BECKETT, Samuel and Georges Duthuit

Proust / Three Dialogues

London: John Calder, 1965. First Calder Edition (and First Trade Edition collecting both titles). First Impression, one of 3,000 copies. Octavo (21cm); mauve imitation cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [10],11-126pp. Crown slightly nudged, one lower corner gently tapped (though still sharp), with a faint, tiny stain to upper edge of textblock; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 81s), with light wear to crown and corner tips, and a few small ripples at upper spine; Near Fine. This edition combines Beckett's 1931 essay on Proust with three dialogues between himself and Georges Duthuit (editor of Transition), written down from memory in 1949. FEDERMAN & FLETCHER 7.2.

Price: $200.00

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