Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, early printing of The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. First Edition described, 1962 Grove Press. Third Printing stated with 62-16341 LOC number on copyright page and a $1.75 cover price.
The exterior of the paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the previous owner’s crossed out name on the first free end paper. 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.
The Visit is a consummate, alarming Dürrenmatt blend of hilarity, horror, and vertigo. The play takes place somewhere in Central Europe” and tells of an elderly millionairess who, merely on the promise of her millions, swiftly turns a depressed area into a boom town. But the condition attached to her largesse, which the locals learn of only after they are enmeshed, is murder. Friedrich Dürrenmatt has fashioned a macabre and entertaining parable that is a scathing indictment of the power of greed and confronts the perennial questions of honor, loyalty, and community.
Thin Paperback volume with one play ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
