L'IMAGE
by BECKETT, Samuel:
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Les Editions de Minuit. 1988. First edition. First edition. Inscribed presentation copy. Original printed card covers in glassine dustwrapper. A near fine or better copy, the wrappers slightly darkened at the extremities. The contents are clean and fine throughout. This copy one of a small number of Hors Commerce, and marked as such in pencil. The regular edition was limited to 99 copies. Inscribed by the author in black ink at the head of the half title "Pour Josette / affectueusement / Sam / 28.5.88". The recipient Josette was the wife of the cubist artist Henri Hayden (1883-1970). The Haydens first encountered Beckett in 1943 in Roussillon, a small village in France where Beckett was in hiding and Henri and Josette had arrived, also in flight from the Nazis. The couple went on to enjoy a long and lasting friendship with Beckett. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10433
- Title
- L'IMAGE
- Author
- BECKETT, Samuel:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Paris: Les Editions de Minuit. 1988
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Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
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Glossary
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...