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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
197146528Brattleboro VT: The Limited Editions Club 1971. Edition limited to copies signed by the artist Daniel Maffia; sq 4to pp. xix 1 181; introduction by Wallace Fowlie; frontispiece plates in color; monthly letter of the LEC laid in dated 1971; A fine copy in full red morocco with gilt-lettered spine and stamped in blind on upper cover glassine wrappers chipped in a red & black publisher's slipcase gilt lettering on spine. LEC bibliography 438. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club unknown 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
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
1975JC5055nrf / Bibliotheque de la Pleiade 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth over flexible boards stripes and lettering stamped in gilt on spine; photo-illustrated dust jacket. Some light rubbing at spine tips and along edges of boards otherwise book is fine. Dust jacket a little yellowed; wrinkled and lightly chipped along the edges. An excellent copy from the library of Peter S. Prescott -- an American author and critic who served as the senior book review for NEWSWEEK for more than two decades -- with his ownership stamp on FFEP. <br/><br/> nrf / Bibliotheque de la Pleiade hardcover books
1947D16557London: Hamish Hamilton 1947. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Nice copy in spine faded DJ. <br/><br/> Hamish Hamilton hardcover books
1960WRCLIT84581New York 1960. III:4. Pictorial wrapper. Crown of spine bumped otherwise about fine. Edited by Joseph J. Friedman. Earlier numbers were published by the Writers Workshops of Arts Sciences and Professions. This issue features a "Final Interview" with Camus conducted by Robert Spector along with John Clellon Holmes's review of Lipton's THE HOLY BARBARIANS and contributions by Bink Noll and Diane Wakoski. Printed by the Libertarian Press of NJ. 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
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
1972Embry 196542Alfred A. Knopf 1972. First U.S. edition. Slight toning to front panel near fine in near fine lightly worn dust jacket in mylar cover. Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First U.S. edition. unknown books
1972Embry 190056Alfred A. Knopf 1972. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine faintly rubbed dust jacket in mylar cover. Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First U.S. edition. unknown books
198738998NY:: Paragon House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 091372968X . Translated from the French by Hugh Levick. First American edition. Uniform age toning throughout text block else very good in a very good dust jacket. . Paragon House, hardcover books
195877350NY:: Knopf. Good in Good dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Stated first American edition. Previous owner's initials on front paste-down brief gift inscription on front free endpaper else good in a good age darkened foxing on verso dust jacket. ; 302 pages . Knopf, hardcover books
194727751London: Hamish Hamilton 1947. First English Edition. Page edges slightly foxed. Otherwise a fine copy in dust jacket just perceptibly tanned at spine. Camus' second book in English. <br/><br/> Hamish Hamilton unknown 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
196589705NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. B000GTNWGE . Translated from the French and annotated by Justin O'Brien. Stated first American edition. Very good in a very good age toning dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
197144229NY:: Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1971. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Introduction by Wallace Fowlie. Author's preface. "Sandglass" laid in. A reprint edition. Fine in an about fine slipcase. . Heritage Press, hardcover books
1957Embry 196541Alfred A. Knopf 1957. 4th printing. Fine in very good dust jacket with short tear to lower front spine fold and a light tide mark to lower spine and lower front corner in mylar cover. Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. 4th printing. unknown books
195792913NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. Stated first American edition. Very good in a fair edge worn with several small chips faded along the spine foxing and tape repairs on verso dust jacket.; 147 pages . Knopf, hardcover books
195721410NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. Stated first American edition. Light foxing to endpapers else very good in a very good minor edge wear and aging dust jacket.; 147 pages . Knopf, hardcover books
1995Embry 196266Alfred A. Knopf 1995. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First U.S. edition. unknown books
1995Embry 196544Alfred A. Knopf 1995. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First U.S. edition. unknown books
199593699NY:: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0679439374 . Translated from the French by David Hapgood. Book club edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
1948Embry 196540Modern Library 1948. First Modern Library Edition. Tiny spot to front panel else fine in near fine lightly rubbed dust jacket in mylar cover. Modern Library, 1948. First Modern Library Edition. unknown books
196017609NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. B000M1FM6E . Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. Stated first American edition. Offsetting to front endpapers else very good in a very good a few small chips age toning dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
