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Playbill for Waiting for Godot
This was one of the first productions of the English language version.
Watt galley proof
Beckett's second completed novel, Watt, was written in English while he was in the French Resistance and in hiding in the South of France during World War II. It remained unpublished until 1953 when Alexander Trocchi brought it out in collaboration…
Mock-up cover and printing notes for Watt
Materials toward the printing of Beckett's novel Watt, from the Alexander Trocchi Papers.First published by Olympia Press / Collection Merlin: Paris, 1953. The book was first published in an edition of 1,125 copies.
Warten auf Godot annotated by Beckett
Beckett's personal copy, which he used when called to Berlin to consult on a German production of the play, in February 1965. Extensively corrected and annotated in Beckett's hand.
Samuel Beckett letter and telegram to Henry Wenning
Autograph letter signed and telegraph
Samuel Beckett postcard to Henry Wenning
Handwritten postcard from Samuel Beckett to Henry Wenning
"Two fragments" in Transition
An extract from Molloyand an extract from Malone meurt.The translation, by Beckett, published before the French originals, show variants from the definitive texts.
Malone meurt ; Oh les beaux jours
Beckett granted permission for this rather elaborate edition to be published, the cost of which was supported by the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation. Features illustrations by Avigdor Arikha and "binding adorned with an original Pablo…
The Unnamable typescript
Original, corrected typescript of Beckett's translation of his 1953 novel, L'Innomable, third in the trilogy, for Grove Press, published in 1959.
"Mahood" in Nouvelle nouvelle revue française
Extract from the author's L'Innommable, which comprises the entire issue. Beckett was infuriated that a section of the text had been removed by the Editorial Committee without his knowledge just prior to publication.