Four Plays. By Eugene O’Neill. Illustrated by Jerry Cosgrove. Limited Edition. Franklin Library. Franklin Center, 1978.

Eugene O’Neill was a celebrated American playwright in the twentieth century who ranks among the most important literary figures of the period. His realist dramas were part of a larger movement in American theatre, one that prized relatable characters whose realistic flaws drive the plot and action. For his contributions, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature, a Tony Award for Best Play, and an astounding four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. In this volume, four of O’Neill’s most celebrated works are compiled alongside illustrations by Jerry Cosgrove. They include “Strange Interlude”, “Mourning Becomes Electra”, “A Moon for the Misbegotten”, and “A Touch of the Poet”. For any collector of theatre or American literature more generally, it is an essential volume.

This limited edition is in fine condition. In the original leather, finely gilt stamped. Raised bands. Gilt spine label. Text block fine. Gilt edges. Silk moire endpapers and bookmark sewn in.

A fine collector’s copy of Four Plays by Eugene O’Neill.