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signed copy of a book with autographs of a man and a womanan image of a red book with black writing on itan open book with a black and white image of a clock on itan old red book with black lettering on it sitting on a white surfacean open book with a black and white text on ita red book sitting on top of a white table
KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

138 - IONESCO, Eugène. Plays. The Bald Soprano – The Lesson – Jacq…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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IONESCO, Eugène. Plays. The Bald Soprano – The Lesson – Jacques or Submission... A fine copy inscribed by Ionesco for the writer Jacques Brenner. Paris, Arcanes, 1953. In-8 (19 x 14 cm), paperback, red cover printed in black. 158 pp. 1f. Slight scuffing to the head and foot of the covers and the edges of the boards. First edition of the masterpieces of the Theatre of the Absurd, featuring the following works in book form for the first time: *The Bald Soprano* (Eugène Ionesco’s first play, originally published in 1950 by the Collège de Pataphysique), *The Lesson*, *Jacques or Submission* and *The Motor Show*. First volume of the ‘Théâtre d’Eugène Ionesco’ series, marking the start of the ‘Locus Solus’ collection, edited by Michel Laclos. Printed in a run of 2,000 copies; this is one of the 1,950 numbered copies on Spécial Teka paper, no. 382. A fine copy, sent by the author to Jacques Brenner (1922–2001).
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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