem for a Nun* was a mixture of stage play and novel). Stage production of the title stalled for years, partly because Faulkner's experimental drama did not lend itself to live theatre, and partly because the producers were unsure of Ford's suitability. Faulkner was adamant that it was her dramatic property, and in 1959 she adapted the play herself and starred in its London production opposite Scott. Her stage version received enthusiastic reviews in both London and New York, but did not fare so well with audiences and closed after a short run on Broadway. Ford continued to act on both stage and screen well into the 1980s. She passed away in 2009 at the age of 98.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Requiem For A Nun. Random House, New York, 1959.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Copy of Requiem For A Nun, the novel (1951) and copy of Requiem For A Nun, the play (1959) are housed together in a custom clamshell box, brown leather, beige linen and marbled trays. Requiem For A Nun: First trade edition, fine, price clipped dust jacket, which is first issue (front flap of dust jacket M. McKnight Kauffer, identified as dust jacket artist). Nice dark gray top stain. Requiem For A Nun: A Play: adapted to the stage by Ruth Ford, this copy if affectionately inscribed by Ford on front free end paper, gold medallion sticker on front free end paper, price clipped dust jacket. Nice orange top stain.
Seller: Lyons Fine Books, Neenah, WI, U.S.A.