BECKETT, Samuel (1906-1989). Waiting for Godot. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1956. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, preceded by an edition in French, and an edition published in New York.
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BECKETT, Samuel (1906-1989). Waiting for Godot. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1956.
8vo. Publisher's note tipped in. Original mustard cloth lettered in red on spine; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (slight wear to corners, a few short tears). Provenance: Ed Cox (signature on flyleaf).
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, preceded by an edition in French, and an edition published in New York. Beckett's play was first performed in London at the Arts Theater Club on 3 August 1955, and was later transferred to the Criterion Theatre after a few small textual deletions were made "to satisfy the requirements of the Lord Chamberlain. The text printed here is that used in the Criterion Theatre production" (publisher's note tipped in). Federman & Fletcher 373.1.
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