May 18, 2016 - Sale 2416

Sale 2416 - Lot 318

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
O'NEILL, EUGENE. The Emperor Jones. Diff'rent. The Straw. 8vo, publisher's 1/4-cloth stamped in black, light soiling, rubbed, spine tanned, corners frayed; front hinge split; housed in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase. New York: Boni and Liveright, (1921)

Additional Details

first edition, in the first issue binding; presentation copy, inscribed in the year of publication by O'Neill to actress Helen MacKellar on the front free endpaper: "To Helen MacKellar -- with keen regrets for the 'Eileen' that is not to be -- and wishing myself better luck next time. Eugene O'Neill. Old Peaked Hill Bar, Provincetown, Mass. June 1921."