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BECKETT (Samuel).

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Waiting for Godot. Paris, Éditions de Minuit, 1952. In-12, paperback, blue morocco jacket and slipcase (Devauchelle). First edition. Copy of the ordinary edition of 2000 copies, after only 35 copies on superior vellum. The back cover is decorated with a portrait of the author by Gisèle Freund. "This play about the absurdity of the human condition was first performed by Roger Blin on January 5, 1953 at the Théâtre Babylone in Paris. After a stormy start, its success grew until it became one of the most performed plays in the contemporary repertoire" (Henri Vignes). A very well preserved copy. Vignes, n°154.