Seller: Washington Square Autographed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing of French edition. Book appears unread; wraps show a big of shelfwear. Autographed by Phillips on title page. An unusual edition, particularly uncommon signed. 365 pages. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Paris: Christian Bourgois Éditeur., 1984
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
First French edition. Signed by the author with an original drawing. Paperback original. Publisher's original photo-illustrated gloss card covers. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with mild rubbing to the extremities and a touch of fading to the spine. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Inscribed by the author, filmmaker and screenwriter around an original comical self-portrait drawing in blue, red and green ink "To Frank Pike - / Perhaps you'll / enjoy a friendly / Melee, now and / then - / Samuel Fuller / Dec. 6. 84". The recipient Frank Pike, was an editor at Faber and Faber for 41 years and from the 1960s onwards responsible for the Faber drama list, recruiting Tom Stoppard, Simon Gray, Brian Friel, Sam Shepard, and Alan Bennett, among others, as well as working closely with authors already publishing with the firm, notably Samuel Beckett. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.