Bidspirit auction | Albert Camus - Seven First


Albert Camus - Seven First or Early Editions - 1947-1962 - Items 1-5 are first editions, Items 6-7 are not first-rate. Unless explicitly stated, this is not necessarily a first printing. 1. L'Homme Révolté. Gallimard, 1951. French, 382 pp., 18X12 cm. Fair condition:  tears to the cover, rust stains, uncut pages. 2. Carnets. Gallimard, 1962. French, 252 pp., 18X12 cm. Good-fair condition: rust stains, uncut pages. 3. L'Exil et le Royaume.  Gallimard, 1957. French, 232 pages, 18X12 cm. Fair condition: large tears in the cover, rust stains. 4. L'Etat de Siège. Gallimard, 1948. French, 233 pages, 18X12 cm. Fair condition: small tears in the cover, rust stains. 5. Noces: Les Essais XXXiX. Gallimard, 1950. Numbered edition with illustrated cover. French, 92 pp., 18X12 cm. Good overall condition: tears and stains on the cover. 6. La Peste.  Gallimard / The Macmillan Company, New York, 1947. Early printing, probably parallel to the first French edition, intended for distribution in the US. French, 255 pp., 17X12 cm. Overall good-fair condition: spine of cover detached. 7. L'Étranger. Gallimard, 1953. French, 172 pages, 18X12 cm. Fair-poor condition: missing cover, many pages detached or loose.