New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A posthumously published novel from the author of "The Fall." Translated by Richard Howard. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Item #187450 More
Price: $40.00
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. A novel from this multi-talented French writer who won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature. Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. A very good copy in black cloth boards with some pushing to the spine ends, some very slight tapping to the corners, some other minor wear, a small bookplate to the front pastedown and the remnants of a bookstore sticker to the rear pastedown and in a very good dust jacket with a large chip to the top of the spine, some small chips and edge wear and a faint stain to the bottom of the spine that is only visible from the verso. Despite the litany of flaws a solid copy of this classic. Item #214371 More
Price: $400.00
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. 272 pages. A posthumous collection of letters from the author of "The Plague" and "The Stranger." Translated and with an introduction by Justin O'Brien. A very good copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with some bumping to the top edge of the front board and some other minor wear and in a very good dust jacket with a large chip to the top of the spine, some other smaller chips and tears and wear and a small rubberstamp number to the front flap. Still, a solid copy of this interesting book. Item #212552 More
Price: $25.00
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. 179 pages. Translated from the French by Ellen Conroy Kennedy and with an introductory essay by Paul Viallaneix. A clean and tight very near fine copy in blue cloth boards with a bright yellow top stain in a very near fine dust jacket. Item #187384 More
Price: $25.00
New York: Evergreen Review Grove, 1960. First edition. Softcover. The 12th issue of this terrific literary journal. Features contributions by Alexander Troochi, Bertolt Brecht, Anthony Kay, Dina Athill, Louis Ginsberg, John Logan and others. Also includes Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "He," Edward Albee's "The Zoo Story," LeRoi Jones' "The Bridge," and Frank Conroy's "Spring for Alison." The highlight of this issue though is a long essay by Albert Camus on capital punishment. A close to near fine copy in wrappers illustrated with a Larry Rivers cover and with some very minor wear. Item #214122 More
Price: $20.00