Ill Seen Ill Said
by Beckett, Samuel
Ill Seen Ill Said is a short novel by Samuel Beckett. It was first published in French as Mal vu mal dit in 1981, and was then translated in English by the author in 1982. Together with Company and Worstward Ho, it was collected in the volume Nohow On in 1989.
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Ill Seen, Ill Said
by Beckett, Samuel
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- Used - Near fine
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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New York: Grove Press, 1981. First printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket, clean unmarked text, near fine copy in near fine dust jacket, minor soiling and discoloration to the dust jacket including toning to the spine. Item Price
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Ill Seen, Ill Said (signed Beckett on the Half-Title page)
by Beckett, Samuel
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Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1982. Limited Edition. Octavo. 45 pages. Limited to 299 signed copies of which this is #105. The book was designed and printed by Henry Morris of the Bird and Bull Press. III Seen, Ill Said forming part of Beckett's final trilogy Nohow On, develops the concern of "Ping" and Lessness with understanding the relationship… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by BECKETT, Samuel
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- 1981
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 119.60
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New York: Grove Press, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with very slight lightening of the red spine letters. Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by Samuel Beckett
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- 1981
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Toronto , Ontario, CAN
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Stated First Printing. In fine condition, clean and unmarked, in a fine dust jacket, crease at corner, publisher's price intact on flap. Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by BECKETT, Samuel
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Grove Press, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Item Price
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Ill Seen, Ill Said
by Samuel Beckett
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- 1982
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Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The 1982 1st thus, #154 OF 299 COPIES SIGNED BY SAMUEL BECKETT at the half-title. A pristine copy to boot. Tight and Fine in its lovely marbled boards, with bright gilt-rule and lettering at the panels and spine respectively. Also includes a Fine example of the publisher's mylar dustjacket. Octavo,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said.
by Samuel Beckett .
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- 1981.
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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New York, NY Grove Press: Evergreen, 1981. Paperback First Edition (1981), First Printing, so stated. First Edition (1981), First Printing, so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: a hint of toning to the outside edges of the panels; a bit of sunning to the red authorial name and publishers logo at the backstrip (the black titles are bold… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by BECKETT, Samuel
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- 1982
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Quarter blue leather gilt and marbled papercovered boards. Fine. Of a total edition of 299 numbered copies Signed by the author, this is apparently a trial binding and is designated with an asterisk and inscribed by the publisher: " This number * of 299. An odd binding given… Read more about this item Item Price
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ILL SEEN ILL SAID
by BECKETT, Samuel:
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York, North Yorkshire, GBR
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California: Lord John Press. 1982. Signed limited edition. Signed limited edition. Original blue marbled paper-covered boards, quarter-bound in gilt-ruled blue calf with lettering in gilt to the spine. Designed and printed by Henry Morris and bound by Bela Blau. Set in Bembo to Bugrabutten mouldmade paper, the fore-edges untrimmed. A fine, bright copy, the binding square and firm, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said (Signed Limited Edition)
by BECKETT, Samuel
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1982. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Number 178 of 299 copies with Bembo Type and on mouldmade Bugrabutten paper and designed and printed by Henry Morris with a binding by Bela Blau. A short work of prose from the author of "Waiting for Godot" translated from the French by Beckett. A fine copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said.
by BECKETT, Samuel.
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London, GBR
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press,, 1982. Things and imaginings Signed limited edition, number 221 of 299 copies signed by the author on the half-title; originally published as Mal vu mal dit (Paris, 1981) and in Beckett's English translation by Grove Press (New York, 1981). Octavo. Original blue quarter calf, spine lettered in gilt, marbled paper sides, untrimmed. Title page… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by BECKETT, Samuel
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- 1982
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New York, New York, USA
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Northridge: Lord John, 1982. Limited. hardcover. fine. Thin 8vo, leather backed marble boards. Northridge: Lord John Press, 1982. Limited Edition. Fine.<br/> <br/> Number 224 of 299 copies, signed by Beckett on the half-title.<br/> <br/> Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by Beckett, Samuel
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San Francisco, California, USA
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New York. 1981. Grove Press. 1st American Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394522338. 59 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Paul McMillen. keywords: Literature Ireland. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ILL SEEN ILL SAID is among the most beautiful and disquieting of Beckett's later prose works. As though in an ever increasing awareness of the inadequacy of words to express an… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by BECKETT, SAMUEL
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Northridge: Lord John Press, 1982. First Edition Thus. Of an edition of 325 copies signed by the author, Samuel Beckett, this is a special copy with “This is a Presentation Copy” printed on the colophon page and is signed by Samuel Beckett. This copy was presented to author John D. MacDonald and has a Typed Letter Signed from Lord… Read more about this item Item Price
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ILL SEEN ILL SAID
by Beckett, Samuel
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- Used - Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket with remainder streak to bottom page edges.
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- 1981
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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New York: Grove Press, 1981. First edition. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket with remainder streak to bottom page edges.. 59 pages. Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by Samuel Beckett
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- 1981
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by Beckett, Samuel
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- New
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- 1981-01-01
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- Hardcover
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- 0394522338
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San Diego, California, USA
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SGD 147.73
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Grove/Atlantic, 1981-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Item Price
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ill seen ill said
by BECKETT, SAMUEL
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good +
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- First UK EDITION
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- 1982
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- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
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- 0714538957
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 46.18
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London: John Calder, 1982. First UK EDITION. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good +. Octavo. White cloth backing black boards, black spine titles, pp. 59. Inked Christmas inscription dated 1982 to front blank, bit of spotting to edges, otherwise a very good copy in an unclipped, minutely soiled dust jacket. Item Price
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ill seen ill said
by Beckett, Samuel
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- Used: Good
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- 1st Amer. ed
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802111947
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Frontenac, Minnesota, USA
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SGD 63.32
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New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc, 1981. 1st Amer. ed. Hardcover. Used: Good. 0x0x0. First hardcover edition, 1981. 59pp. Lightly yellowed top edge of dust jacket, front. Else very good in very good unclipped dust jacket. An old woman alone in a cabin. Said to be among the most beautiful and disquieting of Beckett's works. Item Price
SGD 63.32

Ill Seen Ill Said
by Beckett, Samuel
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- Paperback
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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