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1991Best.-Nr. 65213NY:: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0394440617 . Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Twenty-fifth American printing. Remainder mark on top and bottom edges foxing on top edge else very good in a very good dust jacket. ; 278 pages . Alfred A. Knopf, hardcover
1948A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards with embossed death figure. Purple top stain to top page ends. 278 pages. Fourth printing.
1948A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards with embossed death figure. Purple top stain to top page ends. Fraying at top of spine. Rubbing/white spots on cover. Top corner of front endpaper has been cut off. Stated First American Edition.
1948Best.-Nr. 214371New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. A novel from this multi-talented French writer who won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature. Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. A very good copy in black cloth boards with some pushing to the spine ends some very slight tapping to the corners some other minor wear a small bookplate to the front pastedown and the remnants of a bookstore sticker to the rear pastedown and in a very good dust jacket with a large chip to the top of the spine some small chips and edge wear and a faint stain to the bottom of the spine that is only visible from the verso. Despite the litany of flaws a solid copy of this classic. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1948Best.-Nr. 602501New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. Early printing. Stated "Published August 2 1948 First and Second Printings Before Publication." Octavo. 278pp. Black cloth blind-stamped front board with gilt-stamped spine title. Contemporary owner gift inscription on front fly with offsetting front hinge cracked cloth soiled spine ends and corners worn and bumped a good only copy lacking the dust jacket. A classic novel of dignity and camaraderie in the face of a devastating epidemic. Basis for the 1992 film La Peste with William Hurt Robert Duvall and Raul Julia. Camus' subtle and compassionate convictions and philosophy earned him a Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 43 – he was killed in an auto accident three years later. Connolly 100. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1948Best.-Nr. 2023-P120New York: Alfred A Knopf 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stated first American edition of "La Peste" translated by Stuart Gilbert. From the jacket: "When in the spring of 1947 "La Peste" was published in Paris it created an immediate sensation. Camus was recognized all over Europe as having realized to the full his enormous promise. "The Plague" is far and away the finest novel to come out of postwar Europe". Wear to upper edge of unclipped jacket designed by Jean Carlu with loss near the head of the spine. Black covers are dark with bright titles slight bumping of lower corners. A previous owner's book plate on the fixed endpaper Lillian Ferrari. Very slight toning of the pages fading of purple top stain. Alfred A Knopf hardcover books
1948Best.-Nr. 1387500New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. First American Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 278 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus condition dust jacket. Blue-grey and black spine with black red and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$3.00 net" has moderate shelving wear mild to moderate wear along the extremities chipping along the joints and fore edges scratches on the rear cover tears along the head edges and spine and moderate age-toning. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges mild wear along the extremities stains on the rear board and bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Text block has mild splitting to the gutter pages 89-121 stains on the rear end-page and paste-down moderate age-toning throughout mild wear along the edges and faded dark red inking along the head edge. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 6. Albert Camus was born November 7 1913 in Dréan Algeria then French Algeria. Camus' mother was deaf and illiterate his father killed in acting in 1914 serving in World War I and he would grow up very poor pied-noir a slang term for French and other European people born in Algeria. Camus would be diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1930 at which time he moved in with his uncle Gustave Acault. Living with his uncle Camus found a great love for philosophy taking particularly to Greek philosophers and Nietzsche. This love of philosophy would push Camus to completing a degree in philosophy in 1936. During and after his time in university Camus would join the Algerian Communist Party and Algerian People's Party both of which sought freedom from colonial rule in Algeria. Camus' work with the ACP greatly involved organizing the "Théâtre du Travail" Worker's Theater which would be renamed "Théâtre de l'Equipe" Theater of the Team after Camus and the ACP split. Some of the scripts written for "Théâtre de l'Equipe" would become the basis for his later novels. In 1938 Camus solidified his anti-colonial feelings working for a leftist newspaper which spoke out against the colonial regime as well as the rising fascist regimes across Europe. In 1940 Camus moved to Paris after the banning of the newspaper there producing his "first cycle" of works on the absurd including his most famous work "L'Étranger" "The Stranger". With the outbreak of World War II and the German invasion of France Camus fled Paris moving first to Lyon in southeast France then to Algeria and then to the Frech Alps to recover from a flare up of tuberculosis. It was in the Alps that Camus began work on his "second cycle" of works now dealing more with revolt. "La Peste" or "The Plague" would be published in 1947 in France and in 1948 in the US riding on Camus' infamy gained both for his earliest works and for his role in the French Resistance against German occupation. It depicts the Algerian city of Oran amidst a devastating plague and many different people's reactions to it from feelings of despair to those who fight bravely against the illness. Both Camus' own tuberculosis and a cholera epidemic which killed a large portion of Oran in 1849 were inspirations for the novel though it was set in the 1940's. The novel has been noted as allegorical for the French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II. Upon it's release "The Plague" received generally positive critical reception with moderate commercial success. However during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 the novel became a best-seller with publisher Penguin Classics reporting difficulties matching demand. Many hailed "The Plague" as a reflection of the time with lockdown measures compared to the novel's cordon sanitaire and Camus' own daughter noting that it should be inspiration for people to take responsibility in how they reacted to the pandemic. 1387500. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1948Best.-Nr. 140946762New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition first printing. vi 278 2 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth with blindstamped front board gilt lettering on spine. Near Fine with tiny stain to front board old bookstore ticket on front free endpaper in a Very Good dust jacket price-clipped rubbed along edges tiny chip in top of front panel a few tape mends to verso. Camus' existentialist novel La Peste in the original French set in Oran Algeria. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1987Best.-Nr. 67220London:: Folio Society. Near Fine. 1987. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Introduction by Derek Parker. First edition thus. Date in ink at the base of the spine else near fine in a fine slipcase. ; 248 pages . Folio Society, hardcover books
1971Best.-Nr. 65057NY:: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. 0394440617 . Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Eighteenth American printing. Light foxing to edges and endpapers remainder stamp on front free endpaper else very good in a very good moderate edge wear with a few tiny chips dust jacket. ; 278 pages . Alfred A. Knopf, hardcover books
1991Best.-Nr. 65213NY:: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0394440617 . Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Twenty-fifth American printing. Remainder mark on top and bottom edges foxing on top edge else very good in a very good dust jacket. ; 278 pages . Alfred A. Knopf, hardcover books
1967Best.-Nr. 21124Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Two Books. Quarter cloth covers are clean bright and in near pristine condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and near pristine. Dust jacket has light shelf rubbing and some creasing but are in very good condition. DJ protected by a brand new clear acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. If pictured shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. . 1967 1971. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1960Best.-Nr. 34801New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1960. First American Edition. 8vo publisher’s original binding of olive and black cloth stamped with a star pattern gilt lettered in the original dustjacket with photographic portrait. 7 182 pp. A fine copy in a dustjacket with a tiny bit of edgewear. FIRST EDITION. A classic work by one of the greatest existentialist writers of modern times grappling with the conflict between the conscience of the modern psyche and the existence of evil. ‘ It is the last finished work by Albert Camus and is considered one of his finest achievements. Camus devoted years of patient effort to meeting the inescapable challenge of recreating for the theatre Dostoevsky’s great prophetic novel. The work stands as an enduring literary statement about human existence in which the conscience of the twentieth century meets and defines in contemporary terms the conscience of the nineteenth century.’ Knopf. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0394406761.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1960Best.-Nr. 54410New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1960. 8vo. 8 182 2 pp. Quarter-black over khaki-coloured cloth embossed star burst design on front cover gilt lettering on spine w/ d.j. cover art by Paul Rand couple minor closed tear light dustsoiling NF/VG copy w/ ownership markings of John Painter Jr. First American edition of Camus’ last finished major work. Alfred A. Knopf, hardcover
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1953Best.-Nr. 043316London: Hamish Hamilton 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. 1st printing. Small first owner nameplate to FPD. Internally fine. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1960Best.-Nr. mon0000992893Hamish Hamilton 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Fifth impression Pages clean and bright Binding firm Light wear to edges Dust jacket unclipped. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1958Best.-Nr. 202390New York: Vintage 1958. First Edition Thus; Fourth Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. Vintage unknown
Best.-Nr. PB FIC 2KNOPF Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN DUST JACKET. KNOPF Hardcover
Best.-Nr. PB FIC 1HAMISH HAMILTON Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN DUST JACKET. HAMISH HAMILTON Hardcover
1958Best.-Nr. 171328New York: Vintage Books 1958. First Edition Thus; Fourth Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. Toned spine. Vintage Books unknown
Best.-Nr. 0140550070.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1960Best.-Nr. kb348.011GB: Hamish Hamilton 1960. Brown publisher's cloth lettered in gold. AN EX LIBRARY BOOK with typical library marks. All library marks removed leaving only slight traces. Very slight mark at base of spine of DW. Tape residue marks to leading margins of pastedowns. not severe. Else Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. . 5th Edition. Hardback. G/VG- DW. Hamish Hamilton Hardcover
