THE ANGEL THAT TROUBLED THE WATERS
New York: Coward-McCann, 1928. First Edition. hardcover. One of 2000 numbered copies of the First Trade Edition SIGNED by the publisher.
New York: Coward-McCann, 1928. First Edition. hardcover. One of 2000 numbered copies of the First Trade Edition SIGNED by the publisher.
Hamden, CT: 31 July 1972. Letter. 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 me at.....
Hamden, CT: 6 October 1974. Letter. A two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to Mr. [Dave] Gwinn, a retired TWA pilot and writer on aviation topics. On both sides of his 6" x 6-7/8" Deepwood Drive stationery. In full: "I have a built-in respect approaching awe for air pilots. I once.....
Hamden, CT. Letter. 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.....
Hamden, CT: 1930 & 1935. Letter. 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.....
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1927. First British Edition. Hardcover. Precedes the American edition by a few days. Winner of Wilder's first of three Pulitzer Prizes. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the the front endpaper: "For Mrs. Isaacs/with the affection/of one of her/boys/Thornton/Lawrenceville/November/1927." The recipient appears to be Edith Isaacs, editor.....
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. First Trade Edition, with title page printed in green and black. Preceded by the "preliminary issue" of 21 copies and the London edition by a few days. Illustrated by Amy Drevenstedt. Winner of Wilder's first of three Pulitzer Prizes, this.....
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 1927. First British Edition. Hardcover. 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 endpaper: "For Mrs. Edward J. Pearson/with the regard of/Thornton Wilder/New York/Jan 16.....
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. First issue of Wilder's first book, this copy in the red patterned cloth. Laid in is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED in full by the author dated 18 February 1941 on his personal stationary to a Mr. Ording returning some books.....
New York: Harper & Row, (1967). First Edition. Hardcover. 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 blank page facing it to.....
New York/New Haven: Coward-McCann/Yale University Press, 1931. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 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 from the play.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. A play adapted from LE VIOL DE LUCRÈCE by André Obey.
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. After reading this play, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Wilder comparing OUR TOWN to Homer's ODYSSEY and Shakespeare's HAMLET, stating: "That an American of the present day can.....
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. After reading this play, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Wilder comparing OUR TOWN to Homer's ODYSSEY and Shakespeare's HAMLET, stating: "That an American of the present day can.....
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. After reading this play, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Wilder comparing OUR TOWN to Homer's ODYSSEY and Shakespeare's HAMLET, stating: "That an American of the present day can.....
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. After reading this play, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Wilder comparing OUR TOWN to Homer's ODYSSEY and Shakespeare's HAMLET, stating: "That an American of the present day can.....
Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1974. Robert J. Lee. First Limited Edition. hardcover. 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 double-page.....
Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1974. Robert J. Lee. First Limited Edition. hardcover. 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 double-page.....
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. After reading this play, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Wilder comparing OUR TOWN to Homer's ODYSSEY and Shakespeare's HAMLET, stating: "That an American of the present day can.....
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. 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 of/Thornton Wilder/New Haven/November/1938." Laid in is a 2-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) "Thornton.....
Photograph. 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: "For Rosalind/Ivan/with the/regards and/thanks of/Thornton Wilder. "Signed photos of Wilder of quality are distinctly uncommon.
Cohasset: August 1946. Photograph. 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."
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Small bookseller ticket of The Seven Arts in Carmel on the rear pastedown.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Jean Charlot. Hardcover. 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 16 full-color lithographs drawn.....