Ballad of a sweet dream of peace : a charade for Easter / Robert Penn Warren ; with music by Alexei Haieff ; illustrated by Bill Komodore.
| Author/creator | Warren, Robert Penn |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Dallas, Tex. : Pressworks, ©1980. |
| Description | 36 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 booklet ([11] pages ; 21 cm) |
| Included Work | Haieff, Alexei, 1914-1994. Ballad of a sweet dream of peace. 1980. |
| Included Work | Komodore, Bill. |
| Included Work | Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 inscriber. |
| Included Work | Meredith, William, 1919-2007 former owner. |
| Included Work | Harteis, Richard. |
| Local note | This is number C, dedication copy, inscribed on front fly-leaf "To Bill [i.e., William Meredith] ... Red [William Penn Warren], June 17, 1981." Laid in: Note written by Richard Harteis in behalf of William Meredith to accompany another copy of this book sent to Zaro Starr (ca. 1980) Holograph. 1 item. 1 p.; Music: Ballad of A Sweet Dream of Peace: A charade for Easter, by Alexei Haieff, commissioned by the United Council of Churches [Sheet Music] (ca. 1980) Pamphlet. 1 item. 6 p.; comment explaining the provenance of the book and the loose items [Index card] (7 October 1986). Stuart Wright Book Collection #4.3. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Robert Penn Warren Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| General note | This play is based on the author's poem of the same title which was published in his Selected poems, 1923-1975. |
| General note | "This first edition ... is limited to three hundred and seventy-six copies ... Three hundred and fifty copies, numbered 1-350, are for sale. Twenty-six copies, lettered A-Z, are for the use of the author, the illustrator, the composer, and the publisher and are not for sale. All copies contain a specially printed copy of the musical score, which is signed by the composer. All copies are signed by the author and the illustrator"--Colophon. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2010 |
| LCCN | 84100415 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Stuart Wright Collection | PS3545.A748 B28 1980 | ✔ Available | Request Material |