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California: Lord John Press. 1982. Signed limited edition. Signed limited edition. Original blue marbled paper-covered boards, quarter-bound in gilt-ruled blue calf with lettering in gilt to the spine. Designed and printed by Henry Morris and bound by Bela Blau. Set in Bembo to Bugrabutten mouldmade paper, the fore-edges untrimmed. A fine, bright copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. A lovely example. Signed by the author in black ink to the half title. This example numbered 132 of 299 copies; there were in addition an issue of twenty-six specially bound and lettered copies. Beckett worked on and completed the translation of 'Mal Vu Mal Dit' during December and January of 1980-1, while still working on the original French version, which was completed the same January. The work's first appearance in English, following its publication in French by Les Éditions de Minuit, was in the 5 October 1981 issue of 'The New Yorker', followed by…

Ill Seen Ill Said is a novella by Samuel Beckett that centres around an old woman who is the last inhabitant of a remote cabin. The narrative is a blend of poetic narrative and vivid imagery, notable for its experimentation with language and form.