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APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume. BECKETT, Samuel (trans).. Zone.. The Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1972.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: With an English translation by Samuel Beckett. 23 pp. Folio, publisher's cloth in slicase. First edition; No. 107 of 250 copies, signed by Samuel Beckett. A near fine copy in a nice slipcase with a few traces of rubbing.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Translated by Samuel Beckett. Slim small quarto. Leather backed blindstamped cloth, with spine titled in gilt. Spine a bit rubbed with a small abrasion near the base, else fine in a lightly worn, near fine slipcase. One of 250 numbered and specially bound copies Signed by Beckett.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$715.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto, 10 1/2" x 8." pp. 24. Quarter black Morocco over blind-stamped buckram boards in black slipcase. Slipcase slightly scuffed on corners, else fine. Gilt lettered spine. 12 point Perpetua type on natural toned 'Oxhead' Van Gelder laid paper. Limited edition, no. 98 of 250, signed by Beckett. Very clean, attractive copy (Miller 192). Slipcase shows a few isolated chips to extremities. The renowned Irish author Samuel Beckett translated Apollinaire's famous poem Zone (1913), from French into English for this special Dolmen Press edition. Apollinaire's experimental prose and poetry gave rise to many of the literary and artistic movements of the 20th century, including the modernist movement to which Beckett belonged. Both Apollinaire and Beckett's work address the tragedy, comedy, and alienation of modern existence. (Wikipedia) The 155 lined poem Zone follows a narrator as he walks through the city of Paris, encountering prostitutes, the poor, and refugees. Apollinaire utilizes a stream of consciousness technique to "confront and transform worldly experience in its diversity from the crises and joys of personal emotional life to the advancements of technology and the tragedies of war" (Poetry Foundation). In partnership with Beckett, The Dolmen Press issued this special printing of ZONE, printed on high quality laid paper with handset type and signed by Beckett himself. The Dolmen Press was an Irish fine press printing outlet founded by Liam Miller and his wife Josephine in 1951. The Press printed Irish poetry and literature using a small handpress. Each book had carefully designed page layouts, typography, and illustrations. The Press's commitment to printing as a craft and its focus on Irish authors had a lasting influence on Irish publishing. The Dolmen Press publications, including the present copy, exemplify the rich culture and heritage of Irish craftsmanship, literature, and book design.
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: 23 p. 24 cm. Blind-stamped cloth, leather spine slightly rubbed else, fine, in publisher's slipcase. One of 250 signed by Beckett. English and French on facing pages.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited edition of 250 numbered copies w/ French & English texts presented in parallel (this being #118); translated from the French by Samuel Beckett; specially bound in black morocco over blindstamped cloth; top edges gilt; in original blind-stamped matching slip-case. Signed by both Samuel Beckett and John Calder. Very rare. An excellent copy. Size: Small Quarto
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada