Samuel Beckett
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O'Sullivan, Seumas and Estella F. Solomons: Retrospect: The Work of Seumas O'Sullivan 1879-1958 & Estella F. Solomons 1882-1986
Dublin: Dolmen Press, 1973
Liam Miller (ed.)
Inscription: To Sam / in gratitude / for umpteen kindnesses / Con. / Jan. 1973
Sachs, Nelly: Späte Gedichte
Frankfurt a.M.: Suhrkamp, 1965
Inscription: Für Sam Beckett / O du Drama schwarze Zeit - / Nelly / Stockholm d. 28.1.67
de Sanctis, Francesco: Storia della letteratura italiana, Vol. 1
Bari: Gius. Laterza & Figli, 1925
Benedetto Croce (ed.)
Inscription: 'S. B. Beckett / Florence / May 1927'
Reading traces on: 56*, 57, 58, 159. (*: page contains marginalia)
Schaffenburg, Carlos A.: Genesis: A Poem
Bethesda: MD, 1989
Inscription: 'To Samuel Beckett, / a Revision - / C.A. Schaffenburg / 10/23/89'
Notes: business card attached to front
Schiff, Daniel: La Ligne de sceaux
Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1982
Inscription: 'Pour Suzanne et Sam Beckett / sympathie et admiration / [très cordialement]! / Daniel Schiff'
Schneider, Alan: Entrances: An American Director's Journey
New York: Viking, 1986
Edward Albee (preface)
Inscription: To / Sam. / With my love & thanks. / Jean / Christmas 1985'
Notes: a further copy of unrevised proofs of same
Schneider, Alexander: Sasha: A Musician's Life
New York: Folio Graphics Co., 1988
Inscription: In great admiration / Sasha / 1988.
Schneider, Pierre: Jules Renard par lui-même
Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1956
Ecrivains de Toujours
Inscription: à Sam Beckett / bien amicalement, / Pierre Schneider
Notes: corner of page 39 folded down, and 159 has been folded down
Sewell, Brocard: Frances Horovitz Poet: A Symposium
Wirral: The Aylesford Press, 1987
Brocard Sewell (ed.)
Inscription: for Sam / - wishing you / all the best / as ever. / Michael / March 1988
Shakespeare, William: Macbeth
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1922
A.W. Verity, M.A. (ed.)
Inscription: 'm / S. B. Beckett. / Portora. / VIth Form / September 1922'
Reading traces on: tp1*, 6*, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19*, 21, 23*, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 34, 37*, 38*, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 51, 52*, 56, 57, 59, 60, 67, 68, 72, 73*, 78, backflyleafverso*, insidebackcover. (*: page contains marginalia)
Sima: Présence de Sima 1891-1971
Paris: Le point Cardinal, 1981
Inscription: 'A Samuel Beckett / bien cordialement [signed]'
Notes: exhibition catalogue, May - July 1981; texte liminaire de Ludovic Kozovoi
Smith, William: A Smaller History of Rome
London: James Walton/John Murray, 1868
Inscription: 'Lily Verschoyle'
Notes: - owner's name on title page: 'Lily Verschoyle';- inside cover bookseller's sticker: Greene & Co., Dublin
Smollett, Tobias: The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker
London: Hutchinson, n.d.
Inscription: 'Samuel Beckett'
Notes: - bottom corners of pages 150 and 152 folded down — looks unintentional;- inside cover — Greene & Co Dublin stamp
Somervell, David: A Companion to Palgrave's Golden Treasury
London: Grant Richards Ltd., 1918 [1917]
Inscription: 'S. B. Beckett / Trinity College, Dublin / 1924'
Spenser, Edmund: The Faerie Queene, Vol. I
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1920
Lilian Winstanley (ed.)
Location: The private collection of Terence Killeen
Inscription: 'Samuel B. Beckett / Trinity College / Dublin. / Michaelmas Term. 1923'
Notes: The BDMP owes a debt of gratitude to Terence Killeen for drawing our attention to these two volumes and for making them available to the project. A letter from Beckett addressed to Terence Killeen, written on 10.5.77 from Paris, reads: 'Dear Mr. Killeen / Thank you for yours / of April 30. / Yes, those two books / were in my possession / when I was a student / in Trinity 1923-7. / With all good wishes, / yours sincerely / Samuel Beckett'.
Spenser, Edmund: The Faerie Queene, Vol. II
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1922
Lilian Winstanley (ed.)
Location: The private collection of Terence Killeen
Inscription: 'S. Beckett / Trinity College, Dublin / 1924'
Reading traces on: 53, 99, 127*, 129*, 145*, 199*, insertrecto*, insertverso*. (*: page contains marginalia)
Notes: The BDMP owes a debt of gratitude to Terence Killeen for drawing our attention to these two volumes and for making them available to the project.
Stendhal, [Henri Beyle]: Le Rouge et le noir
Paris: Garnier, 1925
Location: Beckett International Foundation, The University of Reading
Inscription: 'S.B. Beckett Dublin November 1926'
Stern, Richard: Noble Rot: Stories 1949-1988
New York: Grove Press, 1989
Inscription: Dear Sam - / I hope a few of these / antique clunkers will amuse / you. / all the best, / Dick
Notes: front book wrapper inserted at page 50
Sterne, Laurence: The Works of Laurence Sterne, Vol. 4
Dublin: printed for D. Chamberlaine, J. Potts and W. Colles, 1780 [1779]
contains A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, Letters from Yorick to Eliza and Sterne's Letters to his Friends
Inscription: 'To Liam O'Flaherty / from / Margaret [Barrington]'
Notes: ex Libris book plate: 'The Honble Thos. Knox', with elaborate insignia by hand on top of inside cover
Synge, J. M.: My Wallet of Photographs: The Photographs of J. M. Synge Arranged and Introduced by Lilo Stephens
Dublin: Dolmen Press, 1971 [1963]
Inscription: for / Samuel Beckett, / in gratitude and deepest admiration, / Gerry Dukes / Sept. 86
Notes: ex libris possibly of Lilo Stephens
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