Editore: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, UK, 1965
Da: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: USED_FAIR. Paul Hogarth (Cover Illustration) (illustratore). 108 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy. Damage to bottom of spine. Moderate foxing on page edges. Water stain on fore edge and back cover. Damage to fore edge of front cover.
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_FAIR. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.6.
Editore: The Modern Library, New York, 1969
Da: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_FINE. No Jacket. Listed as the 1963 edition, but this style endpaper and spine design were in use by the Modern Library 1969-1970. As 1970 copies appear to carry ISBNs, while this copy does not, call this one 1969. Fine condition but NO dust jacket. 211 pp. Reduced from $21.
Editore: A Vintage Book/Vintage Books/A Division of Random House, Inc./Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Publishers and Random House, Inc., New York, 1956
Da: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: USED_GOOD. © 1956. 147 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear and clean text. Pages are mildy foxed. Previous owner's name inscribed on half title page.
Editore: A Vintage Book/Vintage Books/A Division of Random House, Inc./Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Publishers and Random House, Inc., New York, 1963
ISBN 10: 0394702239 ISBN 13: 9780394702230
Da: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: USED_VERYGOOD. 147 pp. Tightly bound copy with minimal external wear. Clean text. First few pages detached from spine but present.
Editore: A Vintage Book/Vintage Books/A Division of Random House, Inc., New York, 1955
Da: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: USED_POOR. © 1955. 151 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy. Clean text. Warped and stained pages and covers. Some chipped top right corners of pages. Lightly creased spine.
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_GOOD. No Jacket. Seventh printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages without any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.6.
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_GOOD. No Jacket. Tenth printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Erstwhile owner's stamp on front endpaper; corner of said front endpaper excised; interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.6.
Editore: A Vintage Book/Vintage Books/A Division of Random House, Inc., New York, 1960
Da: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condizione: USED_VERYGOOD. Copyright 1960. 182 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Moderate foxing on page edges.
Editore: Vintage International / Vintage Books / Random House, Inc., New York
ISBN 10: 0679720227 ISBN 13: 9780679720225
Da: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, Canada
[0-679-72022-7] 1991. (Mass market paperback) Fine. 147pp. 8vo. Fine copy. Three other titles available from the Vintage International editions (at the time of this data entry): Exile and The Kingdom; The Plague, and A Happy Death, all in fine condition. $15.00 each.
Editore: Vintage International / Vintage Books / Random House, Inc., New York
ISBN 10: 067973385X ISBN 13: 9780679733850
Da: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, Canada
[0-679-73385-X] 1991. (Mass market paperback) Fine. 213pp. 8vo. Fine copy. Three other titles available from the Vintage International editions (at the time of this data entry): The Fall; The Plague, and A Happy Death, all in fine condition. $15.00 each.
Editore: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1958
Da: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. Paul Rand (Jacket design) (illustratore). First American Edtion. First impression of the first American edition, published by Alfred A. Knopf as a Borzoi book. Translated from the French into English by Justin O'Brien. Portrait photograph of the author by Karsh on the back panel of the dustwrapper. ***Very good in light-blue paper over red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. The gilt has faded and oxidised somewhat over time. Top and tail of spine just slightly creased. Boards clean and unmarked, just slightly faded at the top edges. There is also a patch of fading at the bottom of the spine where the dustwrapper is missing. Edges of page block quite clean, just a bit dusty at the top edge. Internally also very good, with a neat contemporaneous ownership name and date 'James. H. Banks, Jr. 1958' to the front free endpaper. There is some browning at the gutters of the front and back endpapers, otherwise the interior pages are clean. No internal foxing. No creases or tears. Spine tight. ***In a poor good colour-printed dustwrapper which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 3.50 (no $ sign) on the front flap. The front and back panels are largely complete, but the lower portion of the dustwrapper is missing, and the middle portion is present but detached. Plenty of scuffing and creasing to the remains of the dustwrapper (please see scans). ***195mm x135mm. 213 pages plus a Note About the Author and the Type at the back of the book. ***Contents: The Adulterous Woman, The Silent Men, The Guest, The Artist at Work, The Growing Stone. ***'Albert Camus, born 7 Nov 1913 - died 4 Jan 1960, was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44 in 1957, the second youngest recipient in history. Camus was born in Algeria to French parents. He spent his childhood in a poor neighbourhood and later studied philosophy at the University of Algiers. He was in Paris when the Germans invaded France during World War II. Camus tried to flee but finally joined the French Resistance where he served as editor-in-chief at Combat, an outlawed newspaper. After the war, he was a celebrity figure and gave many lectures around the world. Camus was politically active. He was part of the Left that opposed the Soviet Union because of its totalitarianism. Camus was a moralist and was leaning towards anarcho-syndicalism. He was part of many organisations seeking European integration. During the Algerian War, he kept a neutral stance advocating for a multicultural and pluralistic Algeria, a position that caused controversy and was rejected by most parties. Philosophically, Camus's views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He is also considered to be an existentialist, despite his having firmly rejected the term throughout his lifetime.' (Wiki) ***A nice reading copy of the true first American edition of this book of short stories by Albert Camus. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Editore: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
Da: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_VERYGOOD. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good -. (viii) intro, 272 pp + about the author (awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957); blue boards, brown cloth, 8vo; ink name, July 1961 date front endpaper, very good+; contents fine; dust jacket clipped, light crease flap, some top edge wear, very good-.
Editore: Hamish Hamilton, London, 1957
Da: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_NEARFINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Patricia Davey (Jacket design) (illustratore). First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition, published in 1957. The book was also published in the USA by Alfred A. Knopf. Translated from the French into English by Justin O'Brien. With a striking dustwrapper design by Patricia Davey. A near fine book in a near fine dustwrapper, just faded at the spine. ***Near fine in green cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The silver is still nice and bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked, without any scuffs, rubbing or creasing. Corners sharp. Edges of the page block bright and clean. There is just a very slight reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally the book is also near fine with clean pages. No internal foxing. No creases or tears. No inscriptions. ***In a near fine colour-printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 10s. 6d. net. The dustwrapper is complete with no chips, and only minimal rubbing to the extremities. The back panel is beautifully clean, which is surprising as it is white. The sun-sensitive light and dark red colours to the spine are faded. ***204mm x135mm. 109 pages. ***'"The Fall" (French: La Chute) is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus. First published in 1956, it is his last complete work of fiction. Set in Amsterdam, "The Fall" consists of a series of dramatic monologues by the self-proclaimed "judge-penitent" Jean-Baptiste Clamence, as he reflects upon his life to a stranger. In what amounts to a confession, Clamence tells of his success as a wealthy Parisian defense lawyer who was highly respected by his colleagues. His crisis, and his ultimate "fall" from grace, was meant to invoke, in secular terms, the fall of man from the Garden of Eden. "The Fall" explores themes of innocence, imprisonment, non-existence, and truth. In a eulogy to Albert Camus, existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre described the novel as "perhaps the most beautiful and the least understood" of Camus' books.' (Wiki) ***A truly beautiful copy of the true first impression of the first UK edition of Albert Camus' novel "The Fall". Because of the fragile nature of this book, and in particular the dustwrapper, copies are rarely found now in such collectable condition and, if they are, they are usually later impressions. This first impression in such near fine condition is something of a rarity. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.