FRIEL, Brian. Philadelphia, Here I Come. A Comedy in Three Acts.

London: Faber & Faber, 1965. First edition. pp. 110. Green cloth, titled in gilt. A fine copy in near fine unclipped dust jacket. Extremely rare first edition.  Philadelphia, Here I Come is a 1964 play by Irish dramatist Brian Friel. Set in the fictional town of Ballybeg, County Donegal, the play launched Friel onto the international stage. The play was first staged at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin on September 28, 1964. In 1966, in the United States, it ran for 326 performances, and received several Tony Award nominations, including for Best Play and Best Director. The play has since been produced and performed numerous times throughout the years.

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