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Waiting For Godot
by Samuel Beckett
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Faber & Faber, 1956. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Faber and Faber Limited; London, 1956. Hardcover. Second UK Printing (publication same month as First Edition). A Very Good, yellow cloth binding with red lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some rubbing to board and spine edges, spine lean, previous owner handwritten ink name top front free endpaper, small bookstore sticker bottom front pastedown, starting front hinge, very mild scattered foxing to text block edges, bit of age toning to pages, bit of discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, sunned spine and verso, small tear top front panel edge, bit of age toning to panels/flaps and verso, Dust Wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 94pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1038623
- Title
- Waiting For Godot
- Author
- Samuel Beckett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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