Paris: Gallimard, (1958). Third overall and first Gallimard edition of Camus's first book, originally published in 1937. Original wrappers, paper browned but an excellent copy. Cloth case with leather label. Inscribed by Camus to the sociologist and editor Roger Caillois. The book contains five essays: "L'Ironie," "Entre oui et non,"..... More
Paris: Gallimard, (1957). First edition. Copy "B" of five, lettered, hors commerce, from the issue of 45 copies on Hollande Van Gelder (tirage de tête). Bound by Micheline de Bellefroid, Jansenist style, red goatskin, olive box doublures and gardes,painted paper flyleaves, matching slipcase. Perfect condition. Provenance: Georges Donckier de Donceel..... More
Paris: Gallimard, (1971). First edition. Wrappers, fine. Copy 22 of 106 on Holland van Gelder paper (tirage de tête). More
Paris: Gallimard, (1971). First edition. Copy 190 of 306 on vélin Lafuma-Navarre (second paper). Bound in dark green morocco with wood veneer panels inlaid on the covers (by Alain Devauchelle), top edge gilt, others uncut. Fine. More
Paris: Gallimard, (1947). First edition. Copy XXV of 35 copies on vélin de Hollande (second paper, after 15 on Japon Impérial). Binding by Semet and Plumelle, olive green goatskin, blind-tooled with an all-over pattern of diagonals, gilt edges, red goatskin doublures and watered silk endsheets, wrappers and spine preserved, chemise..... More
Liège: Editions Dynamo, (1961). First separate edition. Copy 3 of 11 printed on Hollande paper, from a total edition of 51 copies, published on the first anniversary of Camus's death. Fine. More
Algiers: Edmond Charlot, 1939. First edition. Recent binding in blue goatskin, spine with five raised bands, simple gilt tooling, gilt top, covers preserved, matching slipcase. Contemporary presentation: " A Testa, avocat généreux et camarade fidèle, Fraternellement, Albert Camus." Camus's second book, this an unnumbered copy on ordinary paper. Fine condition..... More
Paris: Gallimard, (1959). First edition. Copy 7 of 21 on Hollande van Gelder (tirage de tête). Bound by Antonio Perez Noriega utilizing articulated strips of wood, with a black box calf spine, lettered in red, ultrasuede doublures, wrappers and spine preserved. Matching box with sliding opening. Fine condition. Provenance: Fred..... More
Paris: Calmann-Lévy, (1957). First edition. Copy 219 of 260 on vélin teinté. Original wrappers, fine, unopened, More
Paris: 1968. 26 cm; periodical, illustrated. Wrappers, very good. Nos. 413-414. More
Paris: Gallimard, (1945). First edition. Original wrappers, paper browned. Service de presse copy. Nine essays by various hands including Camus. Inscribed by Camus incorporating the half-title "á Max Delatte Quelle [EXISTENCE] ! en sympathie, Albert Camus". With Delatte's bookplate. This was the first entry in Gallimard's "La Métaphysique" line, edited..... More
Monaco: Incidences, 1944. First edition. Wrappers, spine lightly creased, else fine. Cloth case with leather label. One of 2000 copies on vergé. Inscribed by Camus to the writer Max Delatte, "par procuration (abusive)"; the inscription is slightly smudged. More
Paris: Gallimard, (1968). First edition. Wrappers, fine, unopened. Tirage de tête, one of 40 on Lafuma-Navarre. The only limited issue. More
Paris: Gallimard, (1953). First edition. Camus's adaptation of the 16th century comedian's work. Original wrappers, spine a little faded but a nice copy. One of 200 hors-commerce copies on alfama Marais paper, total edition 3265 copies. Inscribed by Camus to Marc Bernard, winner of the 1942 Prix Goncourt for his..... More
Paris: Gallimard, (1954). First edition, on ordinary paper. A service de presse copy of this collection of essays, containing among others "Le Minotaure ou L'Halte d'Oran". Presentation copy, inscribed by Camus to the naval historian Léonce Peillard. Original printed wrappers, fine and unopened, with the errata slip, and the publisher's..... More