Murphy
New York: Grove Press, 1957.
First American edition, clothbound issue. Signed by Samuel Beckett on the title page, though not called for. [iv], 282, [2; ads] pp. Bound in publisher's linen with spine lettered in dark brown. Near Fine with foxing to top edge of textblock and boards. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket designed by Francine Felsenthal with toning and light toning, soiling and light wear, still quite sharp. A lovely copy of Beckett's initially overlooked absurdist novel, first published in the United Kingdom in 1938. It was first published in America nearly twenty years later, following the success of Waiting for Godot; uncommon signed. Item #140948860
Price: $4,500