Beckett, Samuel. How It Is. Translated from the French by the Author.. John Calder, London, 1964.

Price: US$64.68 + shipping

Description: FIRST BRITISH EDITION, 8vo, pp. 160. Original grey boards, spine lettered in gilt, white dustjacket printed in black and orange. Just a touch of soiling to dustjacket. ?Nobel Prize for Literature 1969? sticker to front panel of dustjacket. Beckett?s last-completed novel, which was first issued in this trade edition and afterward in two signed and limited versions, per Federman and Fletcher - despite the edition statement to page 4 which states the opposite. It was first published in French 3 years earlier. Federman and Fletcher 384.1.

Seller: McNaughtan's Bookshop, ABA PBFA ILAB, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Samuel Beckett. How It Is. John Calder, 1964.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Signed by John Calder on title page. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at top corners and is contained in protective plastic jacket. Top and bottom edges of book spine are lightly bumped, but binding is tight. End leaves are slightly discolored. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Samuel Beckett. How it is. John Calder, London, 1964.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: (1964). 8vo. LIMITED SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION, 1/100, SIGNED by Beckett. Leather bound with gilded lettering on spine. Light rubbing to edges of head and tail of spine. Rubbing to forecorner of covers. Very faint rubbing marks to covers. Tiny blue mark to r.f.e.p. and r.p.d. VG in VG slipcase.

Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

BECKETT, Samuel. How It Is. calder, London, 1964.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Translated from the French by the author. Full tan morocco (binding series B), spine lettered in gilt with a hint of fading and lightly rubbed at the top edge; top edge gilt, other edges uncut. London: John Calder, (1964). Limited First Edition. One of 100 copies signed by Beckett. Near fine, in slipcase.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Beckett, Samuel. How It Is (Signed). John Calder, London, 1964.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. First UK trade edition of this experimental novel by the author of Happy Days and Murphy. Translated from the French by Beckett himself. Small blemish to the front endpaper else this is a handsome and well-bound copy. Easily very good or better. The price-intact dustwrapper is in near fine condition. SIGNED by the author and quite uncommon thus. Please note that this book hails from a large collection of signed books by this author. Please inquire about other titles which may be available.

Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.

BECKETT, Samuel.. How It Is. Translated from the French by the author.. London John Calder, 1964.

Price: US$1815.00 + shipping

Description: First edition, first impression, one of 100 copies on hand-made paper signed by Beckett; intriguing doodle in ink to the title page of what I feel must be Pim and Pim [sic] the creatures of this remarkable book; original full tan morocco, t.e.g., unopened; a beautiful copy in the very slightly marked slipcase. There were two limited issues of this first printing of How It Is. One in tan morocco, as here, and one in vellum (also limited to 100 copies). The copy found here is decidedly more scarce. Federman & Fletcher 384.1.

Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom