Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, second printing hardcover copy of Long Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1956 Yale University Press, Second Printing February 1956 stated – same month as first printing.
Near Fine hardcover with clean, bright boards with a strong sheen. Also with, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
Fair/Good unclipped dust jacket is bright with mild surface wear, heavy edge wear, with several tears and and one gap missing the top 1″ of the rear corner. First state jacket with $3.75 price on the front flap and no plays after the 1956 Long Day’s Journey into Night on the back list of O’Neill’s plays. Front cover is 99% complete with the 1929 photo of O’Neill leaning on a porch wall. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Long Day’s Journey into Night is a play in four acts written by American playwright Eugene O’Neill in 1939–1941 and first published posthumously in 1956. It is widely regarded as his magnum opus and one of the great American plays of the 20th century. It premiered in Sweden in February 1956 and then opened on Broadway in November 1956, winning the Tony Award for Best Play. O’Neill received the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Drama posthumously for Long Day’s Journey into Night. The work is openly autobiographical in nature. The “long day” in the title refers to the setting of the play, which takes place during one day.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
