Beckett, Samuel . MURPHY

London: George Routledge & Sons, [1938]. First edition, first binding. 8vo. The author's first published novel, of which but 718 were sold. The remaining copies were published as a cheap edition in 1942. Jacketed copies have been and remain of the utmost rarity. In almost fifty years of bookselling, we have encountered but two others, neither of which was in the pristine condition of this copy. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made full morocco clamshell box with matching chemise. Important in its field, scarce, and in impeccable condition -- the Holy Trinity for any collectible. The manuscript of "Murphy" was sold at auction in 2013 for a record-breaking one million dollars. Hardcover.