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Methuen & Co Ltd. London: Methuen (1965) 8vo., in the photographic dust jacket; black boards with gilt lettering to the spine; pp. [vii], 83, [i]; near fine book and very good dust wrapper overall; The clipped jacket has scuffing to the edges of the panels and spine ends however it is complete and bright with very little marks to speak of; the book itself is excellent with very little wear at all, clean pages and no marks or bumps. First UK edition. Harold Pinter has signed his name to the title page dedicated to actor and film director Paul Bartel. It is rare to find this book signed to the page in this way. Bartel was a prolific actor and director starring in over 90 films in his career. He is perhaps best known for directing, writing and starring in a film called Eating Rauol in 1982. He was friends with Pinter and collected Harold Pinter first editions, many of which he asked him to sign, including this one.   Pinter's award winning play was first shown at the…