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Samuel Beckett
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Nouvelles et Textes Pour Rien
Samuel Beckett
BECKETT, Samuel (1906-1989). Nouvelles et Textes Pour Rien. Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1958.
Inscribed by Beckett to Alberto Giacometti: a major presentation copy of the first illustrated edition. It is further inscribed by the artist Avigdor Arikha (1929-2010), who illustrated this edition. One of 2000 copies printed on velin, this copy marked ‘H.C’ (Hors Commerce). Nouvelles et Textes Pour Rien gathers three of Beckett’s short stories and a further thirteen short prose pieces. A fine copy linking two of the 20th century’s most significant artistic figures.
Octavo. Frontispiece and 5 illustrations after Avigdor Arikha. Original white card wrappers lettered in black and with illustration after Avigdor Arikha to upper wrapper, edges uncut; custom black cloth chemise and slipcase. Provenance: Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966; inscriptions on the title from the author, ‘Pour Alberto Giacometti son ami et admirateur Samuel Beckett, Paris Septembre 1958’, and the illustrator, ‘Pour Alberto Giacometti avec l’admiration de Arikha’).
Samuel Beckett
BECKETT, Samuel (1906-1989). Nouvelles et Textes Pour Rien. Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1958.
Inscribed by Beckett to Alberto Giacometti: a major presentation copy of the first illustrated edition. It is further inscribed by the artist Avigdor Arikha (1929-2010), who illustrated this edition. One of 2000 copies printed on velin, this copy marked ‘H.C’ (Hors Commerce). Nouvelles et Textes Pour Rien gathers three of Beckett’s short stories and a further thirteen short prose pieces. A fine copy linking two of the 20th century’s most significant artistic figures.
Octavo. Frontispiece and 5 illustrations after Avigdor Arikha. Original white card wrappers lettered in black and with illustration after Avigdor Arikha to upper wrapper, edges uncut; custom black cloth chemise and slipcase. Provenance: Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966; inscriptions on the title from the author, ‘Pour Alberto Giacometti son ami et admirateur Samuel Beckett, Paris Septembre 1958’, and the illustrator, ‘Pour Alberto Giacometti avec l’admiration de Arikha’).
