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“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?”: First Edition of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama Our Town; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Signed by Thornton Wilder
WILDER, THORNTON.
Our Town: A Play in Three Acts.
New York: Coward McCann 1938.
First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Thornton Wilder on a page bound in. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 146488
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Signed Limited First Edition of Thornton Wilder's The Angel That Troubled The Waters and Other Plays
WILDER, THORNTON.
The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays.
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc 1928.
Signed limited first edition of this collection of three-minute plays by American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder. Imperial octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Wilder photographed by Doris Ulmann. One of seven-hundred and seventy-five copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 726. In very good condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 145431
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Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth Rare with Original Dust Jacket; Signed by Vivien Leigh
WILDER, THORNTON [VIVIEN LEIGH].
The Skin of Our Teeth: Play in Three Acts.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1942.
Early edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Octavo, original cloth and labels. Signed by actress Vivien Leigh on the front free endpaper. One of the most iconic actresses of the 20th century, known particularly for her portrayal of Scarlett O’Hara in the 1939 epic film ‘Gone with the Wind,’ Leigh was lauded for her talent in acting, winning multiple awards for Best Actress across her years in film. Leigh was already well-established by the time she accepted the role of Lily Sabina in Thornton Wilder’s play, ‘The Skin of Our Teeth,’ which she performed in between work on ‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ and ‘Anna Karenina.’ Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate to the front pastedown with light toning to the front and rear free endpaper, front and rear pastedown.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145370
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“There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning": First Edition of The Bridge of San Luis Rey; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
WILDER, THORNTON.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1927.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 142902
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"There's no greater pleasure than to talk over the big things with a believer": First Edition of Thornton Wilder's Heaven's My Destination; With an Autographed Postcard from WIlder
WILDER, THORNTON.
Heaven’s My Destination.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers 1935.
First edition of this comedic novel about a modern-day Don Quixote. Octavo, original cloth. With an autographed postcard from Thornton Wilder laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Haberstock.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 140196
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First Edition of Thornton Wilder's The Merchant of Yonkers; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
WILDER, THORNTON.
The Merchant of Yonkers.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1939.
First edition, inscribed by Wilder in the year of publication, the year after he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Our Town. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For Julie, coeur d’or with the lasting regard of Thornton, New York April 1939.” Also laid into is a ten line note signed Wilder. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Donald McKay. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions are rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 137443
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"There's no greater pleasure than to talk over the big things with a believer": First Edition of Thornton Wilder's Heaven's My Destination; Signed by Him
WILDER, THORNTON.
Heaven’s My Destination.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers 1935.
First edition of this comedic novel about a modern-day Don Quixote. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Thornton Wilder on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Haberstock. An exceptional example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 43869
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“There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning": Thornton Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey
WILDER, THORNTON.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1927.
Early printing of the author’s masterpiece and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Amy Drevenstedt. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135902
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First Edition of Thornton Wilder's The Ides of March; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication and with an autograph note tipped in
WILDER, THORNTON.
The Ides of March.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1948.
First edition of this classic work of historical fiction. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Mrs. Chapman with the friendship of Thornton Wilder New York Feb 20 1948.” With an additional autograph note signed by Wilder tipped in which reads, “I hope you won’t be upset by the shocking behavior of some people in the late Roman republic, and that you will find much to enjoy and something to love in some of the characters! Devoted regards ever Thornton Feb. 27, 1948.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Petrelle.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 132599
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“There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning": First Edition of The Bridge of San Luis Rey; Inscribed by Thornton Wilder to Fellow Writer Vincent Starrett
WILDER, THORNTON.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1927.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Amy Drevenstedt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Rufus H. Hathaway with all the regard of Thornton Wilder Tornoto March 1929.” Near fine in a good jacket reinforced to the verso. Illustrated by Amy Drevenstedt. Housed in a custom chemise jacket with red morocco spine label.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 96138