The Letters of Samuel Beckett

Complete in four volumes, 1929–1989

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Printing Details

2009–2016. First editions. Four volumes (complete). Hardback in dustwrapper. Each 22 × 14cm. V1: xcix +782pp, V2: xciii + 791pp, V3: lxxxix + 771pp, and V4: cvii + 838pp.

The complete, critically acclaimed Cambridge edition of The Letters of Samuel Beckett makes available for the first time a comprehensive range of letters by one of the twentieth century's greatest literary figures. The four volumes, spanning the period from 1929 to 1989, follow Beckett from his early writings, though the pivotal points in his personal life and career as he achieved ever-growing international fame, to his later work and life where he turned his mind to his legacy. Each volume provides detailed introductions, as well as translations of the letters, explanatory notes, year-by-year chronologies, profiles of correspondents and other contextual information.

Volume 1 (2009) 1929–1940, Volume 2 (2011) 1941–1956, Volume 3 (2014) 1957–1965, and Volume 4 (2016) 1966–1989. This is not the boxed set issued in 2016 but first editions as they appeared.

Condition

This set is in very good condition but with some light wear to the wrappers—vol 1 has a small concertina crease to the top edge of the rear panel and vols 2 & 4 have very small chips to the rear top corner. The contents are all in very good condition, but volume 3 seems very tightly bound. Volume 4 has a hint of a lean to the spine.

A heavy set at 6kgs.