THE LIVING ROOM : A PLAY IN TWO ACTS -A Complete Typescript Dated 1952 PLUS UK First Edition

London: Mrs Marshall's Office, 1952. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. A fascinating typescript of Greene's first play, The Living Room, from Mrs Marshall's Office (London) dated Sept 15 1952. 82 pp. The Living Room was first performed in English at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh in February 1953 before transferring to the West End in April where it enjoyed a two-year long run. The play was a huge success and opened on Broadway in 1954 where it was equally acclaimed. The Living Room was first published in the Swedish language in 1952 and in English in 1953. Cannot accurately be described as a fair-copy since there are differences in both stage directions and dialogue between this draft and the final published versions. Probably an early rehearsal script, the timing would fit with the opening night being in February but that is purely conjecture. Embossed stamp at the title page and printed label at the rear. Ribbon-tied in plain pink card covers which are a bit battered with some loss. The contents, however, are clean, with some minor creasing to upper corners of the leaves, V. Good condition internally. Not annotated in any way but still a fascinating item for the Greene collector - particularly with the textual differences to the published versions. Accompanying the Typescript a copy of the First UK hardcover edition, published in London by Heinemann, 1953. The book is in VG condition, bumped at the extremities. The dustjacket unclipped with a couple of short tears and minor nicks to the edges/corners.