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Sondheim, Stephen (Music & Lyrics), Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart (Book). A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. With an illustration by Al Hirschfeld and photographs of the original Broadway production. New York: Dodd, Mead, (1962). First Edition, without any mention of later printings. A FINE copy in a NEAR FINE priced ($3.50) dust jacket (fragile red spine slightly discolored by the sun but otherwise sharp and unworn). INSCRIBED BY LARRY GELBART: ?Clive/ For Burt [Shevelove] and me? /Best, Larry Gelbart? and also SIGNED BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM. From the collection of Clive Hirschhorn, London theater critic and author of several books on Hollywood. Exceedingly rare inscribed to a well-known colleague, even more remarkable signed by all the creative talent which put this fabulous musical comedy on Broadway. Winner of the Tony for Best Musical, later adapted into the Oscar-winning 1966 film directed by Richard Lester and starring Zero Mostel. Seller Inventory # 003574
Title: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE ...
Publisher: Dodd, Mead, New York
Publication Date: 1962
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Al Hirschfeld
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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