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Exile and the Kingdom
by Camus, Albert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo., 213pp. Sharp Stated First American Edition. Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. Bound in quarter red cloth over blue paper-covered boards with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. Toning to board edges. Some wear and softness to spine ends. Titles a bit dulled. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.50), has toning and rubbing to edges and surfaces. Still solid with no chipping, creases or tears. A presentable collectable copy at a great price.
Synopsis
Albert Camus was born in Algeria in 1913. He spent the early years of his life in North Africa, where he worked at various jobs—in a weather bureau, in an automobile supply firm, in a shipping company—to help pay for his courses at the University of Algiers. He went on to become a journalist, and from 1935 to 1938 he ran the Theatre de l'Equipe, a theatrical company that produced plays by Malraux, Gide, Synge, Dostoyevsky, and others. During World War II he was one of the leading writers of the French Resistance and editor of Combat, then an important underground newspaper. His fiction, including The Stranger , The Plague , The Fall , and Exile and the Kingdom ; his philosophical essays, "The Myth of Sisyphus" and "The Rebel"; and his plays have assured his preeminent position in modern letters. In 1957 Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. On January 4, 1960, he was killed in a car accident. Carol Cosman has translated works by Balzac and Simone de Beauvoir from the French as well as JeanPaul Sartre's biography of Flaubert.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015240
- Title
- Exile and the Kingdom
- Author
- Camus, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
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About Brenner's Collectable Books
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An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
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- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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