NY, Rosentone Wender Agency, 1998. The bound typescript of Mamet's 1999 play, uncharacteristically focused on female leads, and set at the turn of the 20th century. 137 pages, printed on rectos only, bound in printed yellow cardstock with the Wender Agency address. Inscribed by Mamet in 1999: "To ___. For a loyal friend of the A.R.T. [American Repertory Theater] -- some merchandise for your loyalty. May it amuse you, provoke your ire, shim up a chair, or start a fire. Love - David." With an additional doodle (of the author wearing an A.R.T. ball cap) and his Mamet stamp, which also appears on the front cover. The script has a printed dated of December 1998, more than six months before the play premiered. The inscription has a date of June 3, 1999, about two weeks before the June 16 premiere at A.R.T. The recipient was on the Advisory Board of the theater and also a major donor to it. A few stains to the front cover, else fine in folding chemise and custom clamshell case. Very uncommon, and a nice association with someone closely involved with the theater where the play debuted. [#030754] SOLD