Endgame: A Play in One Act, followed by Act Without Words

This paperback edition shows visible signs of wear, including edge scuffing and minor cover creases. The interior pages are clean, though the title page contains a handwritten inscription and a price. The binding remains intact, ensuring the book is still suitable for reading and handling.

Samuel Beckett's "Endgame: A Play in One Act, followed by Act Without Words," is presented here in its First Grove Press Edition, seventeenth printing, published in 1958 by Grove Press, Inc., New York. This edition includes the original play "Endgame," a seminal work in the Theatre of the Absurd, and "Act Without Words," a mime play by Beckett, translated from French by the author himself. Beckett, a Nobel Prize-winning playwright, is renowned for his minimalist and existentialist themes, making this a significant acquisition for collectors and scholars of modern drama. The book's condition shows signs of wear typical of its age, with a personal inscription on the title page. This edition is a valuable piece for those interested in the evolution of modern theatre and Beckett's impactful literary contributions.