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En attendant Godot.: Pièce en deux actes.
by BECKETT, Samuel
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit,, 1952. Rien à faire First edition, first printing, trade issue, scarce in such nice condition. This masterpiece of absurdist theatre and 20th-century literature was published on 17 October 1952. The theatrical premiere took place at the Théâtre de Babylone in Paris on 5 January 1953. Its extraordinary success "was responsible for Beckett's rise to worldwide fame, as the play rapidly became an object of intense international interest and controversy" (ODNB). The trade issue consisted of 2,500 copies bound in the fragile wrappers. There were also 35 numbered copies issued on vélin supérieur and designated "L'edition originale". Beckett's own English translation of the work appeared two years later, published in New York by the Grove Press. Octavo. Original white wrappers, spine and covers lettered in blue and black, blue rules to covers, small photographic illustration of author on rear cover, edges untrimmed. Gentle vertical crease to spine, negligible soiling to wrappers, toning to contents as usual, otherwise clean. A near-fine copy. Federman & Fletcher 259.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156272
- Title
- En attendant Godot.
- Author
- BECKETT, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit,
- Date Published
- 1952
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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