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1972 · 15088J — London: Enitharmon Press 1972. First Edition. Copy 121 of 137 copies signed by Samuel Beckett. Printed by The Rampant Lions Press on fine English handmade paper. Beckett’s writing is a previously unused and unpublished section from the short story - The Lost Ones. Each of the three etchings are hand-signed by artist and close personal friend of Beckett's Avigdor Arikha and are entitled: "The Vanquished I" "Hair" and "The Vanquished II†which were printed separately at Studio Prints London. Size 15 3/4 inches tall x 12 1/16 inches wide. Wrappers in paper folder publisher’s original cloth chemise and slipcase. Fine. Avigdor Arikha 1929 – 2010 was a Romanian-born French-Israeli painter draughtsman printmaker and art historian. His knowledge and skill of art techniques were aligned with those of another close friend renowned photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. He is best known for his portraits nudes still lifes and landscapes and he illustrated some of the texts of Beckett with whom he and his wife American poet and writer Anne Atik maintained a close friendship until the writer's death in 1989. Beckett also contributed introductory and other content to books by and about Arikha's art. Enitharmon Press hardcover books