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192925938Paris: Shakespeare and Company Sylvia Beach 1929. First edition. 3-194 2 p. 191 x 140 mm. 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Original printed paper wrappers. Copy no. 60 of 96 numbered copies printed on Arches paper. Mogens Boisen's copy the Danish translator of Ulysses inscribed to him by Sylvia Beach and with two letters from him to a former owner explaining the circumstances. Small chip from rear wrapper edge light creasing on front wrapper otherwise a fine copy. In a folding box with the announcement. "Dante.Bruno. Vico.Joyce" published here constitutes Samuel Beckett's first appearance in print. <br/><br/> Shakespeare and Company, Sylvia Beach unknown books
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
192924311London: Faber and Faber Limited 1929. First U.K. Edition. 12mo; 19.5cm.; publisher's cloth in blue-green pictorial dust jacket; 6194pp. Jacket spine toned to tan some faint spotting and light edge wear brief tape repair to spine verso else a Very Good and sound copy overall. Collection of essays on James Joyce originally published by Shakespeare & Co. the title having been taken from Finnegans Wake. See WALLACE B11 which only notes the 1936 Faber edition which included a new introduction by Sylvia Beach. Faber and Faber Limited unknown books
199245138NY: Fordham University Press 1992. First edition. 199 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Twelve essays on the literary relationship between Joyce and Beckett plus a bibliography of works relevant to that topic. NY: Fordham University Press, unknown books
19762305London Paris New York: Editions de Minuit and Petersburg Press S.A. 1976. First edition. Wrappers and box. Fine. ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED ART BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY: SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY JASPER JOHNS AND SAMUEL BECKETT. ONE OF ONLY 250 COPIES from a total edition of 300. "Two of the most enigmatic artists of our time Samuel Beckett and Jasper Johns collaborated on this complex yet elegant artist's book. Originally written in French. the brooding essays were rewritten in English by Beckett for this project. Nevertheless Johns decided to include both texts that expanded his own involvement to thirty-three etchings and aquatints plus color lithograph endpapers. Johns's imagery is based on a major four-panel painting Untitled 1972 along with his classic imagery related to numbers and body parts. This cerebral volume that provokes more questions than it answers is considered one of the greatest artists' books of the second half of the twentieth century" Johnson and Stein Artists' Books in the Modern Era 1870-2000. Included in the landmark 1995 Museum of Modern Art exhibit: A Century of Artists' Books.<br /> <br /> Magnificently illustrated with original prints by Johns with the complete set of 33 etchings and aquatints in- and hors-texte including two double pages in colors. Printed on handmade wove Auvergne Richard de Bas paper watermarked with Beckett's initials and Johns's signature. Text in both French and English by Beckett.<br /> <br /> London Paris New York: Editions de Minuit and Petersburg Press S.A. 1976. Oblong folio 13 x 9 3/4 in.; 330 x 247 mm publisher's ivory wove paper binding with aquatint endpapers bound in accordion fold around support leaves; publisher's beige linen box with purple tassel lined with colored lithograph. Printed at Atelier Crommelynck. A small amount of offsetting to text as usual despite all tissue guards present. A MAGNIFICENT WORK IN FINE CONDITION. Editions de Minuit and Petersburg Press S.A. unknown books
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
1962M1949Springfield:: Charles C. Thomas 1962. 1962. 255 x 180 mm. 8vo. xiii 178 pp. 8 tables 165 figs. indexes. Green cloth gilt spine dust-jacket; jacket insect freckled else fine. Charles C. Thomas, (1962). hardcover books
1844245664Philadelphia: Carey and Hart 1844. Very Good binding. Cruikshank. The first two parts of the First American Edition bound together dated 1844 and 1845. Brown ribbed cloth binding rebacked with most of original spine and leather title label laid down. Some foxing rather heavy to preliminaries but scattered and moderate thereafter. Very Good binding. Carey and Hart unknown books
1846015195Published at The Punch Office 1846. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Beautiful Fine Copy In Light Full Brown Leather Six Compartments With Gilt.First Edition1846 Parts 1-IV Gorgeous Copy. Published at The Punch Office Hardcover books
198625714Washington DC: Library of Congress 1986. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Stapled wrappers. 31 pp. An extended essay on Samuel Beckett published by the Library of Congress in honor of Beckett's 80th birthday. A near fine example. Library of Congress paperback books
35929London: Thomas Hailes Lacy n. d. Ca mid-to-late 1840s. Modern marbled paper wrappers with printed paper title label to front wrapper. Age-toning to paper. Ding to lower edge of text-block. Very Good. 42 pp. Frontispiece. 6-7/8" x 4-1/16" <br/><br/>First performed at the Princess's Theatre on Tuesday October 8th 1844. Thomas Hailes Lacy unknown books
1883516851883. Duffy Sir. Frank Gavan; Thomas Turner A Beckett. Introduction and Notes to the Transfer of Land Statute by Thomas A'Beckett. Second Edition with Amending Acts and Additional Notes and Forms by Frank Gavan Duffy. Melbourne: Charles F. Maxwell 1883. xiii 1 l. 311 pp. Ex-library. Mild wear to cover corners bumped hinges cracked. Some pencilled underlining and notes. Mild foxing. A good copy. $350. No copies found in OCLC. unknown books
185227771London: John W. Parker & Son 1852. 12mo. 29 pp. <br><br>Denison is of the opinion that such a marriage as detailed in title might well be held legal in England but that nothing is certain. Removed from a nonce volume. Title-leaf detached. Minor chipping to some page edges. John W. Parker & Son unknown books
1850134903London: John Weale 1850. Hardcover. Fair Ex-lib. pocket inside front cover pocket inside back usual markings; Light wear to cloth; Pages very clean; Two pages have pulled loose from binding but are present. Red cloth over boards library binding; 279 pp.; Numerous bw figures. Author designed the clock mechanism in the Clock Tower now called the Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster. John Weale hardcover 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
2009UCORVIC00LAWPenn & Sword 2009. Very Good. Corvi Steven J. Victoria's Generals. Beckett Ian F.W. Barnsley South Yorkshire England: Penn & Sword 2009. 226pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with subtly bumped corners. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gently bumped edges and subtle rubbing. Penn & Sword hardcover books
1978WRCLIT82037New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1978. Thick octavo. Cloth. Photographs. Cloth a bit soiled and rubbed but a good association copy in edgeworn dust jacket. Second impression. Poet / translator / editor Cid Corman's copy with his Dec. 1978 ownership inscription frequent marginal highlights and occasional comments and notes in the text. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
19661217557New York: The Viking Press 1966. First Edition. Quarto 128 pages. Hard cover with dust jacket. VG/VG. Tight binding. Text and pages are clean and unmarked. Light sunning and humidity damage on the upper edges of pages. Light shelf wear to boards. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has some tape residue on the inside of front flap; also shows light shelf wear a few tiny tears sunning and light staining but still very good and wrapped in protective brodart for extra protection. White sunned spine with in black and light olive green. Shelve in Front Table. 1217557. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press unknown books
1994UCHAOXF00AFOxford University Press 1994. Very Good. Chandler David. The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army. Beckett Ian. NP: Oxford University Press 1994. 493pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Oxford University Press hardcover books
19949010303Oxford: Oxford University Press 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. <br/><br/> Oxford University Press hardcover books
1988407692New York: Gotham Book Mart 1988. A fine copy without marks or wear. 8vo. 32 1 pages. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. Original decorated paper over boards gilt-lettered on spines. One of 326 copies signed on the colophon by Samuel Beckett this copy out-of-series and reserved for the printer Ronald Gordon of The Oliphant Press. The edition consisted of 300 numbered and signed copies and 26 lettered and signed copies reserved for Beckett and the Gotham Book Mart. <br/><br/> Gotham Book Mart hardcover books
046777Olympia. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Light wear to wraps at edges small puncture to front cover fine internally. Number 489 of 1125 copies. Watt was largely composed while on the run from the Nazis in France from 1942-44. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 046777. Olympia unknown books
133957Hamilton OH: Beckett Paper Company n.d. stiff paper wrappers. Paper Specimens. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Advertisement for Beckett Offset with list of colors and finishes offered. Beckett Paper Company unknown books
197739158Munich: Prestel 1977. First English edition. 8vo pp. 120. Biographical notes short bibliography notes. With 95 illustrations 65 in color. Fine in slightly scuffed dj. Prestel unknown books
19629026101Houston: Stagecoach Press 1962. 1st . Paperback. fine. Title page illustration by Jose Cisneros One of 800 copies printed by Jack D. Rittenhouse at the Stagecoach Press. Adams 6 Guns 182. <br/><br/> Stagecoach Press paperback books