Click for full-size.
The Fall -and- Exile and the Kingdom (Modern Library #352.1)
by CAMUS, Albert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
-
Littleton, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. [c.1967]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition offering "The Fall," a short novel by the Algerian-born French author Albert Camus (1913-1960), as well as "Exile and the Kingdom," his collection of 6 short stories. Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. Per the jacket, the author envisaged that these two works would be presented together. --- In Toledano spine 11 / red cloth / ML hex torchbearer device blindstamped to front cover / gilt-stamped spine titling & torchbearer / tan Kent endpapers / jacket style l, verso blank. Likely published c.1964 (though 1958 date appears in book). ML #352.1. --- A clean, tightly-bound, unmarked copy, though with age-toning to two-thirds of the textblock edges. Fair-only, unclipped dust jacket ($2.45) with conspicuous sunning to spine, chips and tears to edges but mostly intact and in new removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; (4), 361, (10, ads) pages .
Synopsis
The Fall is a profound and yet disturbing novel of a Parisian lawyer's autobiographical confessions as he realizes that he's been living a farce of an existance.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87099
- Title
- The Fall -and- Exile and the Kingdom (Modern Library #352.1)
- Author
- CAMUS, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Publisher
- The Modern Library / Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c.1967]
Terms of Sale
Bluebird Books
All sales sold on a satisfaction guaranteed basis--all we ask is that you notify us within 30 days of purchase that you would like to return an item.
About the Seller
Bluebird Books
Biblio member since 2005
Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
This Book’s Categories
Collecting and identifying signed letters and holographic documents
Many authors and other famous literary figures wrote and signed letters by hand, and you can find a great collection of them in the Biblio rare book room. See our great collection of handwritten letters and holographic documents
Collecting proofs, galleys, and advance reviews
Devoted collectors of rare books will love finding proofs, galleys, and advance review copies of their favorite pieces of literature. Find rare proofs and advance reading copies in the Rare Book Room.
