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MAMET, DAVID, born 1947

David Mamet

American playwright, filmmaker and author.

Books: 6
Editions tracked: 12
First editions: 6
Nationality: United States

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Earliest first editionAmerican BuffaloGrove Press, 1976 Most editions tracked3 uses of the knife2 editions

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First editions, year by year

1976American BuffaloGrove Press
1983Glengarry Glen RossFrench
1991On Directing FilmViking
1992OleannaPantheon Books
1997True and FalsePantheon Books
19983 uses of the knifeColumbia University Press

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American Buffalo

David Mamet · first published 1976

1st Grove Press1976 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Eyre Methuen1978 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Glengarry Glen Ross

David Mamet · first published 1983

1st French1983 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Methuen2001 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

On Directing Film

David Mamet · first published 1991

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Penguin Books1992 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Oleanna

David Mamet · first published 1992

1st Pantheon Books1992 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Methuen Drama1993 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

True and False

David Mamet · first published 1997

1st Pantheon Books1997 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Faber & Faber1998 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this

3 uses of the knife

David Mamet · first published 1998

1st Columbia University Press1998 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Methuen Drama2002 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

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When was David Mamet born?

David Mamet was born in 1947.

How many David Mamet books does MyVolumes track?

We track 6 books by David Mamet across 12 editions, 6 of them first editions.

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