West Side Story – Signed First Edition

New York: Random House. 1958. First, 1st issue. . Hardcover with dust jacket, 8vo., 143 pp. Signed and inscribed, "To Matt Stiller – / Best wishes always / from / Stephen Sondheim" on the first free end page in black felt tip by the award-winning lyricist, who wrote the lyrics for the iconic Broadway musical. In fine condition, with the jacket not price clipped.

Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story debuted on Broadway in 1957 and won two Tony Awards. It remains an enduring piece of American musical theater, with frequent revivals and popular film adaptations made in 1961 and 2021. 

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