DELANEY, Shelagh
A Taste of Honey
First American edition, hardcover issue. Fine in near fine dustwrapper but for two small nicks at the corners of the crown. A play written by an eighteen year old Irish girl, and basis for the 1961film directed by Tony Richardson, and featuring Dora Bryan, Robert Stephens, Rita Tushingham, and Murray Melvin. The film won a raft of awards including four BAFTAs (Best British Actress for Dora Bryan, Best British Film for Tony Richardson, Best British Screenplay for Delaney and Richardson, and Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for Rita Tushingham), and Best Actor for Murray Melvin, and Best Actress for Rita Tushingham at Cannes.
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