[Rarebooks] FS: SIGNED First Edition of Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN

[Charles Agvent]

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WILDER, Thornton. OUR TOWN. New York: Coward-McCann (1938).  First
Edition.  Winner  of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone  of
American  theater.  After reading this play, Albert  Einstein  wrote a
letter   to  Wilder  comparing  OUR   TOWN  to  Homer's  ODYSSEY   and
Shakespeare's  HAMLET,  stating: "That an American of the present  day
can  create with such delicacy and detachment touches the soul  like a
miracle."  This copy is SIGNED by the author shortly after publication
on  the  half-title  page: "Thornton Wilder/New York  City/May  1938."
Typical  mild sunning along the cloth edges and on the spine which has
mild  wear  to  the  heel.  The dustwrapper  is  complete  with  minor
chipping  to  the  head of the spine and light edgewear.  Uncommon  to
find  simply  signed rather than inscribed. Near Fine in a  Very  Good
dustwrapper.                                                  $7500.00

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