Comment Dire / Beckett, Samuel., 1998
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Scope and Contents
This book presents a poem by Beckett first published in 1989 as a folded sheet with four pages in a fasimile of his handwriting. The edition size of the 1st edition was 1989 copies and none were offered for sale. This posthumous rendition of the poem is presented in an elegant typographic layout. It is interspersed with ancient illustrations, calligraphic texts, a page of the Passover Haggadah and many reproductions of drawings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1998
Creator
- Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + 30 pages (translucent paper, printed) + 2 pages (acetate, printed) (32 pages)) ; 25.4 x 17 x .7 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Paris, France : Jerome Lindon. Nationality of creator: Irish. General: Added by: RED; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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Main Library
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