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514163Paris: Les Editions de Minuit 1983. Softcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Narrow 12mo. 24pp. Printed wrappers. Text in French. A fine unopened copy in fine unprinted glassine dust jacket. Limited to 99 numbered copies on velin d'arches paper. Inscribed by Beckett in year of publication: "for Michael Curtis from Samuel Beckett 2.11.83 Les Editions de Minuit unknown
197121201351971. London: Turret Books. 1971. 8vo. Original black cloth; silver lettering on spine; upper edge gilt; grey endpapers; black and white photographs between p. 30 and p. 31; pp. 14 13-123 3; slight scuffing to head and foot of spine else near fine.First edition number 6 of 100 copies inscribed by Beckett to Edward Lucie Smith Jamaican born English writer and art critic. This catalogue was written by James Knowlson for an exhibition held at Reading University Library from May-July 1971. With a foreword by A.J. Leventhal.""The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh"" Waiting for Godot 1953. hardcover
1964188386London: John Calder 1964. From the unthinkable first to the no less unthinkable last First UK edition signed limited issue number 75 of 200 copies printed on handmade paper and signed by the author; this is one 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 brown morocco spine lettered and ruled in gilt top edge gilt others untrimmed several leaves unopened. With the original glassine and brown card slipcase. Binding a little rubbed and marked contents fresh; closed tear to glassine front panel: a very good copy. Federman & Fletcher 384.101. hardcover
1982161934Northridge California: Lord John Press 1982. Things and imaginings Signed limited edition number 221 of 299 copies signed by the author on the half-title; originally published as Mal vu mal dit Paris 1981 and in Beckett's English translation by Grove Press New York 1981. Octavo. Title page printed in blue and black opening sentences printed in blue. Original blue quarter calf spine lettered in gilt marbled paper sides untrimmed. Spine faintly sunned tiny scuffs to tips a near-fine copy. Not in Federman & Fletcher. unknown
1972178948London: Calder & Boyars 1972. Abode where lost bodies roam each searching for its lost one First edition in English signed limited issue number 43 of 100 copies signed by the author specially bound and published in advance of the trade issue. The story of 200 people "who live out a strictly regulated Dantesque existence" ODNB Beckett's novella was published in French two years before as Le Dépeupleur. Octavo. Original white quarter calf grey cloth sides spine and front cover lettered in gilt edges gilt. With the original grey cloth slipcase. Spine toned small scuff not affecting lettering: a near-fine copy. Not in Federman & Fletcher. hardcover
1972182412London: Calder & Boyars 1972. The true first edition signed and specially bound First edition in English signed limited issue one of 100 copies signed by the author specially bound and printed in advance of the trade issue; this copy is out of series. Beckett's novella - narrating of 200 people "who live out a strictly regulated Dantesque existence" ODNB - was originally published in French two years before as Le Dépeupleur. Octavo. Original white quarter calf spine and front cover lettered in gilt grey cloth sides edges gilt. With the original grey cloth slipcase. Couple of faint marks to calf a near-fine copy in fine slipcase. Not in Federman & Fletcher. hardcover
1967503583Calder and Boyers 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE. 168pp small 8vo green cloth backed in quarter Tan calf gilt stamped lettering all edges gilt. SIGNED by Samuel Beckett on the verso limitation hand-numbered B22 of the second series of 100 copies. FINE in FINE slipcase entirely clean and sharp. Calder and Boyers hardcover
1970BECKETTS002105Calder & Boyars London. 1970. First U.K. edition. Translated from the French by the author. Octavo. pp 21 iii.Number 58 of 100 copies numbered and signed by the author and specially bound in quarter vellum with cloth sides; all edges gilt.Just a hint of tanning to the spine. Fine in fine cloth slipcase. Calder & Boyars, London. hardcover
1967BECKETTS016297Calder and Boyars London. 1967. First edition. Octavo. 168 pages.One of 100 copies signed by the author in the ''A'' series this being unnumbered. Full cream calf binding - the limitation statement calls for buckram but in the event this is the binding material that was used.Fine in near-fine card slipcase faintly stained on one panel. Calder and Boyars, London. hardcover
1972BECKETTS016296Calder & Boyars London. 1972. First U.K. edition. Translated from the French by the author. Octavo. 63 pages.Number 100 of 100 copies signed by the author and specially bound in quarter cream calf with cloth sides; all edges gilt.Spine faintly toned. Fine in fine cloth slipcase. Calder & Boyars, London. hardcover
DADAX0571138217Faber and Faber 0000-00-00. hardcover. New. 1.00x1.00x1.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Faber and Faber hardcover
1965BECKETTS010538John Calder London. 1965. First edition thus: number 8 of 100 copies signed by the author. Octavo. 126 pages. Vellum-backed cloth. Proust was the author's first prose book published in 1931 while the Three Dialogues were written with Georges Duthuit and first printed in Transition in 1949.Spine tanned as usual and with some light rubbing. Very good indeed in fine cloth slipcase. John Calder, London. hardcover
1835137167London: John Camden Hotten 1835-1853. First editions of the first and second series of The Comic Almanack; illustrated by George Cruikshank. Octavo four volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Root & Son gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands marbled endpapers all edges gilt ribbon bound in with many illustrations by George Cruikshank and other Artists. In near fine condition. Praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his lifetime British caricaturist and book illustrator George Cruikshank illustrated numerous works for close friend Charles Dickens including Sketches by Boz 1836 The Mudfog Papers 1837–38 and Oliver Twist 1838. The Comic Almanacks of George Cruikshank have long been regarded by admirers of the inimitable artist as among his finest most characteristic productions. Extending over a period of nineteen years from 1835 to 1853 inclusive they embrace the best period of his artistic career and show the varied excellences of his marvelous power. John Camden Hotten hardcover
1980311751London: John Calder 1980. First trade edition. 89 pp. 8vo. Original cloth dust jacket. Bump to top edge some minor toning to white portion of jacket near fine. First trade edition. 89 pp. 8vo. Inscribed to his agent. Inscribed "for Rosalyn sic Targ with all good wishes Sam Beckett". Roslyn Targ 1925-2017 was Beckett's literary agent. John Calder unknown books
1982WRCLIT76931Northridge: Lord John Press 1982. Quarter publisher's calf and marbled boards. Spine very slightly sunned otherwise fine. First limited printing. One of 299 numbered copies of 325 printed at the Bird & Bull Press and signed by the author on the half- title. Lord John Press hardcover books
1965240801London: Calder & Boyars 1965. First. hardcover. fine. 14pp. small 8vo gray cloth; cloth slipcase. London: Calder & Boyars 1965. Limited First Edition.<br/><br/> No. 17 of 100 copies on hand-made paper signed by the author and printed hors commerce in advance of the first edition.<br/><br/> Calder & Boyars unknown books
1970WRCLIT76928London: Calder & Boyars 1970. Half cream calf and gilt lettered cloth a.e.g. Calf a trace darkened with minuscule nick at crown otherwise about fine with the slipcase which is a very tight fit for the book. First edition limited issue of Beckett's own translation of SANS 1969. Copy #52 of one hundred numbered copies hors commerce specially bound and signed by the author denoted as being in advance of the first edition. The trade edition appeared as SIGNATURE 9. Calder & Boyars hardcover books
195732440New York: Grove Press 1957. First American Edition. Near fine in original quarter-cloth. Without dust jacket as issued. Octavo. 5.625 x 8.25 in. vi 282 pp. Specially bound limited edition numbered 14 of 100 copies and signed by Samuel Beckett on colophon page. <br/><br/> Grove Press hardcover books
1967WRCLIT70999London: Calder & Boyars 1967. Gilt cream calf a.e.g. Tiny mark on lower joint otherwise about fine in smudged and slightly torn limp paper sleeve. First edition in English deluxe issue. One of one hundred numbered copies designated as series A specially printed and bound and signed by the author from a total deluxe issue of two hundred copies. F&F 386.1. Calder & Boyars unknown books
1972WRCLIT76926London: Calder & Boyars 1972. Half cream calf and gilt lettered cloth a.e.g. Some tanning to calf tiny smudge at lower edge of upper board about fine in slipcase. First edition limited issue of this translation by the author of LE DEPEUPLEUR. Copy #82 of one hundred numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author denoted as "printed in advance of the first edition." Calder & Boyars hardcover books
1966469712Paris: Les Editions de Minuit 1966. Softcover. Fine. First edition. 12mo. 18pp. Spine base and upper corner trifle bumped still easily a fine unopened copy. Inscribed by Beckett on the title page: "for Michael Curtis from Samuel Beckett." One of 550 numbered copies on Velin Cuve B.F.K. Rives paper. Les Editions de Minuit unknown
6177Northridge CA: Lord John Press 1982. First thus. Fine. A presentation copy outside of the 299 numbered and 26 lettered copies. Bound in blue marbled boards with navy leather backstrip with gilt tooling and title in gilt on spine. Extremely clean interior signed by author on half-title.<br /> <br /> Published first in French in 1981 and translated by the author in the following year Ill Seen Ill Said is a novella capturing the last moments of a dying woman. Beckett combined third person narration with a steam-of-consciousness style to create this poetic mediation on mortality. Herbert Yellin 1935-2014 established his small fine press in Northridge in 1978 to celebrate his favorite modern authors from poets to science fiction writers. Lord John Press was committed to producing exquisite editions and this copy is a perfect example of that mission. Fine. Lord John Press unknown
311067Northridge: Lord John 1982. Limited. hardcover. fine. Thin 8vo leather backed marble boards. Northridge: Lord John Press 1982. Limited Edition. Fine.<br/> <br/> Number 224 of 299 copies signed by Beckett on the half-title.<br/> <br/> Lord John unknown
1982190656Northridge CA: Lord John Press 1982. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Number 178 of 299 copies with Bembo Type and on mouldmade Bugrabutten paper and designed and printed by Henry Morris with a binding by Bela Blau. A short work of prose from the author of "Waiting for Godot" translated from the French by Beckett. A fine copy in marbled paper covered boards with leather spine. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Beckett. Lord John Press unknown
1964499407London: Faber & Faber 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. 12mo. 48pp. Red cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by Beckett on the title page: "for Michael Curtis Samuel Beckett. London June '79." A very nice copy and scarce thus. Faber & Faber hardcover
