The Iceman Cometh.

O'Neill, Eugene

Published by Random House, New York, 1946

About this Item

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright's masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. An exceptional presentation. First published in 1946, the play premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling, where it ran for 136 performances before closing on March 15, 1947. It has subsequently been adapted for the screen multiple times. The work tells the story of a number of alcoholic dead-enders who live together in a flop house above a saloon and what happens to them when the most outwardly "successful" of them embraces sobriety and reveals that he has been on the run after murdering his "beloved" wife. Seller Inventory # 143667

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Iceman Cometh.

Publisher: Random House, New York

Publication Date: 1946

Binding: Hardcover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition