Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon, complete with an unclipped dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1986 Random House. First printing with full number line reversed, 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with spotless boards, and strong title ink on a convex spine. Also with, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rounded spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the $11.95 price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
This play was first presented in 1984 at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles and in 1985 at the Neil Simon Theatre in NYC. It had Matthew Broderick and others in the cast. The action takes place in the coach of a train in 1943, in a Barracks and Mess Hall, a church basement, a Girls School and elsewhere as the characters interact.
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