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195726639Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1957. First trade edition. 77 p. 19 cm. Pinget translated "All that fall" Beckett's first radio play in collaboration with the author. Original wrappers slight toning to edges fine. 3000 copies printed. Davis 57A5. <br/><br/> Les Éditions de Minuit unknown books
19702104001Grove Press 1970. signed limited. hardcover. near fine. Signed limited edition 1/200 copies. This copy is not numbered. Near fine sun tanning on spine. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Grove Press unknown books
19562005012London: Faber and Faber Ltd 1956. first. hardcover. very good plus/very good. First UK edition First published in England in mcmlvi stated on copyright page. Comes with original playbill from first UK production attached to rear pastedown. Book very good plus writing on front free end paper and top of half-title page. Dust jacket very good. Faber and Faber Ltd unknown books
1956406013London: Faber and Faber 1956. A very well-preserved jacket edges with only a few tiny nicks but generally sharp and crisp the upper outer corners of text lightly bumped not affecting text slight discoloration along inner hinges from binding glue as often. 8vo. 94 pages. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket with author's photo on rear panel. FIRST BRITISH EDITION first printing translated by Beckett himself. With the publisher's note tipped in. <br/><br/> Faber and Faber hardcover books
195430135New York: Grove Press 1954. First American edition. Black cloth a fine copy in dust jacket price-clipped and slightly darkened. First edition of Beckett's own translation into English. <br/><br/> Grove Press hardcover books
1956010573Faber and Faber Limited 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Published in London by Faber and Faber Limited in 1956. First UK Edition. Publisher's note tipped in following copyright page. Book near fine except for slight staining on front cover puckering of front and back paste-downs and slight discoloration of front back free endpapers. DJ very good except for darkening and minor wear along top edge flap hinges and spine minor chipping at ends of hinges and rubbing on hinges. Book comes in specially made cloth slip cover. DJ price reads "9s 6d net." Book comes in specially-made cloth slipcase. Faber and Faber Limited hardcover books
19560104654Faber and Faber 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Published in London by Faber and Faber Limited in 1956. "First published in England in mcmlvi" stated on copyright page indicating First UK Edition. Publisher's note tipped in following copyright page. Book very good some foxing and usual browning on free endpapers. DJ very good. Book comes in specially made cloth slip cover. DJ price reads "9s 6d net. Faber and Faber hardcover books
195626638London: Faber and Faber 1956. First English edition. 94 p. 21 cm. Yellow cloth slight lean; an excellent copy in dust jacket with some slight discoloration and a little rubbing to the extremities. <br/><br/> Faber and Faber hardcover books
WELLER9780802144423New. New book. unknown books
19541798New York: Grove Press 1954. First English language edition. 61 pp. Black cloth boards lettered in blind silver and copper with the dust jacket. Jacket spine a bit browned as usually seen with some very slight edgewear to the top edge and lower spine edge; book is close to fine. An excellent copy far better than usual. The original French language edition was published two years prior; the Faber edition was published two years later. Grove Press unknown books
1954160214003New York: Grove Press 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Correct first in the English language as well. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Fore edge has a few small light stains. Bright spine lettering and clean internally: no marks or signs of ownership. Jacket toned as is typical and lightly worn along edges with a tiny stain to front panel creased near top of back panel price intact $4.75. A great copy of the acclaimed absurdist play. Grove Press hardcover books
195621046London: Faber and Faber 1956. First British edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo original black cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page "For Dr. Murray with all good wishes Samuel Beckett Paris July 1981." From the library of Irish book collector Dr. Philip Murray author of The Adventures of a Book Collector. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows some light rubbing to the spine. Translated by Beckett from the original French.<i> </i>Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed by Beckett. One of the most influential plays of the post-war period" and a central document of the Absurdist school Waiting for Godot earned Beckett worldwide acclaim Drabble 1038. "Beckett's work invented an entirely new theatrical language palpable and comprehensible images of the absurd and unforgettable metaphors of the human condition" Hollier 1010. "One of the true masterpieces of the century" Clive Barnes The New York Times. Faber and Faber hardcover books
1959UBECWAT00HMRGrove 1959. Good. Beckett Samuel. Watt. New York: Grove 1959. 254pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Good with slightly rolled spine and soiled front cover. Former owner's name penned on first page and index entries penciled on rear pages. Grove paperback books
1980311747Paris 1980. No 19 of 30 copies. 64 pp. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers glassine wrapper. Some shelfwear very good or better. No 19 of 30 copies. 64 pp. 8vo. INSCRIBED. Inscribed by Beckett at his contribution on page 2 "for Bill from Sam". William Targ 1907-1999 was head of Putnam's before founding his own imprint Targ Editions; he was also a noted bibliophile and Beckett collector; his wife Roslyn Targ 1925-2017 was Beckett's literary agent. unknown books
1960241132New York: Grove 1960. First. paperback. fine. Translated by Samuel Beckett & Olive Chase. 12 mounted color plates & 9 black & white illustrations. 64pp. small 8vo glossy photographic wrappers. New York: Grove Press 1960. First American edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Beckett contributes an essay and translates the others.<br/><br/> Grove unknown books
19781342458Paris; New York: Hermann; Thames and Hudson 1978. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-/VG-; off-white spine with black text; dust jacket shows mild sun aging to exterior and flaps; cloth exterior has slight damp stain to tail fore corners; otherwise clean; slightly splayed boards; text block edges have minimal wear; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 223; arts - Collections. 1342458. FP New Rockville Stock. Hermann; Thames and Hudson hardcover books
192922623London: Faber And Faber 1929. First English language edition. Hardcover. Orig. azure blue cloth spine lettered in gilt. Near fine in very good dust wrapper with slightly faded spine. 191 2 pages. 19 x 14.5 cm. Published from the original French sheets. Critical essays on Joyce's "Finnegans Wake. Beckett in Joyce's company at the time and his essay the first of the essays here published by virtue of the alphabet is his first publication notes "It takes few intellectual prisoners: " . . . if you don't understand it Ladies and Gentlemen it is because you are too decadent to receive it." Clean copy pencil notations front free endpaper. Faber And Faber hardcover books
196269352NY:: New Directions. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. Second edition. Very good in a very good minor edge wear and age toning price clipped dust jacket. ; 194 pages . New Directions, hardcover books
1984104683New York: Grove Press 1984. First edition. Hardcover. A collection of essays from the author of "Waiting for Godot." A very near fine copy but for a binding error which resulted in the rear endpaper not being bound into the book in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon in the hardcover. Grove Press unknown books
197227424Dublin: The Dolmen Press 1972. First edition. 23 p. 24 cm. Blind-stamped cloth leather spine slightly rubbed else fine in publisher's slipcase. One of 250 signed by Beckett. English and French on facing pages. <br/><br/> The Dolmen Press hardcover books
197224456London: Enitharmon Press 1972. First edition. Avigdor Arikha. 5 7 p. 3 leaves. 41 cm. Wrappers in paper folder cloth chemise and slipcase. Chemise lettering slightly faded otherwise fine. One of 130 press-numbered copies printed at the Rampant Lions Press on English handmade paper signed by Beckett and with each etching signed by Arikha. The text is a previously unpublished fragment from Le Dépeupleur 1970 in English in The Lost Ones 1972. The etchings printed by Studio Prints London are: "The Vanquished I" "Hair" and "The Vanquished II" <br/><br/> Enitharmon Press hardcover books
196123871London: Faber and Faber 1961. Second Impression. Octavo 21.5cm; blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; viii1942pp. Lower rear board corner gently tapped though still sharp else Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped priced 25s net with some trivial wear to extremities and corresponding bump to lower left corner of rear panel; a bright Near Fine example without the usual heavy wear or toning. Collection of essays on James Joyce originally published by Shakespeare & Co. the title having been taken from Finnegans Wake. With contributions by Beckett Marcel Brion Frank Budgen Eugene Jolas Victor Llona Robert Sage William Carlos Williams and others. Faber and Faber unknown books
199541847New York: Foxrock Inc 1995. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; light blue paper-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xxviii196pp. Fine in a Fine dustjacket unclipped with only a tiny crease near crown to note. American edition of this previously unpublished Beckett play written before Waiting For Godot and kept under wraps by the Beckett Estate until the mid-1990s'. Foxrock, Inc unknown books
196978074Kent Ohio: The Kent State University Press. 1969. 1969. Octavo pp. i-iv v-vi 1-85 86-90: blank note: last two leaves are blanks cloth. First edition. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. #78074 The Kent State University Press. [1969]. unknown books
1972WRCLIT72337Dublin & London: Dolmen Press / Calder & Boyars 1972. Large octavo. Parchment and boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket a bit wavy due to jacket protector. First edition in book form trade issue. Apollinaire's French text appears parallel with Beckett's translation originally published in TRANSITION 50. Dolmen Press / Calder & Boyars hardcover books
