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1987Best.-Nr. 015836New York: Limited Editions Club 1987. Wraps. Very slight foxing to the endpapers otherwise Fine in a lightly soiled Near Fine slipcase. Eugene Ionesco. Quarto 9" x 13" bound in cream printed wraps housed in a matching paper- covered felt- lined slipcase with red morocco leather top and bottom edges. Copy #333 of 1000 copies illustrated with 4 ORIGINAL COLOR LITHOGRAPHS by Ionesco and SIGNED by him on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club paperback books
1957Best.-Nr. 105162Surrey: William Heinemann Ltd 1957. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. Very good in lightly worn wrappers top corner bumped and some staining on first page of advertisements. William Heinemann Ltd unknown books
1953Best.-Nr. 86229Paris: Arcanes 1953. First "Locus Solus" Edition. Octavo. 19cm. Publisher's trademark bright red card wraps titled in black to spine and front wrap. Issued in a limitation of 2000 copies. 158pp; 1. Clean and bright some scuffing and rubbing to the extremities of the card wraps light wear to the spine ends; internally clean fresh untrimmed and unopened. A very good copy. A collection of four pieces of Ionesco's incendiary absurdist theatrical pieces; La Cantatrice Chauve La Leçon Jacques ou La Soumission and Le Salon de L'Automobile. Arcanes unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 259022New York: Limited Editions Club 1987. Number 168 of 1000 copies signed by Ionesco. Four color lithographs by Ionesco. xiv 127 3 pp. 1 vols. 4to. White paper wrappers. Fine in fine slipcase of white paper and red leather. Ionesco Eugene. Number 168 of 1000 copies signed by Ionesco. Four color lithographs by Ionesco. xiv 127 3 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Introduced by a conversation with Verena Heyden-Rynsch in which Ionesco describes this work as an autobiographical dream. Limited Editions Club unknown books
1964Best.-Nr. 620825New York: Evergreen Review 1964. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. 90pp. Illustrated. Pictorial wrappers. Light edgewear near fine. Featuring a ten page portfolio by Emil J. Cadoo. Also "The Killer" by Norman Mailer "The Excluded Words" by Wayland Young "The Funambulists" by Jean Genet "They Just Fade Away" by William Burroughs "The Motor Show" by Eugene Ionesco "Cut-Ups: A Project for Disastrous Success" and more. The scarce suppressed issue. District Attorney William Cahn of Nassau County ordered the confiscation of 21000 copies of the magazine on the grounds that the issue contained obscene pictures Cadoo's portfolio of nude figures and text Young's article. The seizure was later declared illegal and a violation of the 14th Amendment. Evergreen Review unknown books
1966Best.-Nr. 620961New York: Evergreen Review 1966. Softcover. Very Good. Periodical. Cover illustration by Chaz. Quarto. Illustrated. Pictorial wrappers. A few creases on wraps small tears on the spine very good. Featuring: "Satori in Paris - III" by Jack Kerouac "Slime" by Eugene Ionesco "The Science Fiction of Bertolt Brecht" by Eric Bentley "The Jazz Avant Garde: Who's in Charge Here" by Martin Williams and more. Evergreen Review unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. 541753London: Strand Theatre 1960. Softcover. Very Good. Program. Octavo. Stapled wrappers. Very good with wear to the spine horizontal crease and miniscule spot on the front wrap. A program from a performance of this second play in Ionesco's "Berenger Cycle" at the Strang Theatre following a month-long stint at the Royal Court Theatre. The production was co-directed by Orson Wells and starred with Maggie Smith Peter Sallis Michael Gough and Laurence Olivier who also co-directed. Strand Theatre unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 541750London: Royal Court Theatre 1963. Softcover. Near Fine. Program. Octavo. Stapled wrappers with "First Night" sticker on front wrap. Near fine with light wear and handwritten date on front wrap. A program from the opening night performance of this production starring Alec Guiness and Googie Withers the third play in Ionesco's "Berenger Cycle. Royal Court Theatre unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. 453279Gallimard 1970. Softcover. Very Good. Later printing. Mass market paperback. Illustrated wrappers by Steinberg. Text in French. Pages lightly age-toned wrappers creased very good. Gallimard unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 403485New York: Grove Press 1978. Softcover. Near Fine. Later printing. Printed wrappers. Near fine with light edgewear rubbing and curling on the front panel. Grove Press unknown books
1958Best.-Nr. 391199New York: Grove Press 1958. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. Translated by Donald Watson. Creasing rubbing and short tears else very good. Includes "Amédée" "The New Tenant" and "Victims of Duty. Grove Press unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 71665New York: Harlin Quist Inc 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Joel Naprstek. Unpaginated. Octavo 23.5 cm. Blue cloth over boards.Title stamped in white on the spine. Spine ends bumped. Slight fading at the head and the tail ends. Sticker on dust jacket. Dust jacket spine bumped. "'Story Number 1 and Story Number 2 are astonishingly written by Eugene Ionesco and lucky will be the parent whose task it is to read these slapstick comedies aloud In STORY NUMBER 1 we are introduced first to Josette who is thirty-three months old on a morning when her parents are still in bed.Eventually Josette pesters Papa into getting up and telling her a story so crazy that it probably will have to be read sixteen times.'"-from front dj flap. Harlin Quist Inc hardcover books
1978Best.-Nr. 71662New York: Harlin Quist Inc 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Joel Naprstek. Unpaginated. Octavo 23.5 cm. Blue cloth over boards.Title stamped in white on the spine. Rubbing to spine head and corners. Board exposed on front head corner. Dust jacket is taped on the fore-edge and is torn at the head. "'Story Number 1 and Story Number 2 are astonishingly written by Eugene Ionesco and lucky will be the parent whose task it is to read these slapstick comedies aloud In STORY NUMBER 1 we are introduced first to Josette who is thirty-three months old on a morning when her parents are still in bed.Eventually Josette pesters Papa into getting up and telling her a story so crazy that it probably will have to be read sixteen times.'"-from front dj flap. Harlin Quist Inc hardcover books
1971Best.-Nr. 396783East Hampton New York 1971. Unbound. Very Good. Broadsides. Illustrated by Isadore Seltzer. Measuring 11" x 17" and 13" x 19.75". Overall very good with some toning pins holes at the corners and light edge wear; one poster with a couple of water spots. Eight posters for performances at the Old Post Office Theatre on Newtown Lane in East Hampton New York which was co-owned by photographer Ken Robbins who used the upstairs as his first darkroom. The theatre specialized in avant-garde plays by the likes of Harold Pinter Terrance McNally Sam Shepard Eugene Ionesco Joe Orton Rochelle Owens Boris Vian Leonard Melfi and others. Drama apparently did not pay the bills so the theatre put the kibosh on live performance after just two seasons in favor of art house films. It was likely that few of these posters were made for each performances and even less have survived. unknown books
1968Best.-Nr. 43591968. IONESCO Eugene. FROM FRAGMENTS OF A JOURNAL. In Evergreen Magazine; Vol. 12 #59 October 1968. Vol. pictorial wraps. Very Good ink name stamp. $10.00. unknown books
1977Best.-Nr. 175576Pittsburgh: Museum of Art Carnegie Institute 1977. Softcover. VG--white covers have edge & shelf wear w/ sunning spine. title pg & back cover fly-leafs have light to moderate foxing. pgs have instances of light foxing. White & illus. wraps. 271 pp. 51 color numerous bw plates. Catalogue from a special exhibit in the first Pittsburgh International Series. Includes "Three Approaches" by Eugene Ionesco and writings paintings souvenotes and landmarks by Pierre Alechinsky. Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute paperback books
1977Best.-Nr. 128650New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1977. Hardcover. VG. Black cloth over boards; Color illus. dj.; 258 pp.; 34 color 206 bw figures. Introduction by Eugene Ionesco; Foreword by Leon A. Arkus; Includes extensive text by Alechinsky himself available here in English for the first time; Wonderfully illustrated; This copy appears to have never been read. Harry N. Abrams, Inc hardcover books
1961Best.-Nr. 619471London: The Sherval Press for The London Magazine 1961. Softcover. Fine. Volume 1 No. 1 New Series. Octavo. 96pp. Illustrated. About fine with a bit of light wear. Contributions by Derek Walcott Philip Larkin Ted Hughes Eugene Ionesco and others. The Sherval Press for The London Magazine unknown books
1971Best.-Nr. 35734NY:: Harlin Quist. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. 0825200652 . Illustrated by Philippe Corentin. Translated from the French by Ciba Vaughan. First edition thus. Fine in a fine. . Harlin Quist, hardcover books
1987Best.-Nr. 24858NY: Grove 1987. First Edition. 8vo pp.126. Translated from the French by Yara Milos. Chronology and notes. Fine in dj. Ionesco considered Hugo a charlatan and intellectual lightweight. Grove unknown books
1971Best.-Nr. 396811East Hampton New York 1971. Unbound. Very Good. Broadside. Illustrated by Isadore Seltzer. Measuring 13" x 19.75". A bit rubbing and smudged along the top edge very good. Poster for a performance at the Old Post Office Theatre in on Newtown Lane in East Hampton New York co-owned by photographer Ken Robbins who used the upstairs as his first dark room. The theatre specialized in avant-garde plays by the likes of Harold Pinter Terrance McNally Sam Shepard Eugene Ionesco Joe Orton Rochelle Owens Boris Vian Leonard Melfi and others. Drama apparently did not pay the bills so the theatre put the kibosh on live performance after just two seasons in favor of art house films. It was likely that few of these posters were made for each performance and even less that have survived. unknown books
1983Best.-Nr. 515131London: John Calder 1983. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Translated from the French by Richard Seaver. Small octavo. Glossy pictorial wrappers. Slightly sunned spine else near fine. Signed twice by the author once on the half-title and again on the title page. The playwright's only novel about an unnamed clerk who receives a large inheritance which allows him to quit his job and meditate on the human condition. John Calder unknown books
1981Best.-Nr. 523663Paris: Gallimard/ nrf 1981. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 134pp. Ivory printed wrappers. Text in French. A fine copy in publisher's printed wrap-around band. Voyages Chez Les Morts Journeys Among the Dead was the author's final published play in his lifetime. Signed by Eugene Ionesco on the half-title. Gallimard/ nrf unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 399474New York: Grove Press 1963. Softcover. Very Good. Later printing. Pictorial wrappers. Translated from the French by Donald Watson. Small ink notation on half-title lightly rubbed wrappers very good. An Evergreen book E-456. Grove Press unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. 380044New York: Grove Press 1960. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition hardcover trade issue. Translated from the French by Donald Watson. Corners a little bumped else near fine in lightly chipped very good dustwrapper. Handwritten note on front fly: "Grove Press File Copy". Scarce. Grove Press hardcover books
