OUR TOWN
by WILDER, Thornton
Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1974. First Limited Edition. hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase, as new. Robert J. Lee. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-3/4") bound in full brown corduroy with an oval leather spine label; 132 pages. With an introduction by Brooks Atkinson and a note by the author. Illustrated by Robert J. Lee with 4... Read More
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LUCRECE
by WILDER, Thornton
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Endpapers darkened. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with darkened spine. A play adapted from LE VIOL DE LUCRÈCE by André Obey.
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THE WOMAN OF ANDROS
by WILDER, Thornton
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Close to Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustwrapper with a small chip to the bottom front panel and mild wear to the spine tips. Small bookseller ticket of The Seven Arts in Carmel on the rear pastedown.
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THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY
by WILDER, Thornton
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 1927. First British Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a scarce, close to Fine dustwrapper with a small chip at the head of the slightly darkened spine. Precedes the American edition by a few days, of this winner of Wilder's first of three Pulitzer Prizes. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front... Read More
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
by WILDER, Thornton
Cohasset, August 1946. Photograph. Fine. A postcard-sized photograph of Wilder in performance in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on the verso to a woman "who took wonderful care of me."
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OUR TOWN
by WILDER, Thornton
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Typical mild sunning along the cloth edges and on the spine which has mild wear to the heel. The dustwrapper is complete with minor chipping to the head of the spine and light edgewear. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by WILDER, Thornton
Hamden, CT, 31 July 1972. Letter. Crease from folding, otherwise Fine in a Near Fine envelope. A charming two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to William J. Sarno on both sides of his 6" x 6-7/8" Deepwood Drive stationery thanking him for his letter and generous words. In part: "You may be amused to learn that when you saw... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by WILDER, Thornton
Hamden, CT. Letter. Some light wrinkling, otherwise Fine with exceptional content. A two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to Signor Cameramer on both sides of a 6" x 3-3/4" Deepwood Drive index card with two holes punched in the left margin. In full: "Many thanks for your letter, for your generous invitation, and for the copies of the Quaderni.... Read More
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THE SPIRIT OF MAN. AN ANTHOLOGY IN ENGLISH & FRENCH FROM THE PHILOSOPHERS & POETS MADE BY THE POET LAUREATE IN 1915 & DEDICATED BY GRACIOUS PERMISSION TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING
by [WILDER, Thornton] Various Authors
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 1934. Reprint. Hardcover. Mild foxing, browning to endpapers. Near Fine. Green cloth with approximately 330 pages printed on thin (but strong) India paper. An anthology of inspirational writing first published in 1916 during the First World War. With a SIGNED gift inscription from three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thornton Wilder on the front... Read More
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THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER AND OTHER PLAYS IN ONE ACT: The First Copy
by WILDER, Thornton
New York/New Haven: Coward-McCann/Yale University Press, 1931. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good only dustwrapper with edgewear and tears. Only 5,900 copies printed. These one-act plays represent Wilder's first attempt at a colloquial style and his first successful work for the theatre. This copy is wonderfully INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author with a quote... Read More
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OUR TOWN Inscribed to Billy Wilder
by WILDER, Thornton
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Small Hollywood bookstore label pasted to rear pastedown; some sunning to edges of cloth. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with light chipping to the spine tips. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. After reading this play, Albert Einstein wrote a letter... Read More
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
by WILDER, Thornton
Photograph. A couple of minor smudges to two words and written on a portion of Wilder's dark suit but still quite clear and bold. A few minor dings. Near Fine. A 6-3/4" x 9-1/4" formal portrait of Wilder in middle age or beyond by an unidentified photographer INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the subject in the lower right corner:... Read More
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OUR TOWN
by WILDER, Thornton
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Just a touch of sunning to the spine; slight foxing to the fore-edge of the bulked text which is slightly cocked; owner name on verso of front endpaper. Near Fine in a just about Fine dustwrapper. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. After... Read More
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THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY
by WILDER, Thornton (Jean CHARLOT)
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Hardcover. Small stain on the front pastedown from a previous bookplate. About Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine slipcase. Jean Charlot. Tall octavo (6-3/4" x 10-7/8") bound in natural buckram with a silhouette frieze of the Bridge's doomed pedestrians stamped in black on both covers, backed in fine imported black morocco... Read More
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OUR TOWN
by WILDER, Thornton
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, crisp copy with the typical mild sunning along the cloth edges; bookplate of someone named Comstock on the front pastedown hidden by the inside dustwrapper flap. The dustwrapper is complete but for a small chip at the heel of the spine affecting the last two letters of "Coward" and "McCann."... Read More
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THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY
by WILDER, Thornton (Jean CHARLOT)
New York: The Heritage Press, (1962). Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine slipcase. Jean Charlot. Tall octavo (6-5/8" x 10-3/4") bound in blue and gray cloth with a silhouette frieze of the Bridge's doomed pedestrians stamped in black on both covers. Introduction by Granville Hicks. Illustrated with 16 color plates by Jean Charlot. A lovely reproduction of... Read More
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THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY
by WILDER, Thornton
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1927. First British Edition. Hardcover. Briefest of wear to the spine tips of the book. Dustwrapper with a long closed tear along the front flap joint (neatly masked by the mylar protector), chips at the spine tips but not affecting the lettering, and general edgewear with the spine darkened. About Fine in a scarce,... Read More
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![CHAP BOOK. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LITERARY MAGAZINE. [Vol. III, No. 2]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/005/355/731355005.0.m.jpg)
CHAP BOOK. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LITERARY MAGAZINE. [Vol. III, No. 2]
by [WILDER, Thornton]
[Syracuse]: [Syracuse University], January 1931. First Edition. Wraps. Dime-sized faint stain on front cover; light wear. Near Fine. A 23-page pamphlet with a tipped-on photographic reproduction of Wilder on the front cover and an excerpt from Wilder's foreword to THE ANGEL THAT TROUBLED THE WATER reprinted as the first page of text, a brief note by the editor... Read More
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THE EIGHTH DAY INSCRIBED TO AARON COPLAND
by WILDER, Thornton
New York: Harper & Row, (1967). First Edition. Hardcover. Mild sunning to the spine. Still Fine in glassine and slipcase, as issued. Copy #5 of 500 numbered and SIGNED copies of this National Book Award winner. In addition to being signed on the limitation page, the author has INSCRIBED this copy on both the title page and the... Read More
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THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY
by WILDER, Thornton
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. The book is slightly cocked. The dustwrapper has mild chipping to the spine tips and the upper front corner. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. First Trade Edition, with title page printed in green and black. Preceded by the "preliminary issue" of 21 copies and the London... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs)
by WILDER, Thornton
Hamden, CT, 1930 & 1935. Letter. Creases from folding, otherwise Fine. Two early AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs) to Henzie Browne, the wife of British theater director E. Martin Browne on 5 total pages, 5-3/4" x 8-1/2" and 6" x 8", dated 20 June 1930 and 11 June 1935. The earlier handwritten letter, in full: "Indeed I am very... Read More
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THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY
by WILDER, Thornton (Jean CHARLOT)
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a close to Fine slipcase with some soiling. Jean Charlot. Tall octavo (6-3/4" x 10-7/8") bound in natural buckram with a silhouette frieze of the Bridge's doomed pedestrians stamped in black on both covers, backed in fine imported black morocco leather. Introduction by Granville Hicks. Illustrated with... Read More
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OUR TOWN with an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by WILDER, Thornton
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Some sunning to covers. About Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper. The letter has a crease from folding, otherwise Fine, with envelope. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page: "For Roger Seccombe/with the best wishes... Read More
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RIVER ROAD BUCKS COUNTY, PA
by WILLETT, Christopher
[Lansford PA], n.d. Original Art. Fine. Christopher Willett. Small (6" x 5") oil on board of a snowy winter landscape overlooking a river SIGNED by the artist at the bottom right of the image and titled and SIGNED again on the verso. Attractively framed to an overall size of 6-3/4" x 5-3/4".
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CHERRY BLOSSOM
by WILLIAMS, Hugo
London: Poem of the Month Club, 1972. First Edition. Fine. An 11" x 15" broadside SIGNED by the poet.
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