Pipe Dream - SIGNED

New York: The Viking Press. 1956. Signed book from the important composer and songwriter. Inscribed and signed on the front free endpaper: "To Jane and Bob Emerson / with best wishes / Richard Rodgers." 158 pp. Illustrated with set designs and photographs from the original production of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, based on John Steinbeck's novel Sweet Thursday.  Included is a review copy slip from the Viking Press. Hardcover, metallic silver boards, with original dust jacket. Edge tears and losses to dust jacket; overall fine in very good dust jacket. 6 x 8.5 inches (15.5 x 21.3 cm).

Pipe Dream, the seventh musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, premiered on Broadway on November 30, 1955. The work is based on John Steinbeck's short novel Sweet Thursday, a sequel to Cannery Row. Set in Monterey, California, the musical tells the story of the romance between Doc, a marine biologist, and Suzy, who in the novel is a prostitute. Pipe Dream met with poor reviews, and rapidly closed once it exhausted its advance sale. It had no national tour or London production, and has rarely been presented since. (16989)

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