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194697850New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1946. First American edition of Camus' first novel and masterpiece. Octavo original beige cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title page "A Vincent Sheean pour le remercier de savoir si bien parler de Stendhal Sympathiquement Albert Camus." The recipient Vincent Sheean was an American journalist and novelist. Sheean's most famous work was Personal History which won one of the inaugural National Book Awards: the Most Distinguished Biography of 1935. Film producer Walter Wanger acquired the political memoir and made it the basis for his 1940 film production Foreign Correspondent directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Sheean wrote the narration for the feature-length documentary Crisis 1939 directed by Alexander Hammid and Herbert Kline. He translated Eve Curie's biography of her mother Madame Curie 1939 into English. Sheean wrote Oscar Hammerstein I: Life and Exploits of an Impresario 1955 as well as a controversial biography of Dorothy Thompson and Sinclair Lewis Dorothy and Red 1963. He studied at the University of Chicago becoming part of a literary circle which included Glenway Wescott Yvor Winters Elizabeth Madox Roberts and Janet Lewis while he was there. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Warren Chappell. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Presentation copies of The Stranger are rare with only one appearing at auction in the past 70 years. Exceedingly scarce and desirable. Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." With the publication of this first novel L'Etranger The Stranger Camus introduced his lifelong attempt to reconcile a philosophy of heroic nihilism with "the ideal of human fraternity" Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It remains one of the classic works of the twentieth century. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1946116373New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1946. First American edition of Camus' first novel and masterpiece. Octavo original beige cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title page "A Muriel Sutman nous ne sommes pas des etrangers <span class="match">Albert</span> <span class="match">Camus.</span>" Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Warren Chappell. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Presentation copies of The Stranger are rare with only one appearing at auction in the past 70 years. Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." With the publication of this first novel L'Etranger The Stranger Camus introduced his lifelong attempt to reconcile a philosophy of heroic nihilism with "the ideal of human fraternity" Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It remains one of the classic works of the twentieth century. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1946140940653New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1946. First American Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original tan cloth with maroon spine lettering red topstain. Near Fine with light softening to spine ends and light toning to pages in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear and soiling. A nice copy of the classic existential novel. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1948119263Paris: Gallimard 1948. First edition of this classic play by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo original wrappers. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title page "A. M. Antomin <span class="match">en</span> cordial hommage Albert Camus." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Written in 1948 The State of Siege--the original sense is closer to state of emergency--is a play in three acts presenting the arrival of plague personified by a young opportunist in sleepy Cadiz and the subsequent creation of a totalitarian regime through the manipulation of fear. In a piece written in 1948 in reply to criticisms from Gabriel Marcel Camus defended his decision to set the play in Spain and not in Eastern Europe citing the ongoing oppression in Spain France's collusion in it and the Catholic Church's abandonment of Spanish Christians. The piece was first performed in October 1948 and was initially received poorly by critics and public who had eagerly awaited the work but expected a dramatization of Camus's novel The Plague. While the two share a common background the treatments are entirely different in tone. Although Camus himself was pleased with the work critics remained unimpressed. The State of Siege has remained constantly in print in French and since 1958 in an English translation by Stuart Gilbert--in Caligula and Three Other Plays. Gallimard unknown books
194600008149London: Hamish Hamilton 1946 1946. First English language edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Slim 8vo. 4 3-103 3 pp. Bound in grey-green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of 6s. net on front flap of jacket. First edition in English and Camus' first English publication. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. Introduction by Cyril Connolly. Ahearn Collected Books 157 4th ed. Published in France as L'Étranger in 1942 this novel was number one on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century. Widely regarded as a classic of twentieth-century literature Camus' novel is the first of several novels he wrote that explore the notion of the absurd within a fictional context in contrast to the more direct and thorough examination of this notion in his philosophical essays. Camus won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. A beautiful copy of this important book Camus' best-known and most acclaimed novel. Near Fine book with a name on the free front endpaper and a faint wrinkle to the last three leaves in a Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of edge wear. Hamish Hamilton (1946) hardcover books
1959173205New York: Reynal & Company 1959. Hardcover. Vg-/VG light tanning and foxing to interior and exterior. foxing to text blocks. moderate corner and edge wear to dust jacket including small edge tears. scuffing to dj. White and color-illustrated boards with black lettering. Red and black dust jacket with black and white lettering. 153 pp. 32 page pamphlet included in separate front pocket. 29 original lithographs 17 in color including 5 double-page. 12 illuminations.61 color illustrations. 77 BW illustrations. Articles: Improvisations by Pierre Reverdy Henri Laurens by Alberto Giacometti May 1920 by Alberto Giacometti Perhaps by Albert Camus Rembrandt Hokusai Van Gogh by W. Sandberg Water Lilies of a Summer Dawn by Gaston Bachelard Monet the Innovator by Andre Masson Reflections of Georges Braque Venice From My Window by Jean-Paul Sartre Spanish Still Life by Jean Cassou Footnote to Reality by Jean Wahl Portraits of the Fayoum by Jean Grenier The Advantages of Ignorance by Louis Guilloux The Dukes' Terence The Renaut of Montauban and the Master of the Flowers by Frantz Calot. 1 of 1000 copies. Reynal & Company hardcover books
196594697Paris: Imprimierie Nationale 1965. The Louis XIV national deluxe illustrated edition of the works of Albert Camus with over 90 original lithographs in color by Carzou. Quartos 7 volumes pages loosely bound within black vellum backed wrappers housed in glassine elaborately illustrated throughout with additional suites of lithographs to the rear of each volume. In near fine condition. Each volume housed in the original custom slipcase. Exquisitely illustrated. Focusing most of his philosophy around existential questions Albert Camus addressed the absurdity and inevitable ending of life in his several novels short stories plays and essays. Rejecting nihilism Camus devoted his life to embracing the meaninglessness of man's existence delving deeply into the concept of individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44 in 1957 the second youngest recipient in history. Imprimierie Nationale hardcover books
1955140941430London: Hamish Hamilton 1955. First British Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition and the first English language edition. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine lettered in silver. Near Fine with pages a little toned and a small split started at the rear inner hinge else a fantastic copy in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket which is spine and edge-toned has several tiny stains and some trivial edge wear. A beautiful copy. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1948140941024London: Hamish Hamilton 1948. First British Edition. Very Good/Good. First British edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with red spine titles blocked in silver. Very Good. Lean to binding and uneven sunning to cloth through dust jacket. Former owner names to front free endpaper and pages toned. In a Good unclipped dust jacket with losses at the spine ends toning and edge wear with heavy-handed tape repairs made to the blindside resulting in some active stickiness to the ends of the flap folds where the tape protrudes slightly over the paper. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1940149802N.p.: N.p. 1940. Draft English language script of Camus' 1944 play. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin circa 1940s largely faithful to the 1947 Stuart Gilbert English translation "Caligula and Cross Purpose" but with modifications made apparently for a smaller production. The adaptation includes the removal of incidental characters patricians knights poets guards and servants with their dialogue frequently merged with that of secondary characters the creation of an added "porch" set piece utilized to retain some dialogue otherwise lost the the simplification or removal of more elaborate set pieces and other minor editorial changes. <br/><br/>No information regarding the date or location of the production or intended production nor the translator or editor of this typescript is known.<br/><br/>Begun in 1938 and subject to numerous revisions "Caligula" was finally published in 1944 by Editions Gallimard first jointly with "The Misunderstanding" then alone later the same year. Part of Camus' "Cycle of the Absurd" with the 1942 novel "The Stranger" and the 1942 essay "The Myth of Sisyphus." The play premiered at the Theatre-Hebertot Paris September 9 1945 directed by Paul Oettly starring Gerard Philipe Michel Bouquet and Margo Lion.<br/><br/>Caligula third Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Germanicus after having been missing for three days following the death of his sister and lover Drusilla returns with a belief in 'absolute logic' which incurs the humiliation torture and murder of as many men and women as he can seeking 'total freedom' and leading to his own assassination. <br/><br/>Set in 41 AD Rome. <br/><br/>Beige title wrappers. Title page present with credits for playwright Albert Camus. 80 leaves with last page of text numbered IV--19. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin rectos only. Pages 5.5 x 8.5 inches Near Fine with light wrinkling on first two leaves wrapper 6.5 x 9.5 inches Very Good plus with splitting on bottom half of spine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
197894698Paris: Editions Andre Sauret 1978. The Sauret deluxe illustrated edition of the works of Albert Camus. Quartos 8 volumes bound in full brown morocco with gilt titles to the spine elaborately illustrated throughout. In near fine condition. Each volume housed in the original custom slipcase. Focusing most of his philosophy around existential questions Albert Camus addressed the absurdity and inevitable ending of life in his several novels short stories plays and essays. Rejecting nihilism Camus devoted his life to embracing the meaninglessness of man's existence delving deeply into the concept of individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44 in 1957 the second youngest recipient in history. Editions Andre Sauret unknown books
197130087Paris: Gallimard 1971. First edition. Wrappers fine. Copy 22 of 106 on Holland van Gelder paper tirage de tête. <br/><br/> Gallimard unknown books
196130080Liège: Editions Dynamo 1961. First separate edition. Copy 3 of 11 printed on Hollande paper from a total edition of 51 copies published on the first anniversary of Camus's death. Fine. <br/><br/> Editions Dynamo unknown books
1946192354Alfred Knopf: New York 1946. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. First American Edition. Beige cloth boards have minor wear with light dust soiling. Clean has a good binding old name and address Asheville NC is written inside on the front pastedown- no other marks or notations. 154 pages. Foxed endpapers. Alfred Knopf: New York hardcover books
199873894New York: Everyman's Library 1998. First Everyman's library edition of Camus' first novel and masterpiece which was translated as The Stranger in the United States. Octavo bound in full morocco by the Chelsea Bindery gilt titles to the spine raised bands top edge gilt. Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie. Translated by from the French by Joseph Laredo. In fine condition. Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." With the publication of this first novel L'Etranger Camus introduced his lifelong attempt to reconcile a philosophy of heroic nihilism with "the ideal of human fraternity" Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It remains one of the classic works of the twentieth century and Le Monde ranks it as number one on its 100 Books of the Century. Everyman's Library hardcover books
195580077NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. Stated first American edition. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper else very good in a very good minor edge wear with two short closed edge tears age toning along the spine and on rear panel price clipped dust jacket.; 212 pages . Knopf, hardcover books
195457507NY: Knopf 1954. First US Edition. 8vo pp. 273. A VG tight copy in some scuffed and chipped dj.The scarce first edition. "By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century 'The Rebel' is a classic essay on revolution. Knopf unknown books
1948636891948. PRASSINOS Mario. CAMUS Albert. L' ETAT DE SIEGE: spectacle en trois parties. Paris: Gallimard 1948. Limited edition: From an edition of 1050 numbered copies on alfa Navarre bound in decorated paper-covered boards after a maquette by Mario Prassinos this is one of 60 specially numbered copies that were not offered for sale; this copy is number LV. Small 8vo.: 237 pp. Publisher's artist-style binding; bound in white paper boards decorated in gold and black with patterned endpapers. Light dust-soiling to top-edge of book block but internally fresh. Some sunning to top-edge of boards and spine with some occasional light soiling and joints are just starting at the top-edge. Very good plus. unknown books
194795102Paris: Gallimard 1947. First edition of Camus' short story collection exploring themes of existentialism and absurdism. Octavo original cloth. One of only 950 numbered copies this is number 783. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable. This collection of six short stories covers the whole variety of existentialism or absurdism as Camus himself insisted his philosophical ideas be called. The six works collected in this volume include: The Adulterous Woman The Renegade of a Confused Spirit The Silent Man The Guest Jonas or the Artist at Work and The Growing Stone. The final story most clearly manifests Camus' existential ideals with a protagonist who actively shapes his life in spite of receiving a deep insight into the absurdity of the world and acting morally nevertheless. Gallimard hardcover books
195023755n.p.: Les Disques de France / Period Music Co. ca. 1950s. First Edition. Near fine. 33 & 1/3 RPM 12-inch LP album no. FRL 1534. Vinyl near fine. Cardboard sleeve heavily scuffed along edges cover moderately rubbed. Lower joint split with tears starting at spine and upper edge. <br/><br/>Four selections by Camus: a previously unpublished Address and a selection from L'Etranger read by Camus; Le Malentendu Act 2 Scene 1 read by Maria Casares and Alan Cuny; and Les Amandiers read by Serge Reggiani. Text of Camus' address printed on album sleeve in French and English. Rare. Les Disques de France / Period Music Co. unknown books
197130107Paris: Gallimard 1971. First edition. Copy 190 of 306 on vélin Lafuma-Navarre second paper. Bound in dark green morocco with wood veneer panels inlaid on the covers by Alain Devauchelle top edge gilt others uncut. Fine. <br/><br/> Gallimard unknown books
195173374New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1951. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. First edition fourth printing. The enigmatic first novel by Albert Camus 1913-60 and a cornerstone of existentialist thought. Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach Camus explored what he called "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Octavo. Original green cloth binding with brown stamping. In a lovely example of the striking dust jacket $2.75 designed by Warren Chappell with a slender strip of tape to the each end of the spine and some very light edgewear. Better than very good. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1960WRCLIT81022New York: Freidman-Abeles 1960. Nine original b&w photographs plus a duplicate. Several show marginal cropmarks for use in publication production info stamps on versos several printed paper squibs now loose have left adhesive darkening on versos photographer's credit stamp on one verso but generally very good or better. A sequence of stage photographs of Sidney Lumet's 1960 production of Justin O'Brien's adaptation of Camus' play. Kenneth Haigh and Colleen Dewhurst were among the lead players. The production ran for 38 performances at the 54th Street Theatre. Freidman-Abeles unknown books
196830083Paris: Gallimard 1968. First edition. Wrappers fine unopened. Tirage de tête one of 40 on Lafuma-Navarre. The only limited issue. <br/><br/> Gallimard unknown books
195773375New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. The first American edition stated. One of Camus' most technically brilliant achievements a one-sided conversation set in a seedy bar in Amsterdam that is really a calculated confession by a formerly respected Parisian lawyer addressing the themes of alienation the inadequacy of traditional values and the conscience of modern man in the face of evil. Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. Small octavo. Original brown paper-covered boards over a blue cloth spine with gilt titles and blind-stamped designs. An especially crisp near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a bit of toning along the spine and folds. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
