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Samuel Beckett
by Deirdre Bair
ISBN: 0671691732
ISBN-13: 9780671691738
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 1990
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 1.5 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Samuel Beckett has become the standard work on the enigmatic, controversial, and Nobel Prize-winning creator of such contributions to 20th-century theater as Waiting for Godot and Endgame. 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.
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Samuel Beckett
Deirdre Bair
Simon & Schuster, 1990-04-15. Paperback. Good. Binding is tight and square. Minor spot on cover from sticker. Creasing on pages 8 - 20. Mark on bottom edge of pages. Careful packaging and Fast shipping. ( more information) Offered by Icapsa Used Books (United States)
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Samuel Beckett
Bair, Deirdre
Summit Books, 1990. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Good+. Some coverwear, edgewear, bumped tips. Pages clean and tight, 736 pages. Unmarked. ( more information) Offered by Taos Books (United States)
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Samuel Beckett
Bair, Deirdre
Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Touchstone Books, 1990. A 736 pg. softcover. The life story of Samuel Beckett, the novelist, playwright and poet. Condition - Very good: remainder mark on bottom page ends.. ( more information) Offered by Harrison's Books (United States)
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Samuel Beckett: A Biography
Bair, Deirdre
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Later edition. Paperback. Very Good/736pp. with notes and index. 8vo. Some creasing to spine. Else sound and clean VG-. ( more information) Offered by Brian Cassidy, Bookseller (United States)
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Samuel Beckett
Bair, Deirdre
NY: Summit Books, 1990. Short pen mark to upper edge. Tight. Contents clean, 736 pp. Minor rubbing to covers.. Soft Cover. Very Good+. ( more information) Offered by Holland's Books (United States)
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SAMUEL BECKETT: A Biography
BAIR, Deirdre
NY: Simon and Schuster / Summit Books, 1990. 736 pages. 1st Trade paperback printing / edition. Photos. Notes. Index. 'Signed by the Author' on the title page. Very Good+. Single spine reading crease, small light crease bottom front corner. ISBN: 0671691732 ( more information) Offered by Recollection Books (United States)
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SAMUEL BECKETT: A Biography
Bair, Deirdre
Simon & Schuster,, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. Clean book with tight, uncreased spine. 736pp. Index. Winner of the National Book Award (1981). Notes. Soft crease on cover. ( more information) Offered by Diatrope Books (United States)
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Samuel Beckett
Bair, Deirdre
USA: Summit Books, 1990. 736 pages with index, library markings & wear. ISBN: 0671691732. Trade paper. Fair. 8vo - over 4¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. BECKETT, SAMUEL, 1906-1989. ( more information) Offered by Highway Book Shop (Canada)
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