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New York: Grove Press, 1954. First printing. Fine in near-fine jacket.. First edition in English of Beckett's influential and enigmatic "tragicomedy in two acts." . The defining drama of the twentieth century and Beckett's masterpiece; written in French, like all of Beckett's post-World War II works, and translated by himself into the English of this edition. Powerful, frustrating, agitating, and allowing for endless allegorical interpretations, the text often bewilders, always disturbs, but never alienates. Vladimir and Estragon wait in their obscure holding-place, captives of an unseen tormentor or their own self-inflicted tragedy of repetition, and the audience waits with them. 8'' x 5''. Original blind-stamped black cloth with silver and gilt lettering to spine. In original unclipped ($4.75) black-and-white photographic dust jacket designed by Marshall Lee. Red endpapers. 60, [2] leaves. Grove Press postcard laid in. Jacket with only shallow edgewear and the usual gentle…

One of the most important works of modernist literature, Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot is a play in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait for the arrival of someone named Godot who never arrives, and while waiting they engage in a variety of discussions and encounter several other characters.

First editions of Waiting for Godot published by Grove Press typically have a mention of it being a first printing and may also include the date of publication on the copyright page.