J O N K E R S R A R E B O O K S
JOHN ARLOTT’S COPY
82. Desmond Maccarthy FORSTER, E.M.
The Mill House Press, 1952. First edition. 8vo. One of just 72 copies printed. Signed by E. M. Forster for John Arlott to the title page. Bound for Arlott in limp roan, lettered and decorated gilt, original paper wrappers bound in. A very good copy, light wear to spine ends, covers a little bowed. [44025] £1,250
An excellent association copy of Forster’s rare reminis- cence of Desmond MacCarthy, coming from the library of his friend John Arlott. Arlott was an acquaitance and correspondent of Forster, and in 1969 edited the festschrift Aspects of E. M. Forst- er , which was published for the author’s 90th birthday. Arlott’s library included a number of books signed and inscribed for him by Forster, and reflecting on their friendship in 1988 he wrote: “he was an immensely sen- sitive novelist who hated signing books and had to be bullied to do so - these collectors, you know, have no conscience.” PROVENANCE: From the collection of John Arlott (1914-1991), broadcaster and poet. Sold at his sale, Christie’s 11th September 1992, lot 77.
“Godot is plotless, meaningless - and priceless.”
83. Waiting For Godot A Tragicomedy in Two Acts BECKETT, Samuel
Grove Press, 1954. First English language edition. Original black cloth lettered in silver and gilt to the spine and blind to the boards, in pictorial dustwrapper. Loosely inserted is a flier for the 1955 stage production of Godot at the Criterion Theatre, directed by Peter Hall. A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper indeed, with some browning to the spine and lower cover and a touch of wear to the head of the spine. [45213] £2,500 The first appearance in English of Beckett’s masterpiece, originally published in Paris in 1952. Waiting for Godot would not only define the Theatre of the Absurd but it would also play a large role in Beckett being awarded the Nobel Prize in 1969.
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