[Rarebooks] FS: Association Copy of Eugene O'Neill's BEYOND THE HORIZON

[Charles Agvent]

O'NEILL, Eugene G. BEYOND THE HORIZON. A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. New York: 
Boni and Liveright, (1920). First Edition. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the 
author on the front endpaper: "To Edith---/With all my best, and/in the 
hope that our dune-/hiking took off a pound or/two/Gene/Provincetown, 
Nov. 1920." Edith was the wife of Frank Shay, one of O'Neill's first 
publishers and one of the Provincetown Players (He appeared in John 
Reed's FREEDOM in 1916.). Shay bought the Boni brothers bookshop (Boni 
later joined Horace Liveright, becoming O'Neill's next, and major, 
publisher) and brought out the three Provincetown Plays series: the 
first appearance in print of BOUND EAST FOR CARDIFF and BEFORE 
BREAKFAST. In 1920, he and Edith, along with the Hutchins Hapgoods, the 
Wilbur Daniel Steeles, Susan Glaspell, and Jig Cook were frequent 
visitors at Peaked Hill Bar with Agnes and Eugene O'Neill, all having 
children who were playmates. Atkinson A 14-I-i.a: Binding A: 1250 copies 
published. Both hinges split nearly completely with covers loose but 
still attached. Dampstain to bottom third of spine extending partly to 
the covers but not showing internally. A Good copy at best with a fine 
inscription.

Provenance: Parke-Bernet, 18 May 1971, lot 85. (#016407) $4,000

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