Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On: A Selection from Samuel Beckett’s Work by Samuel Beckett in a archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1976 Grove Press. First Printing is stated on copyright page.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on the straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, . The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface wear, heavy edge wear, the price is on the flap next to the remains of an old price sticker. Looks good in a Brodart archival wrap.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature and acknowledged as one of the greatest writers of our time, Samuel Beckett has had a profound impact upon the literary landscape of the twentieth century. In this one-volume collection of his fiction, drama, poetry, and critical writings, we get an unsurpassed look at his work. Included, among others, are:
- The complete plays Waiting for Godot, Krappâs Last Tape, Cascando, Eh Joe, Not I, and That Time
- Selections from his novels Murphy, Watt, Mercier and Camier, Molloy, and The Unnamable
- The shorter works Dante and the Lobster, The Expelled, Imagination Dead Imagine, and Lessness
- A selection of Beckettâs poetry and critical writings
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
