Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional second edition, first printing hardcover copy of Sondheim & Co by Craig Zadan. Second Edition stated, 1986 Harper and Row. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean boards with damp stains and fading at the edges, strong title ink on a convex spine and front cover, lightly soiled page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, heavy edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with the the address label of the previous owner on the first free end paper. There is also uneven staining from newsprint on the front paste down and end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and paste down are lightly foxed and the interior pages are clean and lightly toneds, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with moderate to heavy surface and edge wear, the 1186 code and no price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Sondheim & Co. is the complete, behind-the-scenes story of the making of Stephen Sondheim’s musicals. Written with the full co-operation of Sondheim himself, it examines each of Sondheim’s masterpieces – including “West Side Story”, “Gypsy”, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, “Company”, “Follies”, “A Little Night Music”, “Sweeney Todd”, “Sunday in the Park with George” and “Into the Woods” – as well as the other Sondheim productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in repertory, as revivals, as opera, on film, and on television. this account is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with Sondheim and his associates.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
