Becket ou L'Honneur de Dieu
Paris: La Table Ronde, 1959.
Mass-market paperback INSCRIBED on the half title to Holly Howarth, who has translated and written about Jean Anouilh's works.
This is one of Anouilh's best-known plays, which explores the relationship between King Henry II of England and the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas à Becket. The play was presented for the first time on October 8, 1959, in Paris at the Theatre Montparnasse-Gaston Baty. Text entirely in French.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Octavo (7.375 x 4.75 inches; 185 x 120 mm), 209, [5] pages, in printed wrappers (soft cover).
CONDITION: Soiling, staining, and creasing to covers, one-inch tear to rear panel where it meets the spine, pages toned, small tears to tops of some pages (not affecting text), extensive pencil underlining and marginalia, some evidence of waterstaining. New York Times article laid in. Fair only. Item #48
Price: $75.00