BECKETT, Samuel. Comment c'est. Paris: Éditions de Minuit, 1961. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED "CLUB DE L'EDITION" ISSUE, number 32 of 100 copies SIGNED BY BECKETT. A VERY FINE COPY.
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $594
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
BECKETT, Samuel (1906-1989). Comment c'est. Paris: Éditions de Minuit, 1961.
8vo. Original wrappers printed in black and blue, uncut and unopened; glassine.
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED "CLUB DE L'EDITION" ISSUE, number 32 of 100 copies SIGNED BY BECKETT and printed on Alfa Mousse Navarre paper, and with a blank back cover except for "Édition Originale" printed in lower right corner. The total edition comprised 3,197 copies, including 197 limited or hors commerce copies. The novel is a monologue from an unnamed narrator divided into three parts; before Pim, with Pim, and after Pim. Federman & Fletcher 268. A VERY FINE COPY.
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