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London: George Routledge & Sons, 1938. First edition of his first published novel. In the first-issue binding of smooth green cloth -- from a total of only 1,500 copies in the first edition, reportedly just 718 were in this first-issue binding and the remainder were issued later in a "cheap edition" in 1942 [Federman & Fletcher, 25]. 8vo green cloth boards, gilt-stamped spine lettering; 282 pages plus 4 pp. ads. Small bookseller label of "The Holliday Bookshop" to bottom edge rear pastedown. Near fine with light foxing to endpapers and barest shelf wear. Lacking the rare dust jacket. Quite scarce in this issue.
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MURPHY; [in scarce first-issue binding]
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MURPHY [Publisher's Copy]
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New York: Grove Press, [1957]. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine without dustwrapper, as issued. Cloth-backed boards. Beckett's first published novel, first published in England in 1938. Copy #22 of only 100 numbered copies SIGNED by the author and specially bound in gilt-stamped brown cloth and tan boards. Grove Press publisher Barney Rosset's copy with the following in his hand on the front endpaper: "publisher's copy/Barney Rosset - GROVE PRESS." Rosset introduced American readers to numerous significant writers, including Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, Pinter, and Stoppard. He led a successful legal battle to publish the uncensored version of D. H. Lawrence's novel LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER, and later was the American publisher of Henry Miller's controversial novel TROPIC OF CANCER. The right to publish and distribute Miller's novel in the United States was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1964, in a landmark ruling for free speech and the First Amendment.
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Murphy
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New York: Grove Press, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition, limited hardcover issue. Octavo. 282pp. Quarter cloth and paper-covered boards. Binding has slight tanning on boards, a near fine copy in publisher's very good or better unprinted acetate dust jacket as issued with a shallow chip at the crown and a short tear. Copy number 20 of 100 numbered specially bound, copies Signed by Samuel Beckett on the limitation page. A publisher's copy, with publisher Barney Rosset's note: "Publisher's Copy, Barney Rosset, Grove Press" written in his ink holograph on the front flyleaf. An elusive title in any dust jacket.
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Murphy
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London: Routledge, 1938. First Edition; publisher’s cloth; second issue binding. A very good copy in a custom cloth clamshell box.
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Murphy.
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London:: George Routledge,, [1938].. First edition; second binding.. publisher's green cloth, lacking the very scarce jacket., in custom folding box.. Slightly cocked; spine very slightly faded; but a fresh, bright copy of a scarce book.. 8vo,.
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Murphy a Novel
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New York: Grove Press, (1957). First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/fine. 282p octavo, clothbound issue. Translated from the French by Patrick Bowles in collaboration with the author. Fine in very good or better dust jacket lightly toned on the spine and a small chip at the crown. Inscribed by Samuel Beckett on the title page to author Dan Pope, "for Dan Pope with all good wishes Samuel Beckett 16.2.88" Additionally signed by Grove Press publisher Barney Rosset beneath the publisher's imprint. Rarely encountered signed by Beckett.
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Murphy
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(Paris): Bordas [sheets in Les Editions de Minuit wrappers], 1951. Softcover. Near Fine. First French edition, second issue binding, using the 1947 first edition sheets, printed for Bordas, but with wrappers printed by Editions de Minuit and issued 1951. According to *F&F* 145.01, this was "Published by Bordas... *MURPHY* in four years sold only 95 of the 3000 copies printed. M. Jerome Lindon took over the contract and unsold stock for the Editions de Minuit at the end of 1951." Octavo. White printed wrappers. Text in French. Acidic pages browned as usual, due to acidic paper, white wrappers lightly toned on spine and extremities edge of spine has narrow faint stain, partially unopened. Signed by Samuel Beckett on the title page. First book by Beckett to be translated into French, with Beckett's own translation. Elusive title in either issue, especially when signed by Beckett.
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Murphy (Signed)
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New York: Grove Press, 1957. First American edition. Cloth. Very Good +/very good +. 8vo. Oatmeal clothbound book in price-intact dustwrapper. First US edition of the author's first novel. First published in 1938. 282 pp. A handsome very good plus copy with a few minor spots to the top edge, else a clean unmarked copy. The price intact dustwrapper is lightly toned at spine, else a near fine example. SIGNED by the author on the title page. While there was a small limited signed edition of this book of 100 copies put out by Grove Press, it is quite uncommon to find the trade edition signed.
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Murphy
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Paris: Bordas / Éditions de Minuit, 1954. First edition in French, second issue. 272 pp. 8vo. Original printed wrappers; glassine; unopened. Text evenly toned, otherwise fine. First edition in French, second issue. 272 pp. 8vo. Inscribed to the Targs. First French edition, second issue. Inscribed on the title page, "For William & Roslyn Targ with all good wishes Sam Beckett." Beckett's first novel, written in English and originally published in 1938. This French translation appeared 9 years later under the Bordas imprint. At the end of 1953 Les Éditions de Minuit acquired some 2750 unsold copies from Bordas, and in early 1954 they reissued them under their own wrappers. Roslyn Targ (1925-2017), was Beckett's longtime literary agent. Her husband, William Targ (1907-1999) was editor in chief at World Publishing and then Putnam's before founding his own imprint, Targ Editions; he was also a noted bibliophile and Beckett collector. The Targs enjoyed a friendly relationship with Beckett and paid him…
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MURPHY; [signed, limited edition]
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New York: Grove Press, (1957). First U.S. edition of his first published novel. Number 52 of 100 specially bound copies SIGNED BY BECKETT. 8vo gilt-stamped quarter brown cloth; flecked paper boards with small circular design stamped in gray and pink on lower front corner; 282 pages. Near fine with spine and board edges slightly toned and touch of faint foxing to pastedowns. Original plain acetate dust jacket is present, though chipped and worn, and fresh mylar cover additionally supplied. [Federman & Fletcher 25.11].
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Murphy (Signed Limited Edition)
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New York: Grove Press, 1957. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 8vo. Cloth spine over paper-covered boards. 282 pp. First American edition of this novel that was first published in 1938. Limited edition, number 15 of only 100 specially bound and SIGNED copies. A clean very good example.in unprinted acetate dustwrapper.
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Murphy
by Beckett Samuel
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Les Editions de Minuit (Bordas), 1947. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1re Edition Française. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In-8, broché, Bon Etat, édition originale française, premier tirage de Bordas en 1947 (daté) avec couverture de Minuit de 1950 (non datée) .
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Murphy.
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New York, Grove Press, 1957. . First American trade edition; 8vo; gift inscription on front free endpaper; publisher's taupe cloth, dust-jacket with design by Roy Kuhlman, spine slightly darkened, rubbed and frayed with slight loss to ends, otherwise a good example.` An interesting association copy of the first American edition of Murphy by Samuel Beckett, with the contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper from the writer, night-club owner, Beat publishing editor and all-round far-out man Jay Landesman, to the poet Deborah Love who would later marry Peter Matthiessen.
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MURPHY.
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New York: Grove Press.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American edition. Fine in close to fine dust jacket. (Couple tiny nicks in jacket. One nearly indiscernible soil mark on front cover of jacket. ) Superb copy. (B); 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 282 pages .
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Murphy
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(Paris): Les Editions de Minuit (using original title page and sheets of the 1947 Bordas edition), 1951. Softcover. Near Fine. First French edition, second issue binding using the 1947 first edition sheets printed for Bordas, but with wrappers printed by Editions de Minuit and distributed in 1951. Bordas sold only 95 copies of *Murphy* in four years, M. Jerome Lindon took over the contract and unsold stock for the Editions de Minuit at the end of 1951. Octavo. 205pp. White wrappers printed in blue and black. White wrappers are lightly tanned, text is evenly browned (printed on acidic paper), title page has a shallow chip at top edge where carelessly opened, a very good copy of a fragile publication. First book by Beckett to be translated into French (translation by Beckett). An elusive title in either issue.
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MURPHY.
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New York: Grove Press.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American Edition. Near fine in very good+ dust jacket. (Trace of light offsetting at edges of front end paper. Spine on jacket mildly age toned. A few short edge tears & shelf soiling at edges of dust jacket. ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 282 pages .
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New York: Grove Press, 1957. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 282 pages In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white with black titling. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$3.50', minor wear primarily to corners, minor rubbing primarily to rear cover. With hand-stamped Grove Press copyright information to copyright page, as called for. Shelved case 2. 1383660. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Murphy
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New York: Grove Press, 1957. Beige cloth still clean and fresh. Sharp tips. White endpapers. First printing in America. Unmarked. tight and square. Price clipped jacket has tanning to spine and small chip near base of spine. First published in England in 1938, later translated into French by Beckett himself. His first novel, it describes the hilarious but tragic life of Murphy in London. In mylar. . First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus to Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Murphy: A Novel
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Grove Press. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, spine sun toned. First printing in America with Grove Press stamp Copyright 1957 on copyright page. . Fine. Hardcover. 1957.
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Murphy
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New York: Grove Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.50), generally toned, lightly soiled and rubbed. Cream cloth, toned at the spine, with brown ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, some stains at the top edge, clean internally. A Beckett English-language novel original published in 1938 about the "tragic life of Murphy in London.
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