Tennessee Williams from Cinemage Books

New York: New Directions, 1961. Book Club Edition . Boards & Cloth W. Dustjacket. BOOK CLUB EDITION. Tennessee Williams last successful play that starred Bette Davis, Margaret Leighton and Patrick O'Neal. Later made into a well received film that starred Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr. Illustrated with 4 photographs. The nice dustjacket with art by Nicola… Read more about this item

New York: Theatre Arts, 1954. First Magazine Apperance . Paper. A collection of Tennessee Williams plays as they appeared in Theatre Arts Magazines. The collection includes: CAMINO REAL. Theatre Arts August 1954. Includes a foreword and afterword by Williams. Light dampstaining to the bottom of some pages of the magazine. Vg. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Theatre Arts.… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1975. First New Directions Revised Edition . Cloth with Dustjacket. The great Tennessee Williams play that was revived by the American Shakespeare Theatre in 1974 and contains the completely rewritten third act along with other revisions. This production starred Elizabeth Ashley (who is pictured on the front cover) Keir Dullea, Kate Reid and Fred… Read more about this item

NY Putnam's 1978., 1978. First Edition . Oversize Cloth No Dj.. Marvelous picto. bio. on the life of the great playwright. Illus. w. over 200 rare photos,posters etc. 8pgs. in color. Errata sliplaid in. Lacking the dustjacket, light soiling to the cloth. Table of Contents page irregularly bound in. Vg+

Conn.: New Directions, 1945. First Edition . Cloth with Dustjacket. The true first edition of eleven short plays by the great playwright including 27 Wagons Full Of Cotton which was later adapted by Williams into his original screenplay "Baby Doll." Also includes the very short play "This Property Is Condemned" which was made into a poorly received film in… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1977. First Edition . Cloth with Dustjacket. SIGNED BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS. His 2nd collection of poems. Dustjacket is illustrated with a painting by Williams. Invitation to a publication party laid in. Fine/fine

New York: Samuel French, 1947. 1st Paper Edition . Paper. Sharp looking 1st printing of the paper edition of the play "You Touched Me!. Based on a short story by D.H. Lawrence. Laid in the book is a nice hand written 8 line note from Donald Windham, dated Jan 1978. The verso of the card is illustrated with one… Read more about this item

New York: The Gotham Book Mart, 1972. First Printing . Paper. Two interesting catalogs of works by Tennessee Williams published by the now closed Gotham Book Mart. The first one is most likely from 1972 and is a small oblong catalog 24pgs. with 69 entries. Photos on the front and back covers. Vg. The second catalog is 8 1/2"… Read more about this item

Minnesota: University Of Minnesota Press/Pamphlets On American Writers No. 53, 1965. 1st Printing . Pamphlet. 46pg. career study on the great playwright written mostly for high school students. Fine. Also included is a small 24pg. booklet "Tennessee Williams Selected Plays" that was published by The Franklin Library in 1981 and was included with a special edition of 6 of… Read more about this item

New York: Caedmon Publishers, 1955. 2nd Printing . Record. Long playing record of the great playwright reading from his own works including scenes from "The Glass Menagerie, the short story "The Yellow Bird" and published and unpublished poems. Includes Facts About Me by the playwright on the verso of the album. Light wear to the album cover, the record… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1991. 1st Edition . Cloth with Dustjacket. Nice edition of Williams's original screenplay that shocked America in 1956 and his play that was based on the screenplay. Fine/fine.

New York: The Theatre Recording Society/Caedmon Records, 1964. 1st Edition . Records in Box. Attractive and uncommon 2 record set recording of Williams's masterpiece set in a box that starred Montgomery Clift, Julie Harris, Jessica Tandy and David Wayne. Also included is a large 12pg. booklet with notes by Williams and William Inge. Illustrated. Also laid in is a… Read more about this item

New York: Theatre Arts, 1962. Vol. XLvi. No.1 . Paper. Very Good. Three magazines featuring pieces on Tennessee Williams included is a copy of "ScriptWriter from April 1980 which has a 10pg. interview with Williams, a copy of "After Dark" from August 1971 which has an 8pg. article on Williams and a copy of Theatre Arts Magazine… Read more about this item

Hollywood: Warner Bros., 1956. 1st Edition . Pressbook. Very nice 24pg. pressbook for Elia Kazan's film "Baby Doll" that had a screenplay by Tennessee Williams. The film was met with tremdous controversy including a public comdenation from New York City's Cardinal Spellman. The film was favorably reviewed and received Oscar nominations for Carroll Baker & Mildred Dunnock's performances… Read more about this item

NY Signet Pub. 1961.. First Paperback Edition . Paperback. The play illus. w. 11 stills from the movie. fragile. Small scratch on frnt. wrap. browning to pgs. owner sig.Vg. Laid in is a 16pg. showbill program for the film version of the play. Includes bios. and is illustrated with a still from the movie on the front… Read more about this item

NY Ungar Pub. 1977.. fine. the 1st (and only?) study of the films made from Williams's plays up to 1969. 9 stills + biblio. 1st paper edition. Binding is wraps.

Twayne Pub. 1985.. Paper. vg+. Career study of the great playwright. Illus. w. 1 portrait. 1st paper edition.

New York: New Directions, 1964. 1st Edition (not stated) . Cloth with Dustjacket. The New & rewriten vesion of Willliam's troubled play. Filmed in 1968 as "Boom" which went bust. The cast included Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton & Noel Coward. The light dustjacket has some minute soiling. Fine/vg.

Signet Books. NY. 1951. 1st pb. print. Paperback. Paperback. The great play illus. w. 8pgs. of photos from theatre productions incld. Vivien Leigh in London. Front wrap. is illus. w. full color repro. of the famous Thomas Hart Benton painting that Jessica Tandy hated. Light scratching to front wrap. & illus. Insides are vg+.

NY New Directions 1956.. Vg+/vg/Minute dj. wear, and light creasing to the top edges of dj.. William's only orig. screenplay. Hard to believe that the film when released was such a hot bed of controversy. No illus. 1st edition. Binding is bds.w.dj.