Description
For sale: a Rare first hardcover edition first printing of Tiny Alice by Edward Albee. First Edition, stated
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, cloth boards, strong title gilt on a convex spine, foxed page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with tape stains on the front free end paper and tape and paste stains of a removed inventory sleeve on the rear end paper and versa. There is also a blind stamp on the title page. No other library marks or ink stamps. The interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The price-clipped dust jacket is in Very Good condition with faded color, mild surface wear, and heavy edge wear. 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.
