bing by BECKETT, Samuel - 1966

Paris: Les Editions de Minuit, 1966. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Original wraps; cellophane tissue wrapper. Uncut. Copy 358/550.

(Paris): Les Editions de Minuit, 1966. Softcover. Very Good/Very Good. First French edition. Translated from English by the author. Small octavo. 18pp. White printed wrappers. Small dampstain in gutter on front fly, light dampstain on spine tail and on bottom page edges, about very good with pages unopened along topedges in publisher's very good (unprinted) glassine dust jacket; jacket is lightly tanned, with short tears. "La Librairie des Editions de Minuit" issue, limited to 112 numbered copies, this is no. 87 (designated on copyright page, "reserves a La Librairie des Editions de Minuit") [F&F 276].

(Paris): Les Editions de Minuit, 1966. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Squarish small octavo. 18pp. White printed wrappers. A fine, unopened copy. Limited to 550 numbered copies on Velin Cuve B. F. K. Rives paper.

Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1966. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 73 of 112 copies reserved for publisher of 550 copies on Rives from an edition of 762 (there were 100 hors commerce and 112 reserved for the publisher). 17, [1]pp. 8vo. Original wrappers; glassine. Fine. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 73 of 112 copies reserved for publisher of 550 copies on Rives from an edition of 762 (there were 100 hors commerce and 112 reserved for the publisher). 17, [1]pp. 8vo.

New York: Les Editions de Minuit, 1966. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/Near Fine. Wraps, in glassine dust jacket. Number 220 from a limited edition of 550 copies. Inscribed by Beckett on the title-page. Aside from some light rubbing at spine tips and corners, book and jacket are fine.

(Paris): 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.

Paris: Les Editions de Minuit, 1966. Fine. Les Editions de Minuit, Paris 1966, 14,5x19,5cm, broché. - Edition originale, un des 100 exemplaires hors commerce numérotés sur B.F.K. de Rives, seuls grands papiers avec 662 autres B.F.K. de Rives. Précieux envoi autographe daté d'Octobre 1966 et signé de Samuel Beckett à son ami le peintre Geer (Van Velde) et à sa femme Lise. Bel exemplaire. « Que dire de ces plans qui glissent, ces contours qui vibrent, ces corps comme taillés dans la brume, ces équilibres qu'un rien doit rompre, qui se rompent, et se reforment à mesure qu'on regarde ? Comment parler de ces couleurs qui respirent, qui halètent ? de cette stase grouillante ? de ce monde sans poids, sans force, sans ombre ? Ici tout bouge, nage, fuit, revient, se défait, se refait. Tout cesse, sans cesse. On dirait l'insurrection des molécules, l'intérieur d'une pierre un millième de seconde avant qu'elle ne se désagrège. C'est ça la littérature. »… Read More