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New York: New Directions, 1947. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original lavender boards designed by Alvin Lustig. Near Fine with fading to spine and edges, light soiling and light edge wear. Pages toned, browning to rear endsheet. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with fading to spine and unevenly to rear cover, light chipping to spine ends, light wear and light chipping at the extremities, short split to front flap fold. The first publication of one of the most popular plays of the 20th century, which inspired a film in 1951. It tells the story of down-and-out Southern belle Blanche DuBois, who has moved in with her sister, Stella, in the French Quarter of New Orleans.