Five Finger Exercise by Shaffer Peter, Signed (6 results)

8vo. pp [iv], 91, [4]. Publisher's peach coloured covers with black lettering at front and spine. Signed at the title page by Peter Shaffer and Shirley Knight who directed a 2011 production of the play, the cast of which has also contributed signatures. The book is currently stored in a small black box container, possibly unrelated to the publication. ISBN: 9780573619298 Very good indeed.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Stapled wrappers. Near fine. Playbill for the Chicago performance of the play. Inscribed on the front wrap by Brian Bedford.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by author in title page. Well preserved copy. Dust jacket in mylar sleeve. Binding is firm. Text is free of any markings. A few black and white photos. Signed by Author(s).

Original Printed Wrappers. Condition: Fine. Signed on title page by Peter Shaffer and either others, presumably involved in an American production of the play. Two tiny abrasions on spine. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine Pages Browning. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Price Clipped Dj. 1st Edition. A very attractive copy of this first edition. Signed by Shaffer on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Book.

First edition of Shaffer's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Sir Peter Shaffer." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket photograph by Angus McBean. A very nice example. It follows a few days in the lives of the Harringtons, who are at war. While the husband and wife fight each other, the son and daughter are on the same path. Then, when a music teacher comes in, things begin to change, until other things start to threaten the peace. The play premièred at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End in February 1959, and opened at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway on December 2, 1959 and closed October 1, 1960 after 337 performances. The young Juliet Mills, a teenager at the time, played the role of Pamela Harrington, and was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance. It was made into the 1962 film directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Frederick Brisson starring Rosalind Russell, Jack Hawkins, Richard Beymer, Maximilian Schell, and Annette Gorman.