Patterns. Four Television Plays with the Author's Personal Commentaries
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. 1st Edition. Octavo, publisher’s light gray cloth over slate paper-covered boards, spine stamped in slate and gilt, upper board gilt, top edge stained in red, original illustrated dust jacket.
First edition of screenwriter and television producer Rod Serling’s first book. Published two years prior to the debut of his groundbreaking fantasy sci-fi series "The Twilight Zone," this collection comprises four of the television plays that established him as one of the leading writers of TV's Golden Age. Includes the titular "Patterns," the acclaimed 1955 corporate drama that catapulted Serling to national prominence, alongside "The Rack," "Old MacDonald Had a Curve," and the Emmy-winning "Requiem for a Heavyweight," with Serling’s personal commentary throughout and an introductory essay on the evolving craft of television writing. Illustrated with black-and-white stills. Dust jacket designed by Robert Korn. Light foxing and toning to cloth; price-clipped dust jacket with some toning and edgewear. Very good. Item #13413
$125.00