[Rarebooks] FS: SIGNED First Edition of Pulitzer Prize Winning American Classic: Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN

[Charles Agvent]

One of MANY fine THORNTON WILDER items in our inventory which can be 
seen at http://www.charlesagvent.com

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." Uncommon to find simply 
signed rather than inscribed. 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. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper.         $7,500.00

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