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A delicate balance

Title
A delicate balance / a play by Edward Albee ; introduction by David Littlejohn ; illustrations by Tom Holland.
Author
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016
Publication
San Francisco : Arion Press, 2011.
Supplementary Content
Publisher's description

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Book/TextRestricted use *KP (Arion) 16-51Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Holland, Tom, 1936-
  • Littlejohn, David, 1937-
  • Hoyem, Andrew
  • Arion Press, printer, publisher.
  • Cartiere Enrico Magnani, papermaker.
Description
169 pages : 3 color illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
A drama that examines the lives and values of two middle-aged couples and two younger women.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Louise and Leonard Riggio.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Domestic drama.
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – American Garamond (Monotype)
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Univers (Monotype)
Note
  • "The edition is limited to 300 numbered copies for sale, of which 50 copies are reserved for the Aurora Theatre Company, and 26 lettered copies for complimentary distribution. All copies are signed by the playwright and the artist"--Colophon.
  • First performed in 1966.
  • "Published on the occasion of the opening of the Aurora Theatre Company's season in September 2011, its twentieth anniversary, with a new production of this play by Edward Albee, through the good offices of Paul Templeton"--Colophon.
  • "The types are Monotype American Garamond and Univers, printed by letterpress on Revere, an Italian mould-made paper. The watercolors by the artist Tom Holland were reproduced by inkjet. The book was designed and produced by Andrew Hoyem with the assistance of Blake Riley, Brian Ferrett, David Johnston, Lewis Mitchell, Sarah Songer, Rochelle Youk, Leif Erlandsson, Rachel Hooper, Lyssa Black, and Diana Ketcham. This is the ninety-second Arion publication."--Colophon.
  • The illustrations are full-page mounted reproductions of watercolors.
Indexed In (note)
  • Bibliography of the Arion Press
Binding (note)
  • Publisher's quarter purple goatskin and lavender cloth boards; title stamped in silver on spine; reproduction of watercolor by Holland mounted in recess on front cover.
Call Number
*KP (Arion) 16-51
OCLC
754110518
Author
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016, author.
Title
A delicate balance / a play by Edward Albee ; introduction by David Littlejohn ; illustrations by Tom Holland.
Publisher
San Francisco : Arion Press, 2011.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Rare Books copy is no. 243; signed in pencil by Albee and Holland.
Indexed In:
Bibliography of the Arion Press, entry 92
Binding
Publisher's quarter purple goatskin and lavender cloth boards; title stamped in silver on spine; reproduction of watercolor by Holland mounted in recess on front cover.
Local Note
Rare Books copy accompanied by prospectus (7 unnumbered pages on 2 folded sheets : mounted color illustration).
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Publisher's description
Place of Publication
United States California San Francisco.
Added Author
Holland, Tom, 1936- illustrator.
Littlejohn, David, 1937- writer of introduction.
Hoyem, Andrew, book designer.
Arion Press, printer, publisher.
Cartiere Enrico Magnani, papermaker.
Research Call Number
*KP (Arion) 16-51
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