Description
For sale: a Rare first hardcover edition first printing of Tiny Alice by Edward Albee. First Edition, stated
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a tilted spine, toned page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, rolled spine ends, heavy edge wear, and bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good 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.
The dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition with strong color, mild surface wear, a paper label on the spine and heavy edge wear. First state jacket with a $4.50 price on the front flap looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Tiny Alice begins with a venomous exchange between a lawyer and a cardinal whose contempt for each other careens back to their school days. Eventually, the lawyer offers the cardinal $100 million a year at the request of Miss Alice, the world’s richest woman. Julian, the cardinal’s secretary, is to come to Miss Alice’s castle to complete the details, but while there, Julian falls prey to Miss Alice as she contrives to make him her lover. Through the related transmutations of religious ecstasy and orgasmic pleasure, Julian’s true feelings are terrifyingly revealed, and the stage is set for the electrifying climax of this eloquent, compelling play.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
