Beckett, Samuel. Compagnie. Les Editions de Minuit, Paris, 1980.

Price: US$800.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Wraps, in glassine dust jacket. Number 62 from a limited edition of 99 copies. Inscribed by Beckett on the title-page. Book is fine, in NF dust jacket with some very light chipping along the edges.

Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.

Beckett, Samuel. Compagnie. Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1980.

Price: US$900.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Translated from the original English by the author. First French trade edition, first printing. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Beckett to Mel Gussow on title page: "For Mel Gussow / With all good wishes / Sam Beckett / Paris / July 1982." Publisher's original white wrappers, front wrapper and spine lettered in blue and black. Near fine, with light toning to spine and edges, and a small patch of light surface damage to rear wrapper. Overall, a fresh and clean copy. This copy comes from Mel Gussow's personal library. Compagnie (Company) is a semi-autobiographical prose piece that tells the story of an older man lying on his back in the dark as an ethereal, unidentified voice narrates an extended third person monologue. As with many of the author's prose and dramatic works, Compagnie is lauded for its deconstructive form. Beckett, an Irish author and native English speaker, moved to France and subsequently transitioned from writing in English to French. Beckett first wrote this story in English and published it as Company in 1979 before translating it into French for this edition.

Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Beckett, Samuel. Compagnie. Les Editions De Minuit, Paris, 1980.

Price: US$1504.58 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 12mo. First edition in French. Edition of 99 copies, this is number 84, with the numbered paper slip still present, and signed by Samuel Beckett on the title page. In the original glassine as issued. Spine foot bumped, with a very small bump to the spine head, else a very near fine copy. Only the first gathering has been opened, remainder of text uncut.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada