American playwright who remains a central figure in the history of twentieth-century drama. Among his most famous works are The Iceman Cometh, Mourning Becomes Electra, and Long Day’s Journey into Night. A four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, he was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936. Signed book: The Hairy Ape. NY: Horace Liveright, 1929. Hardcover covered in decoratively printed handmade paper, 8 x 10.5, 115 pages. Limited illustrated edition of 775 copies (this copy No. 604), signed by O’Neill on the limitation page. Mild toning, light wear to corners, and owner’s bookplate, otherwise fine condition. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
