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192825779Paris: Shakespeare and Company / Sylvia Beach 1928. First edition. Paperback. Good. Printed wrappers. Small paperbound octavo. 195 pp. With "Made In Great Britain" rubberstamped on the title page. Includes extracts from Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. Contributions by Samuel Beckett his first book appearance as well as Robert Sage William Carlos Williams Stuart Gilbert and others. A fragile book printed on this paper this copy suffers from notable chipping along the right hand-side of the front cover paper loss at top inch or so of spine and smaller chips to first blank endpaper and rear cover. Good overall condition of an uncommon Joyce and Beckett title. Book needs to be handled with care. Shakespeare and Company / Sylvia Beach paperback books
1982007259Faber and Faber 1982. Book. Fine. Original Wraps. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy in soft cover.Signed by Beckett on the Title-Page.Gorgeous Copy. Faber and Faber Hardcover books
185334293Portland Maine: Sanborn & Carter and H. J. Little & Co 1853. First edition. Engraved plates and illustrations by Baker Smith & Andrew after original sketched by C. E. Beckett illustrated title reading "Portland White-Mountains & Montreal Rail-Road Guide" with Foster Gerrish & Co Printers 1858 folding map at back. 180 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth stamped in blind lettered in gilt on upper cover. Some rubbing of extremities page 67 and adjoining leaves with stain near gutter not affecting legibility else a very good copy. First edition. Engraved plates and illustrations by Baker Smith & Andrew after original sketched by C. E. Beckett illustrated title reading "Portland White-Mountains & Montreal Rail-Road Guide" with Foster Gerrish & Co Printers 1858 folding map at back. 180 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Sabin 4247; Cobb #207; Bent p.5 Sanborn & Carter and H. J. Little & Co unknown books
1847313830London: Published at the Punch Office 85 Fleet Street 1847. First edition. 20 colored etching and 120 woodcuts by John Leech. xii 320; xii 304 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Bound in half calf with gilt spine and marbled paper boards. Loss of text on plates due to trimming in rebinding else very good. Leech John. First edition. 20 colored etching and 120 woodcuts by John Leech. xii 320; xii 304 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Published at the Punch Office, 85, Fleet Street unknown books
2401n.p. n.d. <br /><br />Single typescript sheet measuring 11 x 8 1/2 inches 280 x 217 mm typed on one side of the sheet. <br /><br />SIGNED by Samuel Beckett at bottom of the page. The typescript is from the stage directions and opening lines for Endgame one of Beckett's greatest plays about two men in the "endgame" of their lives. The play's first performance took place on April 3 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre in London. <br /><br />CONDITION: Faint yellowing along the edges most likely from having been matted at one time. Small piece of matting tape to top edge of verso. Some handling wear and creasing. Very Good or better. books
195724470Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1957. First edition. 77 p. 19 cm. Original wrappers spine slightly faded else fine unopened. First French edition of All That Fall Beckett's first radio play. No. 11 of 80 numbered copies on pur fil including 10 h.c. the entire édition originale. <br/><br/> Les Éditions de Minuit unknown books
19529105247New American Writing 1952. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. A complete run of the 15 volumes of this pioneering publishing effort with work by Tennessee Williams Flannery O'Connor and famously Joseph Heller publishing an excerpt preview of his forth-coming "Catch 18." Also Samuel Beckett Ralph Ellison and many others. All in fine condition. New American Writing unknown books
19313448London: Chatto & Windus 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. An exceptionally nice copy in lightly worn dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1966D11057New York: Les Editions de Minuit 1966. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/Near Fine. Wraps in glassine dust jacket. Number 220 from a limited edition of 550 copies. Inscribed by Beckett on the title-page. Aside from some light rubbing at spine tips and corners book and jacket are fine. <br/><br/> Les Editions de Minuit paperback books
1885D11315London: Messrs. Christie Manson and Woods 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. Half mottled green cloth and printed paper over boards gilt-stamped lettering on spine; small 4to 162 x 255 mm; pp. 2 title-p. conditions of sale 283 plus 33 Woodburytype photographic prints 120 x 192 mm each numbered in pencil on the mount. Three portions of a massive auction bound together by R. S. Buffery of Mortimer Street. Boards rubbed and scuffed mostly along the edges; tidy marginalia in ink throughout usually just recording hammer prices but also some occasional underlining. <br/><br/>Auction catalogue of 3354 lots detailing the extensive art collection of British colonial administrator and Conservative politician Christopher Beckett Denison 1824-1884. Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Woods hardcover books
1961WRCLIT71568Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1961. Printed wrappers. Fine unopened in slightly tanned and smudged glassine. First edition limited issue. Copy #24 of 80 numbered copies and 7 h.c. on Alfa Mousse Navarre in addition to 110 copies reserved for La Librairie des Éditions Minuit. F&F 268. Les Éditions de Minuit unknown books
1980311801Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1980. First trade edition. 87 5 pp. 8vo. Original white printed wrappers. A few marks to covers faint shelfwear. First trade edition. 87 5 pp. 8vo. Inscribed on the title page to Bill and Roslyn Targ. William Targ 1907-1999 was an editor and then 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. Les Éditions de Minuit unknown books
1967311802Paris: Les éditions de minuit 1967. First edition number 45 of 90 copies on velin cuve B.F.K. rives. 30 2 pp. 12mo. Original French wrappers glassine; unopened. Near fine. First edition number 45 of 90 copies on velin cuve B.F.K. rives. 30 2 pp. 12mo. Inscribed. Inscribed on the title page "for William & Roslyn Targ with all fond wishes Sam. Beckett". William Targ 1907-1999 was an editor and then 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. Les éditions de minuit unknown books
1973311824Paris 1973. Number 13 of 50 copies. 8vo. Original illustrated wrappers glassine. Very good. Number 13 of 50 copies. 8vo. Inscribed. Inscribed by Beckett at his contribution "for Bill Targ from Sam". William Targ 1907-1999 was an editor and then 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
1965311743Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1965. FIRST EDITION LIMITED ISSUE number 195 of 450 copies on Rives from an edition of 612 there were 50 hors commerce and 112 reserved for the publisher. 18 1 pp. Original white printed wrappers glassine; unopened. Fine. FIRST EDITION LIMITED ISSUE number 195 of 450 copies on Rives from an edition of 612 there were 50 hors commerce and 112 reserved for the publisher. 18 1 pp. Inscribed. Inscribed on the title-page "for William & Roslyn Targ with all good wishes Samuel Beckett". William Targ 1907-1999 was an editor and then 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. Les Éditions de Minuit unknown books
1963311744Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1963. First edition. Thin 12mo. Original wrappers. Text toned some shelfwear. First edition. Thin 12mo. Inscribed. Inscribed on the title-page "for Bill & Ros Targ with all good wishes Sam. Beckett". William Targ 1907-1999 was an editor and then 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. Les Éditions de Minuit unknown 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
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
D1042Norfolk Connecticut: New Directions n.d. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Publisher's teal cloth; red dust jacket printed in black. Spine a little sunned and rubbed at tips. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; spine a bit darkened and lightly chipped at tips; not price-clipped and presents nicely in mylar. <br/><br/> New Directions hardcover books
196420021Stratford CT 1964. Fine. 6.5 x 3.75 in. pictorial envelope. A U.S. First Day Cover commemorating 400th Anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth. Signed by Nobels—Miguel Asturias Samuel Beckett Pearl Buck and Mikhail Sholokov. <br/><br/> unknown books
185351924Portland ME: Sanborn & Carter 1853. First edition. 12mo. 180 pp. Wood engravings plates extra engraved title page folding map. Original gilt-stamped green cloth faded spine ends chipped. Very good. <br/><br/> Sanborn & Carter hardcover books
187135802London: John Camden Hotten 1871. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: John Camden Hotten 1871. 2 vols. Fold-out frontispiece and many illustrations including several fold-outs. Hardcover. 8vo. Professionally rebacked original gilt-stamped cloth boards. New end leaves. Volume I First Series 1835 - 1843. 388 pp. 32 pp. adverts dated 1871. Frontispiece and many illustrations. Volume II Second Series 1844 - 1853. 428 pp. 32 pp. adverts dated 1871. Corners bumped light rubbing to heel edge; light foxing to frontis title and half-title in volume II. Penultimate leaf of ads in volume two has a 1" tear. Overall quite good. Very good/No jacket issued. Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply Insurance required to ship this item. John Camden Hotten hardcover books
19763119771976. 1 pp. Oblong 4to. Fine old folds. 1 pp. Oblong 4to. INSCRIBED. Inscribed on upper right "for William Targ from Samuel Beckett." William Targ 1907-1999 was editor in chief at World Publishing and then 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 American literary agent. unknown books
1951WRCLIT71765Paris: Bordas i.e. Les Éditions de Minuit 1951. Octavo. Printed wrappers. Usual tanning of textblock and edges of wrappers otherwise about fine. First edition in French in the second issue wrappers. Translated from the English by Beckett and Alfred Péron in the years prior to the outbreak of WWII and Péron's death in a concentration camp. Originally published as title 5 in the Collection Les Imaginaires. The total first printing consisted of three thousand copies but after the passing of four years and the sale of fewer than three hundred copies the unsold stock passed to Les Éditions de Minuit and was reissued in these new wrappers bearing their imprint and ads. F&F 145.01. Bordas, [i.e. Les Éditions de Minuit] unknown books
1986311812Dublin: Black Cat Press in association with Faber and Faber 1986. First trade edition. Photography by David H. Davison. Illustrations by Robert Ballagh. Oblong 4to. Original cloth dust jacket. Minor shelfwear near fine. First trade edition. Photography by David H. Davison. Illustrations by Robert Ballagh. Oblong 4to. With inscription from Beckett. With a slip mounted to f.f.e.p. inscribed "For Bill Targ from Sam March 1987". William Targ 1907-1999 was an editor and then 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. Black Cat Press in association with Faber and Faber unknown books
