The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
by Camus, Albert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine to Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1967. Nice copy in its 6th printing. First printing was done in 1955. Unmarked, tight and square. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine and blind embossed design on front panel. Clean with sharp tips. White endpapers. Price clipped jacket lightly sunned to blue portion on spine and faint ring on back panel. Jacket presents well with just a couple of nicks and 1/2 " closed tear. In mylar. . 6th Printing. Cloth. Near Fine to Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016859
- Title
- The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
- Author
- Camus, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine to Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 6th Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Classic Author's;
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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