Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
by BECKETT, Samuel
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- first
- Condition
- Typical toning to endpapers, else a near fine copy in mustard cloth boards with red lettering to spine. Some rubbing to extremit
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London: Faber and Faber, 1956. Typical toning to endpapers, else a near fine copy in mustard cloth boards with red lettering to spine. Some rubbing to extremities of unclipped photo-illustrated jacket, else near fine.. First UK Edition. Octavo. A pleasing, unsophisticated copy of Beckett's masterpiece, complete with Publisher's Note tipped-in after title page, referring to passages censored by the Lord Chamberlain's Office.
Synopsis
Beckett's existentialist play portrays two men who are trapped in endless waiting for the arrival of someone named Godot. They spend their time bantering and conjecturing and trying to anticipate the time and method of arrival. "Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful?"
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- Bookseller
- Harper's Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29139
- Title
- Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
- Author
- BECKETT, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used - Typical toning to endpapers, else a near fine copy in mustard cloth boards with red lettering to spine. Some rubbing to extremit
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Faber and Faber
- Date Published
- 1956
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- Literature;
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About Harper's Books, Inc.
Harper's Books, founded in 1997, is a bookshop and photography gallery located in East Hampton, New York. We are one of the world's leading dealers in photographic literature, with particular emphasis placed on association copies and landmark books presented in exceptional condition. In addition to our book business, we maintain a gallery space where photographs are exhibited in concert with books. Harper's Books is a member of the ABAA, and the only American rare book dealer chosen to exhibit yearly at Paris Photo.
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