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140947166New York: Gunnar A. Kaldewey 1986. Limited Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. One of fifty limited copies signed by artist Bun-Ching Lam. Bound in publisher's grey laid-paper covered boards with spine stamped in blind housed in the original black paper solander case. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with scuffing and light scratching to covers; light tanning to sleeve of vinyl record. <p>A curious production of the poet and playwright's collection of abstract prose in both French and English. Accompanied with artful jazz compositions and 7" vinyl record by Chinese composer and pianist Bun-Ching Lam specially bound by small press bookbinder Christian Zwang. Uncommon. Gunnar A. Kaldewey unknown
16-6384Milano: M'Arte Edizione 1974. Folio. 28.5 x 38.3cm. Printed on hand made Filicarta di Brugherio paper.Sheets loose as issues in original engraved wrapper chemise and board slipcase.One of 133 copies with 3 color etchings by William Stanley Hayter each signed and numbered by the artist. Slight foxing to final leaf otherwise fine. Reference: Peter Black and Désirée Moorhead. The Prints of Stanley William Hayter. A Complete Catalogue nos. 359-361.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1060977: 59 pages 3 unnumbered leaves of plates. Milano: M'Arte Edizione, 1974 unknown
195743137New York: Grove Press 1957. Very Good/Very Good . New York: Grove Press 1957. First American Trade Edition. Signed by Samuel Beckett without inscription at title page. Octavo; printed dust jacket retaining original $2.50 price; cloth boards; 59pp. Light edgewear to dust jacket with a few minor nicks to edges and a couple scuffs to rear. Soiling to top edge of boards; binding sound; pages unmarked. A Very Good and sound signed copy of Beckett's second play following Godot the conception of which he described in a letter to Nancy Cunard "in the dead of t'other night got a nice gruesome idea full of cartwheels and dragging of feet and puffing and panting which may or may not lead to something." Trade issue uncommon signed.<br /> <br /> Federman & Fletcher 34; Carlton Lake "No Symbols Where None Intended." University of Texas at Austin 1984; pp. 93-94. Grove Press unknown
19821607210Lord John Press 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Publisher's copy. Inscribed to the publisher Herb Yellin by Beckett on the half-title page. Book in fine condition. There were published: 299 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies specially bound all signed by the author. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Lord John Press hardcover
195846432London: John Calder 1958. Near Fine/Very Good. London: John Calder 1958. First UK Edition. Signed by Samuel Beckett without inscription at title page. Octavo; illustrated dust jacket; black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine; 120pp. Unclipped dust jacket lightly worn and creased along edges; crease to rear; two longer tears to rear along top edge and bottom edge of rear joint. Boards show mild shelfwear; binding sound and pages unmarked; Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Signed jacketed copies of the second volume of "The Trilogy" scarce in retail. <br /> <br /> Federman & Fletcher no. 375.1; Carlton Lake "No Symbols Where None Intended." University of Texas at Austin 1984; no. 107. John Calder unknown
195946431New York: Grove Press Inc 1959. Very Good. New York: Grove Press Inc. 1959. First American Edition Limited Issue of 100 numbered copies this being #18. Though not called for this copy signed by Samuel Beckett at title page without inscription. Octavo; brown cloth-backed boards lettered in gilt; 254pp. Mild rubbing to boards; binding sound; spotting to top edge of text block else unmarked; Very Good or better. Philosophical and full of grim humor "Watt" was written during World War II "in dribs and drabs first on the run then of an evening after the clodhopping during the occupation." Publication stalled until Olympia Press and Merlin fostered it to print in 1953; uncommon signed. <br /> <br /> Federman & Fletcher 32.2; Carlton Lake "No Symbols Where None Intended." University of Texas at Austin 1984; pp. 75-78 no. 166. Grove Press, Inc unknown
19821607210Lord John Press 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Publisher's copy. Inscribed to the publisher Herb Yellin by Beckett on the half-title page. Book in fine condition. There were published: 299 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies specially bound all signed by the author. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Lord John Press hardcover books
195355028Paris Editions de Minuit 1953 In-12, broch, couverture imprime.Edition originale. Un des 50 exemplaires numrots sur vlin suprieur, seul tirage sur grand papier. Neuf, non coup.
195145365Paris Editions de Minuit 1951 1 vol. broché in-12, broché, non coupé, 217 pp. Edition originale. Un des 47 exemplaires numérotés sur sur vélin de Ghaldwill, seul tirage en grand papier avec 3 Madagascar. Minuscule salissure grise au dos et sur le plat supérieur, sinon excellent état.
195145365Paris Editions de Minuit 1951 1 vol. broché in-12, broché, non coupé, 217 pp. Edition originale. Un des 47 exemplaires numérotés sur sur vélin de Ghaldwill, seul tirage en grand papier avec 3 Madagascar. Minuscule salissure grise au dos et sur le plat supérieur, sinon excellent état.
1957499381New York: Grove Press 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Octavo. 72pp. Quarter cloth and paper-covered boards. Front flyleaf slightly tanned along gutter from acidic binder's glue and a little toning at the edges of the boards else an about fine copy in near fine publisher's unprinted acetate dust jacket. Copy number 116 of 250 numbered copies Signed by Samuel Beckett on the limitation page. Additionally Signed by Barney Rosset Grove Press publisher on the copyright page. Grove Press hardcover
199591217Book Guild Ltd. New. 1995. Hardcover. 0863329489 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 244 pages 166 illustrations including 30 in color. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee Book Guild Ltd hardcover
1910150207Limited Editions Club 1989-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. Signed. Signed by Beckett and the artist Robert Ryman Fine condition. Limited edition of 550 copies. Illustrated with 6 aquatints printed on Arches paper. Bound in publisher's full black Nigerian Oasis goatskin by Jovonis Bookbinding. Housed in publisher's black clamshell box with suede interior. Includes a trilogy of three novellas Company Ill Seen Ill Said and Worstward Ho. Clean unmarked pages. 128 pages. Limited Editions Club prospectus laid in. 27.5 x 19 cm. Samuel Beckett 1906-1989 won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1952140947202Paris: Les Editions de Minuit 1952. First Edition. Near Fine. First trade edition first printing text in French. Bound in publisher's white wraps printed in black and blue. Near Fine with slight lean and light creasing to spine light edge wear and light soiling to covers name effased from first blank sheet toning throughout. A fantastic copy of the Irish playwright's absurdist comedy that was first performed in 1953 at the Theatre de Babylone in Paris. Les Editions de Minuit unknown
195847489Paris: The Olympia Press 1958. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 280p 12mo. Second edition in English and the first cloth bound English-language edition. Green cloth boards with publisher's printed spine and cover labels. A little cocked else near fine in very good or better dust jacket with a few nicks at the extremities. Inscribed by Beckett to Tara MacGowran daughter of Beckett actor Jack MacGowran "For Tara with love from Sam" on the title page <br/><br/> The Olympia Press hardcover
195746452New York: Grove Press 1957. Near Fine/Very Good. New York: Grove Press 1957. First American Edition Limited Issue of 100 copies signed by Samuel Beckett at limitation page this being #15. Octavo; clear acetate dust jacket; brown cloth-backed boards lettered in gilt; 282pp. <br /> <br /> Unprinted dust jacket rubbed with chipping to edges and large patch of loss to bottom edge of rear panel. Mild shelfwear to boards; very light spotting to top edge of text block; Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Beckett's first novel originally published in the United Kingdom in 1938 to tepid reviews of which Beckett wrote "The critics have all betrayed the same annoyance. Like the dog's hindquarters when the spine is touched in the right place."<br /> <br /> Carlton Lake "No Symbols Where None Intended." University of Texas at Austin 1984; page 44. Grove Press unknown
1952406012Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1952. A very good plus copy the pages skillfully opened without damage to the margins the spine toned and lightly cockled and with narrow shadow along top edge of front wrapper modest paper somewhat toned as usual. 8vo. 162 4 pages. Original printed wrappers with author's photograph and blurbs on rear wrapper. FIRST TRADE EDITION after the 35 signed copies on large-paper of the original French edition of 'Waiting for Godot'. One of 2500 copies. Beckett's masterpiece and one of the defining works of the 20th century. Overall a very well-preserved copy: these trade editions from Les Éditions de Minuit are delicate in construction and notoriously fragile. Federman & Fletcher 259. <br/><br/> Les Éditions de Minuit unknown books
1952109378Paris: Les Editions de Minuit 1952. First edition one of 2500 copies printed of the author's masterpiece. Octavo original wrappers printed in blue and black. In excellent condition with light rubbing to the extremities. 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. Les Editions de Minuit unknown books
195328110Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1953. First edition ordinary paper copy one of 3000 printed. Original wrappers covers spotted text paper browned as always unopened. The third novel of Beckett's trilogy. Inscribed "for Austryn Wainhouse / cordially / Sam Beckett / Paris July 1953". A good association. Wainhouse had worked for Olympia Press and was one of the editors of Merlin publishers of Beckett's "Watt". He was best-known as a translator of Sade Bataille de Beauvoir etc and won a National Book Award for translation in 1971. <br/><br/> Les Éditions de Minuit unknown books
1954Embry 117974Grove Press 1954. First U.S. edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a lightly toned spine two short closed tears and minor abrasion with a touch of loss to spine tips in mylar cover. Grove Press, 1954. First U.S. edition. unknown books
576291New York: Gotham Book Mart 1976. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. Quarto. 23pp. Quarter leather and decorated paper covered boards. A fine bright copy in lightly rubbed about fine publisher's slipcase. Copy number 50 of 200 numbered copies Signed by both Samuel Beckett and Edward Gorey. Gotham Book Mart hardcover
1952109378Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1952. First edition one of 2500 copies printed of the author's masterpiece. Octavo original wrappers printed in blue and black. In excellent condition with light rubbing to the extremities. “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. Les Éditions de Minuit unknown
1958149901London: Faber and Faber 1958. First edition of this classic prose monologue. Octavo original illustrated wrappers stitched pamphlet. Presentation copy inscribed by the Samuel Beckett to his favorite American director Alan Schneider "for Alan with love from Sam." The recipient Alan Schneider 1917–1984 was a major American theatre director whose more than one hundred productions made him a crucial mediator between European modernism and postwar U.S. drama. Best known for staging the American premiere of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot 1956 and for his definitive collaborations with playwrights such as Edward Albee and Harold Pinter Schneider developed a spare psychologically exacting directorial style that helped bring avant-garde and absurdist theatre into the American mainstream. His career was recognized with top theatrical honors including the Tony Award for Best Director for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1963 and a Drama Desk Special Award in 1984 celebrating the breadth of playwrights he championed. His legacy is further sustained through the Alan Schneider Director Award established in his name. Though Alan Schneider never staged From An Abandoned Work it has been performed on stage and on the radio several times and remains one of Beckett's more popular short pieces. In very good condition. Ownership signature of Alan Schneider to the half-title page. From the collection of Alan Schneider. Samuel Beckett’s From an Abandoned Work 1957 occupies an intriguing place in his oeuvre as a prose monologue that originated in an abandoned attempt at a novel and was later reshaped into a concentrated exercise in memory and voice. The text is spoken by an elderly narrator who looks back on fragments of childhood and early experience yet the recollection is less a coherent autobiography than a Beckettian meditation on the instability of self and the compulsions of narration. First performed on BBC Radio 3 by the Irish actor Patrick Magee the work underscores Beckett’s close engagement with radio as a medium capable of intensifying interior speech; Beckett reportedly found Magee’s performance deeply moving an indication of how profoundly the piece depends on vocal rhythm and affect. Faber and Faber unknown
195328110Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1953. First edition ordinary paper copy one of 3000 printed. Original wrappers covers spotted text paper browned as always unopened. The third novel of Beckett's trilogy. Inscribed "for Austryn Wainhouse / cordially / Sam Beckett / Paris July 1953". A good association. Wainhouse had worked for Olympia Press and was one of the editors of Merlin publishers of Beckett's "Watt". He was best-known as a translator of Sade Bataille de Beauvoir etc and won a National Book Award for translation in 1971. Les Éditions de Minuit unknown
9392New York: The Limited Editions Club 1989. Hardcover. F. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine. The 1st book of the 50th Series of the LEC and the 557th publication by the club. One of 550 copies this being #300 and signed by Samuel Beckett and Robert Ryman. The typeset in English Monotype Bodoni at Golgonooza Letter Foundry with new decending characters from punches cut by Daniel Carr. Text printed at The Shagbark Press on paper made by Cartiere Enrico Magnani. The etchings were printed on arches at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press and book design by Benjamin Shiff. One of the best books coming from the LEC. A fine book in a NEar Fine clamshell case. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
