By Samuel Beckett

Published: London Faber and Faber

Size: 8.5" by 5.5" Pagination: 22pp

The first edition of this short story by Samuel Beckett, published here for the first time after appearing as a radio story on the BBC.

By Samuel Beckett

1958 From an Abandoned Work

Name: 1958 From an Abandoned Work
SKU: 840P6
Price: 98 GBP
Availability: InStock

Published: London Faber and Faber

Size: 8.5" by 5.5" Pagination: 22pp

The first edition of this short story by Samuel Beckett, published here for the first time after appearing as a radio story on the BBC.

£98.00

weight: 0.5kgs / stock code: 840P6

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Description

First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding

The first edition.

'From an Abandoned Work' is an early work by Samuel Beckett, originally broadcasted on the Third Programme on BBC Radio 3 in 1957.

The work is a short story told in a first person narrative, revolving around three days in the life of an neurotic elderly man, in which he remembers his past.

Three newspaper clippings about Beckett loosely inserted.

Condition

In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. A little discolouration to the wraps, heavier to the rear wrap. Small chip to the head of the rear wrap. Light cockling to the flyleaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

Overall: Very Good

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