Endgame: A Play in One Act.: Followed by Act Without Words: A Mime for One Player. Translated from the French by the author.
by BECKETT, Samuel
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- Hardcover
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Grove Press, Inc.,, 1958. In the original glassine First edition in English, first impression, limited issue, number 45 of 100 copies specially bound in cloth. A comic experiment in an eschatology of lovelessness, Endgame was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London on 3 April 1957; it was originally published the same year, in French, as Fin de partie. Octavo. Original brown cloth, grey paper boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. With original glassine wrapper. Spine a little faded, mild toning to board edges, a near-fine copy, rare with the original glassine. Federman & Fletcher 376.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 147742
- Title
- Endgame: A Play in One Act.
- Author
- BECKETT, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Grove Press, Inc.,
- Date Published
- 1958
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Peter Harrington
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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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