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199557097NY: Dorling Kindersley 1995. First American Edition first printing. Quarto: pictorial white board in dust jacket. Illustrated. Fine in fine price-clipped d/j. Dorling Kindersley unknown books
1850D14004Bradbury Agnew & Co. n.d. c. 1850. Hardcover. Very Good. Half gilt-ruled green morocco and green cloth gilt-stamped lettering and ornament in spine compartments 5 raised bands a.e.g.; 8vo; pp. xii 308 with illustrated title-page printed in b/w and red; plus 10 hand-colored steel-engraved plates numerous wood-engraved illustrations in text; collates complete. Spine sunned with tiny split at head of spine along front joint holding just fine; boards lightly rubbed. A little faint marginal foxing but text block is overall bright and clean and plates are in fine condition colors remain true. An excellent copy in a lavish binding. <br/><br/> Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. hardcover 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
1883184551London: Crosby Lockwood & Co 1883. Hardcover. VG Cover has general wear and staining. Spine has small piece missing at connection to front cover. Bookblock has age toning. Fold out diagram at front of book free from binding Interior pages have age toning. Signature of previous owner on inside front cover dated 1889. Red cloth boards with gilt cover design and gilt lettering on spine. xiii 400 pages illustrations. Other Titles: A Rudimentary Treatise on Clock and Watchmaking: with a chapter on church clocks; and an account of the proceedings respecting the great Westminster clock. With numerous drawings. Crosby Lockwood & Co hardcover books
195722776London: Faber and Faber 1957. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. First UK edition. A trade paperbound original book containing a radio play by Beckett. 37 pp. Book has a small neat prior owner name to the front endpaper else this is a lovely near fine example. No hardbound edition. The integral dustwrapper is just lightly toned at edges. <br/><br/> Faber and Faber paperback books
1957JC9072New York: Grove Press 1957. Paperback. Very Good. Glossy white wraps printed in green; 8vo; pp. 59. Covers tanned and a bit dust-smudged; corners lightly rubbed. "With Best Wishes for the Holiday Season" printed on front cover. <br/><br/> Grove Press paperback books
195726134New York: Grove Press 1957. First American edition. First American edition. White cloth with dustjacket 59 pp. Near fine in a very good jacket with some wear at edges. <br/><br/> Grove Press hardcover books
1957WRCLIT29438New York: Grove Press 1957. Cloth. First trade edition clothbound issue. Nice in lightly edgeworn dust jacket with shallow chip and edge tears at top edge near crown of spine. F&F 34. Grove Press hardcover books
19572378New York: Grove Press 1957. First American edition. Grey cloth fine in lightly worn dust jacket. Davis 57A4. <br/><br/> Grove Press hardcover books
1957WRCLIT17831London: Faber and Faber 1957. Pictorial wrapper over stiff wrappers. First British edition. Wraps lightly sunned with two small nicks. Very good. F&F 34.1. Faber and Faber paperback books
195748492NY: Grove Press 1957. First US edition. 59 pp. Very near fine in very good dust jacket with some light edgewear and a two inch closed tear to the front panel. A play. Federman & Fletcher 34. NY: Grove Press unknown books
015454London:1957: Faber and Faber. First Edition. Small Octavo. 361pp. bound in unclipped self jacketed stiff paper wraps designed by Peter Snow lettered and decorated in pink black and light blues pine lettering black minor light toning to edges some off-setting to front endpapers otherwise near fine. "This title established as a radio classic will take its place as a piece of permanent literature Faber and Faber unknown books
195715084NY: Grove Press 1957. First edition. White wrappers printed in green noting that this was issued with best wishes from the Holiday season from Grove Press with a presentation card laid in. 8vo pp. 58. A very good copy. The copyright page contains a listing of the three formats in which this was issued but does not mention this one. Grove Press unknown books
195754356London: Faber and Faber 1957. First English edition. 8vo pp. 37. Paper wraps. Cover and edges somewhat stained cover worn o/w good. Faber and Faber unknown books
2017033880London: Corvus. 2017. Signed by the author in the month prior to publication. The British scifi author takes on a future America where droughts hurricanes and floods have created a humanitarian crisis at the border between northern and southern states and the politicians find a way to blame Canada. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a label indicating the book is a "BBC Radio 2 Book Club" selection. Beckett's Eden trilogy was highly praised and the author -- who is also a sociologist -- is well-regarded for using the science fiction genre as a way to explore social political and theological issues. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Corvus hardcover 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
195865986Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Very Good. 1958. Hardcover. Compiled by Octavio Paz; Preface by C. M. Bowra. 213 pages green cloth with red printing. There is some light staining to the cover edges and a previous owner signed the front endpaper. Otherwise this is a clean nice copy. Very Good in a Very Good though price-clipped dust jacket. . Indiana University Press hardcover books
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
198537417Paris: Hermann 1985. First Edition. First printing. Quarto; cloth boards hardcover; dustjacket; 223pp; illus. A few tiny specks of white paint crayon to cloth boards else Near Fine in lightly soiled dustwrapper with a few closed nicks to extremities VG. 189 of Arikha's works reproduced; includes 3 essays on the artist's work by Samuel Beckett; other contributions by Robert Hughes Richard Channin André Fermigier Jane Livingston and Barbara Rose. Hermann unknown books
19781342458Paris; New York: Hermann; Thames and Hudson 1978. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-/VG-; off-white spine with black text; dust jacket shows mild sun aging to exterior and flaps; cloth exterior has slight damp stain to tail fore corners; otherwise clean; slightly splayed boards; text block edges have minimal wear; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 223; arts - Collections. 1342458. FP New Rockville Stock. Hermann; Thames and Hudson hardcover books
198723322Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press 1987. First edition deluxe issue. One of 25 numbered copies signed by Beckett the only signed issue of this book out of a total edition of 325 copies printed by Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lion Press this is copy number 1. Very fine copy. Square 4to original quarter morocco & paste-paper boards publisher's slipcase. Very fine copy. Rampant Lions Press unknown books
19873449Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press 1987. Hardcover. Fine. Published in a limited edition of 325 numbered copies this being #132. Square Quarto. Designed and printed by Sebastian Carter. Bound by Woolnough Fine Bindings and printed on Zerkall Silurian paper. A lovely book. <br/><br/> Rampant Lions Press hardcover books
1966311748Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit 1966. First edition #305 of 450 copies. 29 1 pp. 12mo. Original wrappers glassine. Near fine. First edition #305 of 450 copies. 29 1 pp. 12mo. Inscribed. Inscribed on the title page "for William & Roslyn bien amicalement Sam. Beckett". Roslyn Targ 1925-2017 was Beckett's literary agent. Her husband 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. Les Éditions de Minuit unknown books
1967011684Jerusalem: Tarshish Books 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Issued withoutd dustjacket. An apparently unused copy. Fine all over. Tarshish Books hardcover books
1967015657Israel: Tarshish Books 1967. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. iv pages of text followed by 21 plates interspersed with title sheets. ORiginal hardcover binding wtih minor shelfwear and soiling. Several pages are loosened. The text is clean and unmarked. The introductory text is in Hebrew. First edition. Tarshish Books Hardcover books
