BECKETT, Samuel. Stirrings Still. Illustrated by Louis le Brocquy

Signed Limited Edition

New York: Blue Moon, & London: John Calder, 1988. Folio. pp. [44]. Bound in quarter vellum parchment with a natural linen and cotton cloth stamped with a motif by the artist in eighteen-carat gold, backstrip
lettered in gilt. Limited edition of 226 copies, numbered one to two hundred and 26 hors commerce copies [P/2], signed by Beckett and Le Brocquy. Edges untrimmed, matching linen slipcase. A superb copy. Rare. The illustrations consist of one original lithographic image in two tones of Samuel Beckett and eight original lithographic drawings in black ink. These have been printed by Pierre Chave at his Atelier in Vence, France. The paper is deckle edged Velin de Rives made by Arjomari, France. Enclosed is the original invoice from the publisher John Calder, dated 4th April, 1989. With full-page frontispiece lithograph in two shades of brown, eight further lithographic drawings in black printed by Pierre Chave.