Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, early printing of The Caretaker and The Dumb Waiter: Two Plays by Harold Pinter. First Grove Press Edition unstated, 1961 Grove Press. Seventh Printing stated with 61-10903 LOC number on the copyright page and a $1.75 cover price.
The exterior of the paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with the previous owner’s crossed out name on the first free end paper and some ink transfer to the inside cover. No other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership inside. The inside rear cover and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection. Appears unread.
In all of Pinter’s plays, seemingly ordinary events become charged with profound, if elusive, meaning, haunting pathos, and wild comedy. In The Caretaker, a tramp finds lodging in the derelict house of two brothers; in The Dumb Waiter, a pair of gunmen wait for the kill in a decayed lodging house. Harold Pinter gradually exposes the inner strains and fear of his characters, alternating hilarity and character to create and almost unbearable edge of tension.
Small Paperback volume with two plays ships promptly in a manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
