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First printing. Inscribed to collector and publisher Herb Yellin (Lord John Press) on title page, undated. Small octavo (21cm). Green cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 93pp. A fine copy in crisp, clean dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $2.50 on front flap), very Near Fine. Exemplary copy of this early Albee play, inscribed (probably at a later date, though the inscription is undated) to Herb Yellin, noted collector and publisher, proprietor of The Lord John Press.

The American Dream is a one-act play by Edward Albee. It is an early, daring work that explores the terrain of the ideal American family and the values underpinning the societal concept of the American Dream.