[First Edition] The Screens and Two Plays by Jean Genet...

Three early translations of important plays by Jean Genet. First book: Two Plays by Jean Genet: The Maids and Deathwatch. Hardcover condition: very good++. Dust jacket condition: very good+. Hardcover oatmeal-colored cloth with toning to the spine and extremities. Interior has toning to the extremities and binding edges, a 1" water stain and dust grime to the top of the text block and a 3" water stain to the right text block. Dust jacket is intact, not price-clipped, with moderate toning, shelf wear, and chipping to the extremities. Significant water-staining to the interior that has soaked through the exterior (see pic). All-in-all a desirable copy of a very scarce book. Second book: The Screens. Hardcover condition: Fine. Dust jacket condition: Near Fine. Hardcover is exceptionally clean, bright, and tight with very slight shelf wear and a 1/4" fray at the top half-cloth seam. Dustjacket is very bright with shelf wear and slight chipping to the front flap edge and a 1/4" wide, book-length rubbing to the front cover.

Estimate:$95

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