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Edward Albee: Signed Who’s Afraid of Virginia

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Edward Albee: Signed Who’s Afraid of Virginia
<B>Edward Albee: Signed </B></I><B><I>Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</B></I></B></I> (New York: Atheneum, 1962), first edition, 242 pages, black-cloth binding with embossed lettering on cover and gold lettering on spine, 8vo (5.5” x 8.5”), dust jacket (in protective sleeve). Born in Washington, D.C., in 1928, playwright Edward Franklin Albee III is well-known for his powerful combination of theatricality and acerbic dialogue in such works as <I>The Death of Bessie Smith</B></I>, <I>The Sandbox</B></I>, <I>The American Dream</B></I> and the Tony-Award-winning <I>Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</B></I>, perhaps his most famous play, due in no small part to the 1966 film version starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. This rare volume is signed on the half-title page by Albee. The front endpaper includes an inscription written by a previous owner. The book is in fine condition, and the dust jacket is in very good condition with minor wear.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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