The Plague
by Camus, Albert
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1948. First British Edition. Very Good/Good. First British edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with red spine titles blocked in silver. Very Good. Lean to binding and uneven sunning to cloth through dust jacket. Former owner names to front free endpaper and pages toned. In a Good unclipped dust jacket with losses at the spine ends, toning and edge wear, with heavy-handed tape repairs made to the blindside resulting in some active stickiness to the ends of the flap folds where the tape protrudes slightly over the paper.
Synopsis
Albert Camus' parable, The Plague , tells the tale of a town beset by a horrible disease carried in from rats in the sewer, and the lessons the main characters learn as they face humanity in the destruction of the plague.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941024
- Title
- The Plague
- Author
- Camus, Albert
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
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