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1977ref. 233671Macerata: Cegna Editori 1977. Rilegato tela sovracoperta cloth dust jacket. Molto buono Very Good. Libro d'artista. Riproduzioni di opere e disegni erotici di Corneille e di un suo testo autografo e fotografie in bianco e nero di Irina Ionesco stampate su fogli di carta rosa. Cm 31x31. pp. 200 circa n.n. Molto buono Very Good. Lievissime fioriture ai tagli Very light yellowing of edges. Prima edizione di 1500 esemplari First edition of 1500 copies. I disegni erotici di Corneille furono realizzati nella sua camera d'albergo presso il Chelsea Hotel nei mesi di novembre e dicembre 1976. Cegna Editori, hardcover
ref. 60022London: Faber and Faber 1967. Short Stories FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.177 3. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket priced at 25s. A lovely crisp clean copy with a slight tobacco scent. Jacket spine very slightly toned with some light rubbing to edges. Near fine. A collection of short stories originally published in French in 1962. London: Faber and Faber, 1967 unknown
1974ref. 222660Parigi: Chene 1974. Fogli sciolti in cartelletta loose as issued in original portfolio. Molto buono Very Good. 25 photographies de Irina Ionesco et texte d'introduction d'André Pieyres de Mandiargues. Folio cm 42x32. pp. 8 tavole. Molto buono Very Good. Prima edizione First Edition. Chene, unknown
ref. 107744Paris: Gallimard 1975. INSCRIBED COPY WITH TWO TYPED LETTERS SIGNED First edition thus first impression. Out-of-series copy from an edition of 55 inscribed by the author "A H. Gene Blocker avec toute ma sympathie Eugène Ionesco" on the half-title. With two typed letters signed from Ionesco to Blocker who was professor of philosopher at Ohio University; the letters discuss the possibility of a lecture series in the United States. In the first letter dated 18 December 1975 Ionesco politely declines Blocker's invitation: "Unfortunately my command of English doesn't allow me to do a lecture in English. I just read some easy texts and I understand a little English language but I don't speak English at all. So I think that my visit to the States wouldn't be of any interest". The second letter dated 29 December reveals a volte-face. Ionesco having since received a letter dated 12 December and now writing in French thanks Block for his invitation which he is professedly keen to use in order to lecture on the Theatre of the Absurd and issues of intellectual freedom in Europe. He also encloses the present copy. This is the first edition of L'homme aux valises; A Hell of a Mess was the American title of Ce formidable bordel first published in 1973. Octavo. Original cream light card wrappers printed in red and black. Two laid-in foolscap typed letters 300 x 210 mm the first dated on copy paper the second on wove paper. Spine creased as usual a few faint markings to front panel and light crease to upper outer corner of rear. A very good copy. Letters neatly creased where folded the first with a few discreet uses of corrective fluid the second very slightly nicked at upper left corner and negligibly marked with very faint spotting along inner edge recto and verso: very good condition overall. unknown
ref. 54004London W. H. Allen for Harlin Quist 1968. FIRST UK EDITION 1968 4to 284 x 220 mm 11¼ x 8¾ inches brown cloth with cream motif on upper cover and cream lettered spine 32 pages. 11 wonderful full page and double page coloured illustrations other large coloured text illustrations all by Etienne Delessert. Simple large print text. No inscriptions near Fine in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER dw: not price clipped 25s just slightly rubbed at head and tail of spine and corners. Named as one of the 10 best children's books of the year 1968 by the New York Times. The UK edition is quite uncommon. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. Postage at cost and all parcels sent fully tracked and fully insured. London, W. H. Allen for Harlin Quist, (1968). hardcover
ref. ANAIS-1936365510McSweeney's McMullens. hardcover. Good. 10x8x0.8. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. McSweeney's McMullens hardcover
ref. 105559Zürich Ex Libris ca 1960. 8° 283 345 221 181 S. OLwd. m. OU. Tadell. Lizenausgabe. 010 Zürich, Ex Libris, ca 1960 unknown
ref. 103637Lugano Edizioni d' Arte Dabbeni 1982. Quer-Gr.8° 51 S. zahlr. Photographien OLwd. m. OU. Tadellos. Im Impressum num. und von Ionesoc signiert. Nr.134/140. Vorzugausgabe von 140 Ex. leider ohne die Lithographie. 010 Lugano, Edizioni d' Arte Dabbeni, 1982 unknown
1963ref. 81421Paris: Gallimard 1963. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1963 12 x 19 cm broché First edition one of 60 numbered copies on pure thread paper the only deluxe copies after 17 Holland. Handsome copy. Gallimard unknown
ref. 74840St. Gallen Erker-Galerie . 31 x 42 cm gefalzt Tadell. Als Jahresgabe herausgegeben: «Ein gutes neues Jahr wünschen Franz Larese und Jürg Janett Erker-Galerie St.Gallen.» In ungenannter Auflage gedruckt. 010 St. Gallen, Erker-Galerie, unknown
ref. GOR003727439Paperback. Very Good. paperback
2013ref. BN551335French and European Publications Inc 2013. 2013. Ionesco : Théâtre complet Buch im Schuber Ionesco : Théâtre complet Buch im Schuber Eugene Ionesco French and European Publications Inc unknown
1999ref. BN132358Edition Stemmle 1999. 1999. Hardcover. Nudes Nudes Irina Ionesco Edition Stemmle hardcover
1960ref. 33387New York: Grove Press 1960. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Grove Press 1960. First Grove Press Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price $3.95; 159pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins jacket verso quite foxed front flyleaf and half title page unevenly toned from exposure to previously-removed news clipping else Very Good and sound. Grove Press unknown
1962ref. 8346Paris France: Gallimard 1962. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 248 PP. First edition not numbered signed and inscribed by Ionesco on the half-title. Eugene Ionesco was a Romanian playwright known for his treatment of the absurdity of modern life. He was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. For some reason there is an ink "K.K.K." on the first page. Light toning and some moderate wear to covers and spine. Text in french. Gallimard unknown
1958ref. 42912New York: Grove Press 1958. Very Good. New York: Grove Press 1958. First Edition Limited Issue of 100 Specially Bound copies this being #94. Octavo; brown-backed cloth boards lettered in gilt; 160pp. No dust jacket as issued. Light wear and staining to boards; binding sound; off-setting to endpapers interiors else unmarked. A Very Good copy; this edition uncommon in retail. Grove Press unknown
1972ref. 77240London: Calder & Boyars. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's brown cloth with bright gilt lettering to spine on blocked red to spinein a Near Fine Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Lovely clean bright copy with the text block remaining crisp and clean.Great copy for the collector of this uncommon title8vo 192pp First UK Edition 1st Impression 1972 . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1972. Calder & Boyars hardcover
1968ref. G0825281431I3N00Harlin Quist Books 1968. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Harlin Quist Books hardcover
ref. 10981346-75Grove/Atlantic Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated unknown
1959ref. 61619Paris Galliard 1959. 8vo. Uncut in the original wrappers. Minor wear with edges exhibiting slight signs of use. The cover is clean overall but has four small brown spots. Fine and tight. Internally exceptionally well-preserved clean and bright. First edition presentation-copy of one of Ionesco's most celebrated plays significant work in the Theatre of the Absurd. The copy is inscribed by Ionesco to front endpaper: "Pour Kjeld Abell - / Eugène Ionesco / avec sa reconnaissance / et son amitié. / E.I. / 9-25". With works like the present Eugène Ionesco helped found the important movement known as Theatre of the Absurd. The play explores themes of societal pressures conformity and the loss of individuality set in a town where the inhabitants gradually turn into rhinoceroses. Through the protagonist Berenger who resists the transformation Ionesco critiques totalitarianism the allure of mass movements and the fragile nature of human identity. Ionesco a Romanian-Frrench playwright bacame known for his rejection of traditional theatrical conventions and his focus on the absurdity of human existence. Alongside writers like Samuel Beckett he shaped post-war drama exploring existential themes through humor illogical dialogue and surreal situations. Le Rhinocéros is often interpreted as a commentary on the rise of fascism and the danger of unhecked ideologies though Ionesco insisted it was a more universal reflection on human nature. Its relevance endures as it invites readers and viewers to reflect on the role of the individual within the collective and the pressures to confirm even when that means losing one's humanity. The work is one of Ionesco's most celebrated plays alongside La Cantatrice chauve The Bald Soprano and La Leçon The Lesson and it soldified his reputation as a key figure in modernist literature. Kjeld Abell was a major Danish playwright and a key voice in mid-century European theatre. His bold innovative works anticipated many of the themes later explored by the Theatre of the Absurd. Abell often employed dream logic satire and non-linear structure to critique authoritarianism and explore existential dilemmas making him a highly relevant and meaningful dedicatee for this presentation copy. unknown
1963ref. 89591Paris: Gallimard 1963. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1963 11.5 x 18.3 cm Relié First edition one of 60 numbered copies on pure wove paper the only deluxe copies after 17 on Hollande.Bradel binding in full beige cloth smooth spine red morocco title-piece upper wrapper preserved sprinkled edges modest binding. Gallimard hardcover
1977ref. 88043Paris: Gallimard 1977. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1977 14 x 21 cm broché First edition a Service de Presse advance copy. Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket. Autograph inscription signed by Eugène Ionesco to his friend the director playwright and writer Simone Benmussa whom he erroneously called Suzanne and her companion the actress Erika Kralik: ""Pour Suzanne Ben-Mussa et Erika avec toute ma tendresse. Eugène Ionesco."" Literary adviser to the Jean-Louis Barrault - Madeleine Renaud Company then in 1957 editor-in-chief of the Cahiers Renaud-Barrault Simone Benmussa also directed from the Odéon theatre the cultural service and the Cahiers of the Renaud-Barrault company. She adapted for the theatre works by her friend Nathalie Sarraute Pierre Klossowski Jean Cocteau Gertrude Stein. She was the companion of the actress Erika Kralik. Gallimard unknown
1959ref. 88000Paris: Gallimard 1959. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1959 12 x 19 cm broché First edition on ordinary paper bearing the correct imprint dated 6 May 1959 with the false statement of second edition. Spine very slightly sunned. Signed and inscribed by Eugène Ionesco to the stage director playwright and writer Simone Benmussa on the half-title. Simone Benmussa was literary advisor to the ""Jean-Louis Barrault- Madeleine Renaud Theater Company"" then in 1957 editor-in-chief of the Cahiers Renaud-Barrault. She also directed from the Odéon theatre the cultural department and the Cahiers of the Renaud-Barrault Company. She adapted for the stage the plays written by her friends Nathalie Sarraute Pierre Klossowski Jean Cocteau Gertrude Stein. She was the companion of the actress Erika Kralik. Our copy is housed under a burgundy half-morocco folder smooth spine with date at foot wood-patterned paper boards slipcase edged with burgundy morocco wood-patterned paper panels probably made by Thomas Boichot. Gallimard hardcover
1973ref. 88042Paris: Gallimard 1973. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1973 11 x 16.50 cm broché First edition of which there were no deluxe copies a Service de Presse advance copy. Some occasional light worming to the edges. Autograph inscription signed by Eugène Ionesco to his friend the director playwright and writer Simone Benmussa: ""Pour Simone Benmussa avec ma vieille amitié et pourtant toujours jeune fidèlement affectueusement Eugène Ionesco Janvier 1974."" Literary adviser to the Jean-Louis Barrault - Madeleine Renaud Company then in 1957 editor-in-chief of the Cahiers Renaud-Barrault Simone Benmussa also directed from the Odéon theatre the cultural service and the Cahiers of the Renaud-Barrault company. She adapted for the theatre works by her friend Nathalie Sarraute Pierre Klossowski Jean Cocteau Gertrude Stein. She was the companion of the actress Erika Kralik. Gallimard unknown
1962ref. 86344Paris: Gallimard 1962. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1962 15 x 21.50 cm broché First edition one of 31 numbered copies on pure linen paper the only deluxe copies. A fine copy. Iconography. Autograph inscription signed by Eugène Ionesco to Henri Saret. Gallimard unknown