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Miller, Death of a Salesman, 1949, signed

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December 10, 05:02 PM GMT

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MILLER, ARTHUR

Death of a Salesman. New York: The Viking Press, 1949


8vo, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY MILLER on front free endpaper, original orange cloth boards, front endpapers reproduction of stage-setting by Jo Mielziner, DUST-JACKET, first issue with second 'S' of Salesman touching the arm of Willy Loman, slipcase, browning, and fading to boards, dust-jacket creasing, worn with tears and loss at extremities, rubbed


Premiering on February 10th at the Morosco Theatre, the original production of Death of a Salesman ran for 742 performances and has since been revived four times on Broadway to continuous critical acclaim. It became the first play to win all three major drama awards upon its opening: the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award and the Drama Critics Circle Award.


PROVENANCE:

Herb Leder, signature on half-title


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