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Beckett, Samuel. Murphy. Grove Press, 1957.
Price: US$9.55 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This is a trade paperback. Fading, soiling to exterior; clean text. ASIN: B000UZ8WKK
Seller: BookDepart, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Samuel Beckett. Murphy. Grove Press -- Evergreen, New York, 1957.
Price: US$9.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Mostly unmarked, has pencil marks/notes on about 10 pages. Some wear and aging. Small stain on first couple pages, tobacco? See pics for details. Careful wrapping and fast shipping within 24 hours from TX (w/ tracking #)!
Seller: bottom books, pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Samuel Beckett. Murphy. Grove Press, NY, 1957.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 282pp. Darkened covers, spots on edges. Text is clean and binding is tight. Size: 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall
Seller: Bookworm Books, Tifton, GA, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy. Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 282p., spots on top edge.
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy. Grove Press, 1957.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: DJ with mild edgewear or bumping, small tears, sunning. Mild general wear. Pages clean. Binding sound. Former owner's name on front endpaper and stamped on side of pages.
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.
Samuel Beckett. Murphy. Grove Press -- Evergreen, New York, 1957.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Sixteen Printing. Good Condition With A Bit Of Soiling To Covers And Some Creasing To Spine. Good Binding, All Intact. Previous Owners Name On First Flyleaf. Murphy, Samuel BeckettS First Published Novel, Is Set In London And Dublin, During The First Decades Of The Irish Republic. The Title Character Loves Celia In A Striking Case Of Love Requited But Must First Establish Himself In London Before His Intended Bride Will Make The Journey From Ireland To Join Him. Beckett Comically Describes The Various Schemes That Murphy Employs To Stretch His Meager Resources And The Pastimes That He Uses To Fill The Hours Of His Days. Eventually Murphy Lands A Job As A Nurse At Magdalen Mental Mercyseat Hospital, Where He Is Drawn Into The Mad World Of The Patients Which Ends In A Fateful Game Of Chess. While Grounded In The Comedy And Absurdity Of Much Of Daily Life, BeckettS Work Is Also An Early Exploration Of Themes That Recur Throughout His Entire Body Of Work Including Sanity And Insanity And The Very Meaning Of Life.
Seller: Brookfield Books, Red Wing, MN, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy. Grove Press, 1957.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American Edition. A Good copy. Ex-library with accompanying markings. Book has shelfwear, soiling, scattered internal library markings, toning to pages, some handwritten notes for the first 6 (!) pages, a list of drugs in pen on the rear endpaper, a mar on the spine from library sticker removal, & mars from library pocket removal on the inside rear cover. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Samuel Beckett .. Murphy.. Grove Press: Evergreen, New York, NY, 1957.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition USA (1957), First Printing indicated by the fact that there are no subsequent printings listed, in conformity with Grove Press's customary practice at the time of publication. Originally published in 1938, this is the first American Edition. The Regular Issue, in white, black and red self-wrappers. Good+ in Wraps: a hint of toning to the panels; a price has been rubbed out at the lower front panel and again at the upper rear panel; some faint stress creases to the backstrip; light wear to the extremities and mild overall rubbing to the self-wrapper covers; the binding leans very slightly but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome,copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and several unobtrusive flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches). 282 pages. Language: English. Weight: 10.5 ounces. Evergreen E-104. Trade Paperback. First Edition USA (1957), First Printing indicated by the fact that there are no subsequent printings listed, in conformity with Grove Press's customary practice at the time of publication. First published however in 1938.
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel.. Murphy.. Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing of the Paperbound issue. About Fine in white wrappers lettered in black and white. Tiny lable shadow on title page. 282pp. Clean and unworn. Q19889
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy. Grove Press, NY, 1957.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover with off-white, textured cloth over boards, brown lettering along spine. Off-white DJ with black lettering and gray illustration across covers and spine. Edges and spine of DJ lightly toned. Corners of DJ bumped, chip missing from bottom left of front cover. Inch long closed tear extending from crown of spine along front hinge. Small open tears, each less than half an inch long, at each other corner of spine. Back cover fully intact, illustration and text on front undamaged. Front flap price clipped. Jacket design by Francine Felsenthal. No date on title page. Copyright page stamped "Copyright 1957, Grove Press, Inc". Original publication dated to 1938. 282 pages. Former owner's name written discreetly at top right of front free endpaper. Pages otherwise clean, lightly and evenly toned. Binding neat and tight. Please email us with questions or to request photos.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel.. Murphy.. Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Originally published in 1938, this is the first American Edition, First Printing. A Fine copy of the Regular Issue, in white, black and red wrappers. An unread copy with no wear, and very scarce thus. 282pp. Nobel Prize winner. Q16406
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy. Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Front free fly bearing the faint die stamped imprint of a previous owner, spine is leaning, else a nice clean copy, dust wrapper is a little soiled, sunned and bearing a slight amount of wear, else very good. I prefer to be paid via PayPal, username Michael Grano Thank you.
Seller: Michael Grano, Seaside, OR, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy: a Novel. Grove Press, NY, 1957.
Price: US$124.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher's cloth. First US edition. Cloth slightly toned. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is price clipped, sunned, lightly soiled/edgeworn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. MURPHY;. Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$155.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tan cloth covered boards, corners straight, brown titles on spine, book body is clean. White illustrated dust jacket with black titler displays minimal wdear but light sunning to all edges and spine, price intact, brodart protected.
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. MURPHY. Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$177.00 + shipping
Description: 282 pages. Hardbound in very good condition in near very good dust jacket; Modest edge wear toning to jacket spine.
Seller: By The Way Books, Richmond, TX, U.S.A.
Samuel Beckett. Murphy. Grove Press, 1957.
Price: US$224.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First US Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.50 price intact). Published by Grove Press, 1957. States "First Published 1938" on copyright page with publisher's stamp above states "Copyright 1957 Grove Press". Octavo. Tan cloth boards stamped in brown. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Spine straight and corners sharp. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is very good with some spine toning and several small tears along edges. Owner initials written at top left corner of front panel. A scarce copy of the first US edition of this classic Samuel Beckett novel. 281 pages plus 2 pages of ads in rear. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy. Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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."
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy: A Novel. Grove Press, 1957.
Price: US$245.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Unclipped DJ in archival cover, spine sun toned. First printing in America with Grove Press stamp Copyright 1957 on copyright page.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition of Samuel Beckett's first novel, originally published in London in 1938. Although best remembered for his groundbreaking work for the stage, Beckett first developed his bleakly comic vision of the human experience in his fiction: "Murphy never wore a hat, the memories it awoke of the caul were too poignant, especially when he had to take it off." This first American edition was published by Barney Rosset's Grove Press shortly after the American premiere of Waiting for Godot, in a dust jacket designed by painter Francine Felsenthal. A near-fine copy. Single volume, measuring 8 x 5.5 inches: [4], 282, [2]. Original cream textured cloth, spine lettered in brown, original unclipped pictorial dust jacket printed in black and grey. Grove Press rubber stamp to copyright page. Spine and edges of jacket toned, with 2.5-inch split at lower flap fold; edges of cloth boards toned.
Seller: Honey & Wax Booksellers, ABAA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel.. MURPHY.. Grove Press., New York, 1957.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
BECKETT, Samuel.. Murphy.. New York Grove Press, 1957.
Price: US$453.75 + shipping
Description: 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.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Samuel Beckett. Murphy (First American Edition). Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the first American edition. A fine copy in a very good jacket. A clean copy with price ($3.50) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Light soiling, fading, and chipping to jacket (as pictured). Collections.
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy (Signed Limited Edition). Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy (Signed). Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$3600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Beckett, Samuel. Murphy a Novel. Grove Press (1957), New York, 1957.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
BECKETT, Samuel. Murphy. Grove Press, New York, 1957.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
BECKETT, Samuel. MURPHY [Publisher's Copy]. Grove Press [1957], New York, 1957.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Description: 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. Near Fine without dustwrapper, as issued
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.