ELIOT, T. S. — The Cocktail Party
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. First American Edition. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. The Cocktail Party was written while Eliot was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1948. It was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1949. In 1950 the play had successful runs in London and New York, where it received the 1950 Tony Award for Best Play. Page 35-36 a cancel, "One-Eyed Riley" of final leaf, "...successful to be successful" on page 94.. Gilt on spine mildly faded, otherwise the volume is in virtually perfect condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. FINE.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 190, (2) pp. Fine with no dust jacket .
