Waiting for Godot
by BECKETT,SAMUEL
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
faber and faber london 1956. first UK edition 94pp VG+ (mustard cloth,v.sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,owner's inscr.to ffep,publisher's note slip loosely inserted,spine cracked at half-title gutter but contents are tight and clean) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,3cm closed tear and crease to foot of front cover,small splits to head of hinges)
Synopsis
Beckett's existentialist play portrays two men who are trapped in endless waiting for the arrival of someone named Godot. They spend their time bantering and conjecturing and trying to anticipate the time and method of arrival. "Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful?"
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- Title
- Waiting for Godot
- Author
- BECKETT,SAMUEL
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- faber and faber london 1956
- Keywords
- modern first edition literature arts plays samuel beckett godot
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- FFEP
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...