Clifford Odets — Rocket to the Moon

New York, Random House, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A review copy of the Broadway hit about a dentist's love affair, written by renowned American playwright Clifford Odets. A charming review copy of the Broadway hit play Rocket to the Moon, written by eminent American playwright Clifford Odets, to be published in 1939. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Contains a photographic frontispiece by Alfredo Valente. Odets was considered to be among the greatest playwrights of the Great Depression era, and was a great influence upon future playwrights including Arthur Miller. This particular play focuses on an affair between a dentist and his younger assistant. From the theatrical collection of Clive Hirschhorn, theatre critic for the Sunday Express from 1966 to 1993. Known for his witty and thorough reviews, features and interviews, Hirschhorn also authored several works on the film industry, including his critically acclaimed biographies of Hollywood stars, Gene Kelly and James Mason. A renowned book collector, the majority of works from Hirschhorn"s incredible library of theatre-related material have a characteristic pencil inscription with his date of acquisition to the upper corner of the paste down. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks and edgewear. Dust wrapper is bright and clean, with minor signs of browning to bottom of rear wrapper and minor creases to rear wrapper bottom edge. End papers are mostly bright and clean with faint offsetting to extremities and marks to corners. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Alfredo Valente. Near Fine/Near Fine.