On Trial: A Dramatic Composition in Four Acts
New York: Samuel French, 1919.
Price: $150.00
Softcover. First edition. Pictorial wrappers. Small tear on the spine, tiny nicks and tears at yapped edges, very good. Briefly Inscribed by Reizenstein to Barrett Clark: "Jan/25 To Barrett Clark from Elmer L. Rice." Clark was an exceptionally important figure in modern American drama; aside from authoring many books, he served as the longtime literary editor for Samuel French. The author's first play, and the first play to employ the technique of reverse-chronology, starting at the conclusion and working toward the beginning. The drama was adapted to film three times, in 1917, 1928, and 1939.
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