Cat on a Tin Roof (First Edition)


Author:

Tennessee Williams


Publish Date:

1956


Publisher:

Secker & Warburg


Cover Type:

Hardcover


Condition:

Near Fine
Dark blue cloth cover with silver lettering in exceptional condition. Unclipped dust jacket in very good condition with prior price sticker top left included. Some page corners reflecting creases from being folded. Minor discoloration on end papers. Please contact us for more detailed description and images.

First edition copy of American literary classic “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

R4000.00

Details

“This is a first edition, first printing of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, published in 1956 by New Directions. Bound in its original cloth boards with dust jacket, this collectible volume features Williams’ powerful exploration of family tensions, mendacity, and repressed desires set against the backdrop of the American South. A landmark of 20th-century drama, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof debuted on Broadway in 1955, directed by Elia Kazan, and remains one of Williams’ most celebrated works. The book includes Williams’ original text as well as his introduction discussing revisions made for the stage. A prized addition to any literature collection, this rare first edition is a must-have for fans of Tennessee Williams and modern American theatre.”