The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams · Random House, 1945 · First US edition, first printing
Market value · Unsigned, near fine
$2,300
Valued from 3 recorded sales in the last 12 months.
What a copy is worth
| Condition | Unsigned | Signed | Inscribed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | $211 | — | — |
| Near fine | $2,300 | $7,332 | $7,332 |
| Very good | $1,955 | $6,233 | $6,233 |
| Good | $160 | — | — |
| Fair | $160 | — | — |
How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Glass Menagerie.
✓ Copyright page: "FIRST PRINTING" in small spaced capitals at the very top, above "All rights reserved"
✓ Title page: "Random House · New York" with the publisher's house device, facing a photograph from the 1945 Broadway production
✓ Binding: cloth in one of three colours (rust-red, blue or green), title gilt on a black spine panel; no priority among them
✓ Jacket: maroon with a pale-blue panel and two glass horses, "A Random House Play"
✓ Price: $2.00 at the top right of the front flap (unclipped)
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