{"product_id":"waiting-for-godot-1956-first-english-edition-advance-review-copy-with-the-original-faber-faber-review-slip","title":"Waiting for Godot | 1956, First English edition, advance review copy with the original Faber \u0026 Faber review slip","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"84\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"53\"\u003eBECKETT, Samuel (1906–1989). \u003cem data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"50\"\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Faber and Faber, 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"185\"\u003eFirst edition in English, advance review copy, accompanied by the original publisher's review slip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"438\"\u003eOctavo. Original black boards, lettered in gilt to the spine, in the photographic dust jacket. Loosely inserted is the scarce Faber \u0026amp; Faber review slip announcing publication and requesting that notices not appear before the official publication date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"703\"\u003eA particularly attractive example. The dust jacket remains bright and well preserved, and the book presents exceptionally well. The accompanying review slip, seldom encountered, offers a tangible link to the book's original publication and contemporary reception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"1192\"\u003eFirst published in Paris as \u003cem data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"753\"\u003eEn attendant Godot\u003c\/em\u003e in 1952, \u003cem data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/em\u003e transformed twentieth-century theatre. Beckett's own English translation appeared here for the first time, introducing English-speaking audiences to a work that would redefine dramatic form. Its tale of two tramps waiting endlessly for the mysterious Godot remains one of the most influential and discussed works of modern literature, giving rise to what would later become known as the Theatre of the Absurd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1433\"\u003eAdvance review copies are notably scarcer than standard trade issues, having been distributed in small numbers to critics and reviewers before publication. Surviving examples retaining their original review slips are increasingly uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003eA highly desirable copy of Beckett's masterpiece, preserved in a form seldom encountered on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel Beckett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57366079996281,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/files\/IMG_0389.jpg?v=1780394966","url":"https:\/\/www.baylissbooks.co.uk\/products\/waiting-for-godot-1956-first-english-edition-advance-review-copy-with-the-original-faber-faber-review-slip","provider":"Bayliss Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}