Henry Denker — A Far Country; a Case of Libel

New York City, Random House, 1961-1964. First edition. Cloth. Two Broadway hits by Henry Denker, including a play on a Freudian case, and another on a war correspondent's libel suit. Two first editions of plays written by American novelist, playwright and screenwriter Henry Denker, published between 1961-1964. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Denker explored many different genres in his writing as exhibited by both these plays shown on Broadway. He was most famous for writing the popular radio series The Greatest Story Ever Told, of which he won a George Foster Peabody Citation in 1949. - A Far Country, based on a case within the life of Sigmund Freud, premiering at the Music Box Theatre, with lead actress Kim Stanley on the front board (1961). - A Case of Libel, another broadway success based on the book My Life in Court by Louis Nizer, premiering at the Longacre Theatre (1963). 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 wrappers. Externally, mostly smart, with the odd faint mark and fading patch. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities. Slight fading to Country spine. Slight browning to dust wrapper rears, mostly to Libel, and fading to wrapper spines, heavier to Country with signs of browning. Slight nicking to wrapper edges, a crease to Country wrapper spine, and a small chip to head. End papers are bright and clean, with previous owner's ink inscriptions to front pastedowns and a bookseller stamp to bottom of Country front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Friedman-Abeles. Very Good/Very Good.