Murphy

by Samuel Beckett

$3,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition · Signed

First edition in French, second issue. 272 pp. 8vo. Original printed wrappers; glassine; unopened. Text evenly toned, otherwise fine. Item #311624 First French edition, second issue. Inscribed on the title page, For William & Roslyn Targ with all good wishes Sam Beckett. Beckett's first novel, written in English and originally published in 1938. This French translation appeared 9 years later under the

• Binding: Wrappers

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