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The Stranger
by Albert Camus
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First U.S. Edition. Very Good/Very Good.
First American Edition stated on copyright page. In original, unclipped ($2.00 net) jacket in protective sheet. Jacket design by Warren Chappell. General wear and chipping at edges, toning to the rear panel. Tan cloth over boards with red lettering on the spine. Minor dsicoloration to covers at edges, buming at head/tail of spine. Solid and square binding. Top-stain red, long edge deckled. Old bookseller notes in pencil on front pastedown and ffep. The interior is lightly and evenly toned, otherwise it is clean and clear.
A seminole work of 20th century philosophical literature and the first novel from Camus, part of his cycle of the absurd. Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert.
Pages: (8) 155 Dimensions: 7½ x 5 x ¾
Synopsis
Born in Algeria in 1913, Albert Camus published The Stranger –now one of the most widely read novels of this century–in 1942. Celebrated in intellectual circles, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. On January 4, 1960, he was killed in a car accident.
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- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5191
- Title
- The Stranger
- Author
- Albert Camus
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
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About the Seller
John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
I love books. Always an eager reader, I started collecting Antiquarian books while a teenager and studying history. Flash forward a couple of decades and I am excited to open a new all-digital bookstore to continue my love of books, while bringing desired books to readers, collectors, and other sellers. From Post-Incunables to modern First Editions, I will be regularly adding new stock.
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- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Copyright page
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- 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....
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