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1929WRCLIT82937Paris: Shakespeare & Company 1929. Printed wrappers. Very slight typical edge tanning otherwise a very nice copy in an early glassine wrapper which is a bit wrinkled and soiled. First edition regular paper issue. This copy bears an inscription from Sylvia Beach the publisher beneath the ownership signature of Joyce scholar Patricia Hutchins probably executed in the late '40s or early '50s. Includes contributions by Beckett his first appearance in a book Williams Jolas Gilbert McAlmon McGreevy Paul Rodker Budgeon Dixon et al. A passage from WIP which did not make it into the final text of FINNEGANS WAKE is included. SLOCUM & CAHOON B10. WALLACE B11. F&F 1. Shakespeare & Company unknown books
197258265London: Calder & Boyars 1972. First English edition 1/100 signed by the author. 8vo pp. 63. Fine in publisher's slipcase. Inscribed to poet William Jay Smith on the half title: "For Bill to celebrate our first meeting since 1949 from Arthur with affection" This was most likely from American playwrite Arthur Miller. Beckett won the Nobel in 1969. Miller of course was the author of "Death of a Salesman" and other notable plays. Calder & Boyars unknown books
195261731 volume in-8° Broché Édition originale sur papier ordinaire:il n’a été tiré que 35 exemplaires sur vélin supérieur. Très rare. Rousseurs habituelles, mais couvertures très belles. Peut-être la plus importante pièce de théâtre du XXè siècle ? Broché Paris Les Éditions de Minuit 1952 1 volume in-8°
19586051541958. "Samuel Beckett" in dark blue ink November 28 1958 Paris. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4"; 1 page recto only. Fine. To David Solomon; Assistant editor at Esquire Magazine. Together with carbon copies of three letters from Solomon to Beckett and a Typed Letter Signed December 12 1958 from Judith Schmidt at The Grove Press. Solomon wrote to Beckett soliciting a contribution for the Anniversary issue of Esquire Beckett said he had no new material and that he had written nothing since "Krapp's Last Tape". He recommends that they consult Grove Press and his work "Textes Pour Rien". Signed by Authors. No Binding. Fine. unknown books
198215101JNorthridge: Lord John Press 1982. First Edition Thus. Of an edition of 325 copies signed by the author Samuel Beckett this is a special copy with “This is a Presentation Copy†printed on the colophon page and is signed by Samuel Beckett. This copy was presented to author John D. MacDonald and has a Typed Letter Signed from Lord John Press publisher Herb Yellin sending MacDonald the book. Finely printed on mouldmade Bugrabutten paper at the Bird & Bull Press in gilt-stamped leather and printed blue boards. A very handsome production. Fine without dust jacket as issued. Lord John Press hardcover books
019992London: Calder for the British Broadcasting Corporation 1977. Book. Near fine condition. Unbound. First Edition. Quarto 4to. Vinyl record in near mint condition without any surface flaws. Produced for the BBC Transcription Services for worldwide radio broadcast restricted to stations authorized by the BBC. Includes the original printed manila sleeve. This is one disc of a series of four that were published. From a copy of an insert intended to inform the announcer: "'Texts for Nothing' dating from the 1940's constitute Beckett's masterpiece in the short prose form. The producer Martin Esslin writes 'Beckett wrote this work after he had completed his trilogy 'Molloy' 'Malone Dies' and 'The Unnamable' an exploration of man's self which had lead to a point at which it seemed to the author that no more could be said that the resources of language were exhausted. The thirteen meditations of 'Texts for Nothing' were thus an attempt by Beckett to find his way out of that dead end. The Irish actor Patrick Magee has made a specialisation of the works of Beckett and in these readings he succeeds in exactly capturing the tone and flavour of Beckett's sombre and beautiful prose. Though the Texts may be broadcast individually they have been arranged so that they may be conveniently scheduled in seven half-hour slots. The first Text is preceded by an introduction to the series by Professor John Fletcher of the University of East Anglia who is a leading expert on Beckett's work." This was apparently first broadcast by the BBC on July 3 1975 at 9:30PM. These prose poems are meditations on the nature of the self and the burden of being. The voice we hear has reached a state detached from a world which has become unreal. It is from this vantage point that the speaker looks back at existence. Rare vinyl. Calder for the British Broadcasting Corporation Paperback
196242933London: Faber and Faber 1962. Near Fine/Very Good. London: Faber and Faber 1962. First UK Edition. Signed by Samuel Beckett without inscription at title page. Octavo; photo-illustrated dust jacket; red cloth boards with spine stamped in gilt; 48pp. Light wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket; rubbing to rear and spotting to verso. Very light shelfwear to boards; binding sound; pages unmarked; Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Fellow Irishman George Reavey wrote to Beckett of the play "It sings in the memory auricular and visual" and later added that at a later performance "the house was packed and the applause high" though some audience members were too frightened to laugh. <br /> <br /> Federman & Fletcher 39.1; Carlton Lake "No Symbols Where None Intended." University of Texas at Austin 1984; no. 292; pp. 125-126. Faber and Faber unknown
188012 p. in-8, Paris, 30 novembre — 22 mars 1951. Robert Carlier présenta Beckett, qui cherchait un nouvel éditeur après l’échec de son roman Murphy publié chez Bordas, à Jérôme Lindon des éditions de Minuit, dont il était très proche… “Si vous n’avez pas encore votre exemplaire de Malone, c’est que depuis 10 jours je pense vous l’apporter et que depuis 10 jours je suis souffrant. Si ça traîne encore je vous l’enverrai, mais je tiens beaucoup à vous le remettre en mains propres avec la poignée de main de l’amitié et de la reconnaissance…” “Je pense que vous aurez reçu votre exemplaire de Molloy. J ’aurais voulu vous l’apporter moi-même et vous remercier encore de vive voix de ce que vous avez fait pour moi, mais j ’ai été trop fatigué pour affronter le trajet à pied”. Il part à la campagne mais se promet à son retour de passer lui serrer la main.
196828600S.l., Les Editions de Minuit, (1952). Un vol. au format in-12 (172 x 117 mm) de 162 pp., broché.
199022629Paris, Les Editions de Minuit, 1990 ; in-12, broché, 125 pp., [1] f. d'achevé d'imprimer et couverture blanche imprimée en bleu et noir.
1968286001968. S.l. Les Editions de Minuit 1952. Un vol. au format in-12 172 x 117 mm de 162 pp. brochÂŽ. Edition originale de la traduction franÂaise ; ici exempte de toute mention d'ÂŽdition. Oeuvre la plus cÂŽlÂbre du dramaturge irlandais elle suscite bien des interrogations et ˆ cet ÂŽgard de nombreux livres et articles ont tentÂŽ de dÂŽcouvrir qui ÂŽtait Godot. L'une des tentatives d'explications rÂŽcurrentes est que Godot serait le mÂŽlange du mot anglais ÇGod-È Dieu et d'un suffixe franÂais populaire Ç-otÈ. Cette explication donnerait une dimension mÂŽtaphysique ˆ la piÂce: les deux personnages attendent l'arrivÂŽe d'une figure transcendante pour les sauver mais elle ne vient jamais.ÇJe ne sais pas plus sur cette piÂce que celui qui arrive ˆ la lire avec attention. . Je ne sais pas - a dÂŽclarÂŽ l'auteur - qui est Godot. Je ne sais mÂme pas surtout pas s'il existe. . Quant ˆ vouloir trouver ˆ tout cela un sens plus large et plus ÂŽlevÂŽ ˆ emporter aprÂs le spectacle avec le programme et les esquimaux je suis incapable d'en voir l'intÂŽrÂt. Mais ce doit Âtre possible.È Vignes Midnight forever ! 55. Plats prÂŽsentant un ÂŽclat lÂŽgÂrement altÂŽrÂŽ. TrÂs discrÂte dÂŽcharge d'adhÂŽsif aux premier et dernier feuillets. Papier lÂŽgÂrement oxydÂŽ. Du reste belle condition. b42961 unknown
196651863Les Editions de Minuit | Paris 1966 | 14.50 x 19.50 cm | broché
196651867Les Editions de Minuit | Paris 1966 | 14.50 x 19.50 cm | broché
197251869Les Editions de Minuit | Paris 1972 | 14.50 x 19.50 cm | broché
196851865Les Editions de Minuit | Paris 1968 | 14.50 x 19.50 cm | broché
196951864Les Editions de Minuit | Paris 1969 | 14.50 x 19.50 cm | broché
1964406014London: John Calder 1964. A superb unopened copy. 8vo. 160 pages. Original vellum gilt-lettered and -ruled on spine top edges gilt others untrimmed entirely uncut and unopened; publisher's plain ivory paper-covered board slipcase. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH DELUXE LIMITED ISSUE number 78 of 100 copies on hand-made paper "series A" bound in vellum another series of 100 copies was issued in tan morocco. Translated from the French by Beckett. first published in French as 'Comment c'est' in 1961 by Les Editions de Minuit. Federman & Fletcher 384.2. A wonderful copy. <br/><br/> John Calder hardcover books
1970WRCLIT76930London: Calder & Boyars 1970. Half cream calf and gilt lettered cloth a.e.g. Spine tanned with tiny rubs otherwise very good or better. First edition in this format reprinting the contents of Beckett's rare first collection of short fiction first published in 1934. This is copy #23 of one hundred copies hors commerce specially printed and bound and signed by the author. Calder & Boyars hardcover books
525800Messina Italy: The Blue Guitar 1975. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition issued as an offprint from The Blue Guitar Vol. I No. 1. Octavo. 8pp. Printed wrappers. Gently bumped in a few spots a bit of rubbing near fine. Inscribed by Beckett: "for Michael with all best wishes Samuel Beckett". Samuel Beckett's adaptations of Chamfort's maxims. Publisher's note states: "Free rhymed adaptations of six Maximes by Sebastian Chamfort. All are unpublished except No. 6 which appeared in the Dublin University Review Hermathena CXV Summer 1973". A scarce offprint especially signed by Samuel Beckett. OCLC lists only seven holdings. The Blue Guitar unknown
1967288London: Calder and Boyars 1967. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. :: Numbered Edition A 35 of 100. :: Signed by Samuel Beckett on the copyright page. :: Containing all his miscellaneous texts the entirety of his short prose he was willing to publish at the time. ::<br /> <br /> Bound in publisher's ivory-hued calf leather front board is bordered in gold and bears title author and an illustration of Beckett's autograph. Title and author lettered upon spine in gilt. All edges text block gilt. Octavo 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 210 x 138 millimeters. 168 pages. <br /> <br /> Condition: Very Good in a Good slipcover. Book is lightly worn. Spine has toned a touch and has a couple of abraded spots the largest of which is 1/2 inch round 13mm. Sparse petite mars to the text block gilt.<br /> <br /> Slipcover is of a treated cloth with silk-like patterned paper sides. It is delicate age-toned / browned along open edge and both front and back are quite stained . Edges are worn with tiny splits. Calder and Boyars hardcover
020338New York NY: Limited Editions Club 1989. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author and Illustrator. First thus edition. Quarto 4to. 128 pages of text. Bound in full black Nigerian goatskin lettered in gilt on spine and front cover. Complete with the black cloth clamshell box lined in gray suede with gilt lettered leather spine label; in fine condition. Illustrated with 6 white/off-white aquatint etchings by Ryman on Arches and handmade Japanese paper each protected with the original tissue guard. Number 236 of 550 copies signed by Beckett and Ryman on a limitation page. A trilogy of three novellas including Company Ill Seen Ill Said and Worstward Ho. Book height measures 10 13/16" 275mm. Box height is 12 1/4" 311mm. First thus edition. Limited Editions Club Hardcover
1957518904Paris: Les Editions de Minuit 1957. Softcover. Near Fine. First French edition trade issue. Translated by Robert Pinget. 12mo. 79pp. Printed wrappers. Slight age-toning on the wrappers else near fine. One of 3000 copies. Signed by Beckett on the title page. Published in English as All That Fall. Les Editions de Minuit unknown
1980BECKETTS001382John Calder London. 1980. First edition. Octavo. 89 pages. One of 100 copies signed by the author and specially bound in quarter vellum with cloth sides top edge gilt.Fine in fine cloth slipcase. John Calder, London. hardcover
1964183933London: John Calder 1964. From the unthinkable first to the no less unthinkable last First UK edition signed limited issue one of 200 copies printed on handmade paper and signed by the author; this number 98 of 100 "Series B" copies bound in full morocco. There were also 100 copies of "Series A" bound in full vellum. Written without punctuation of any form this is widely considered Beckett's darkest and most difficult novel in which the solitary narrator worms their way through mud dwelling in recollections and reminiscences briefly forming a couple "with Pim" and finally returning to solitude this time motionless. Despite the limitation stating that the signed issues were printed in advance of the trade issue they were according to Federman & Fletcher issued shortly after. The work was first published in French as Comment c'est in 1961; Beckett's English translation first appeared in the US in early 1964. Octavo. Original full brown morocco spine lettered and ruled in gilt top edge gilt others untrimmed some leaves unopened. With the original glassine and brown card slipcase. Leather lightly marked a near-fine copy. Federman & Fletcher 384.101. hardcover
1964189654London: John Calder 1964. From the unthinkable first to the no less unthinkable last First UK edition out of series from a limitation of 200 copies printed on handmade paper and signed by the author; this is one of 100 "Series A" copies bound in full vellum. Written without punctuation of any form this is widely considered Beckett's darkest and most difficult novel in which the solitary narrator worms their way through mud dwelling in recollections and reminiscences briefly forming a couple "with Pim" and finally returning to solitude this time motionless. Despite the limitation stating that the signed issues were printed in advance of the trade issue they were according to Federman & Fletcher issued shortly after. The work was first published in French as Comment c'est in 1961; Beckett's English translation first appeared in the US in early 1964. There were also 100 copies of this limitation issued bound in full morocco as "Series B". Octavo. Original vellum spine lettered and ruled in gilt top edge gilt others untrimmed several leaves unopened. With original glassine and white card slipcase. Boards slightly splayed as usual else clean; glassine torn and chipped faint mark to slipcase: in fine condition. Federman & Fletcher 384.101. hardcover
