Muriel Resnik — Any Wednesday; Any Wednesday Playbill

New York, Stein and Day; Playbill, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Muriel Resnik's popular comedy play, in the original dust wrapper, and present alongside the scarce Playbill for the play's first run on Broadway. The first edition, first impression of Muriel Resnik's comedy play, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Present alongside the scarce May 1964 playbill, advertising he original cast of Sandy Dennis, Don Porter, and a young Gene Hackman. One of the most successful broadway comedies of the 1960s, it ran for 983 performances and was turned into a feature film of the same name in 1966, starring Jane Fonda. The comedy is about a business tycoon whose mistress occupies a love nest called an executive suite for tax deduction purposes. From the library of Clive Hirschhorn, theatre critic at the Sunday Express from 1966 to 1995, and a noted book collector of 20th century authors, with his collection including all the major works of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck and others. With Clive's characteristic inscription with his date of acquisition to the upper corner of the front pastedown.  In the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards, with unclipped dust wrapper. Playbill in the publisher's original paper wraps, with wrap perimeters a touch age toned. Dust wrapper back strip lightly age toned, otherwise excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages of book clean and bright. Playbill leaves lightly age toned to perimeters due to paper type. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Fine.