Albert Camus Philip Thody (34 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Lyrical and Critical Essays (Vintage International) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback book in good condition. Book rolled with some creasing to spine and hinges slightly weak in places internally. Pages lightly tanned. Inscription inside front cover. 8vo. 312pp.

OLwd. mit OUmschl., Condition: sehr guter Zustand. (s. Foto). Frankfurt, Athenäum, 1964. 8°. 294 S. OLwd. mit OUmschl., sehr guter Zustand. (s. Foto). Sprache: de.

Paperback. Condition: ACCEPTABLE. Paperback. Introduction & notes are in English. Text is in French. SOME PEN UNDERLINING. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 435.3.

Condition: Good. 1966. First Published in GB. 212 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Sticker to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

EX-LIBRARY, THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) occasional light annotation in pencil; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Patricia Davey (Jacket design) (illustrator). First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition, published in 1963. The book was also published in the USA by Alfred A. Knopf. Translated from the French into English by Philip Thody. Dustwrapper design by Patricia Davey. ***Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still nice and bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked, without any scuffs, rubbing or creasing - just slight creasing to the top and tail of the spine. Corners sharp. Top edge of page block stained red by the publisher, and still very bright and clean. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally the book is also very good, with clean pages - just a neat ownership name in ink to the front free endpaper. None of the usual foxing to the endpapers, and no internal foxing. No creases or tears. Pages beautifully clean. No creases or tears. ***In a very good colour-printed dustwrapper, which has been corner price-clipped, with a scuff tear where a price sticker has been removed at the bottom of the flap. The dustwrapper is largely complete, with just some slight loss and rubbing at the top and bottom edges of the spine, and with a 3cm closed tear with associated creasing at the top edge of the back panel near the spine. The edges of the dustwrapper are slightly creased and rubbed, especially to the edges of the spine, and there is some discolouration to the back panel, which is white, and which is marked and browned with age. The spine of the dustwrapper is not faded at all and retains the dark maroon colour. ***222mm x146mm. 153 pages including Biographical Note, Appendix A: Newspaper Articles published by Camus between 1938 and 1940, Appendix B: Plays performed by the Theatre du Travail, later the Theatre de l'Equipe, between 1935 and 1939, List of abbreviations, Notes on the Introduction, Notes on the 'Carnets'. ***'From 1935 until his death, Albert Camus kept a general literary diary which he called his Carnets. There, he noted ideas for future works, extracts from books he had read, conversations overheard in the street, and reflections on travel, death, loneliness and art'. The Carnets are translated in a complete and unabridged from the original French edition based directly on the manuscript copy which Camus himself had made before his death. The Carnets are an invaluable addition to the other volumes of Camus' work at present available in translation. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'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.' (Wiki) ***A very good copy of the first UK edition of Albert Camus' "Carnets 1935 - 1942." Uncommon now. ***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.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo vi + 274pp., 'Here for the first time in a complete English translation, we have Camus's three little volumes of essays, plus a selection of his critical comments on literature and his own place in it. As might be expected, the main interest of these writings is that they illuminate new facets of his usual subject matter' Dust jacket chipped at edges o/w a very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover - clean, no marks, clean inside, clean dj - from a private collection - First American Edition - v minor soiling to dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American Edition: stated (New York, 1963). No markings, annotations, or inscriptions. Internally fine. Page block top edge dust-toned. Unlcipped dust jacket. Light chipping to the spine tail, short closed tear to the back bottom edge (approx. 1cm), abrasion to the back top corner, toning to the spine (all titling remaining clear); the front is fine, save for some minor toning. Navy blue cloth with fine gilt and red titling to the spine and to the front. The boards remain clean and fine, save for a (very) slight lift to the front board and a trifling press to the spine ends. Translated with a Preface and Notes by Philip Thody. xi, 225pp.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition Thus. Large paperback, first printing of this edition as indicated by the publisher's "A" in the letter line on copyright page and "First Harvest/ HBJ Edition" also on the copyright page, was previously published in 1969 by Knopf, translated from the French, book is clean and attractive with the following minor flaws: moderate tanning to the top outer page-edge, a small label on the rear cover and tiny creases to the top corners, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine ; 224 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Patricia Davey (Jacket design) (illustrator). First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition, published in 1963. The book was also published in the USA by Alfred A. Knopf. Translated from the French into English by Philip Thody. Dustwrapper design by Patricia Davey. ***This copy has the following ownership inscription on the front free endpaper: 'Barbara, St. Ives' - in the handwriting of famous sculptor Barbara Hepworth, who lived in St. Ives from 1939 to 1975 - the year of her death. ***Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt 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. Top edge of page block stained red by the publisher, and still very bright and clean. There is a slight abrasion to the fore-edge of the page block. Internally the book is also very good, with clean pages. Light foxing to the endpapers, but no internal foxing. No creases or tears. No inscriptions other than Barbara Hepworth's first name and place on the front free endpaper. Spine tight. ***In a very good colour-printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 21s. net. The dustwrapper is complete with no chips, but there is some slight loss and rubbing at the top of the spine, and a closed tear with associated creasing at the top edge of the back panel near the spine. The edges of the dustwrapper are slightly creased and rubbed, and there are short closed tears to the bottom of the front panel and top of the back panel. There are two browning marks to the inside front flap of the dustwrapper, and the back panel, which is white, is marked and browned with age. The spine of the dustwrapper is not faded at all and retains the dark maroon colour. ***222mm x146mm. 153 pages including Biographical Note, Appendix A: Newspaper Articles published by Camus between 1938 and 1940, Appendix B: Plays performed by the Theatre du Travail, later the Theatre de l'Equipe, between 1935 and 1939, List of abbreviations, Notes on the Introduction, Notes on the 'Carnets'. ***'From 1935 until his death, Albert Camus kept a general literary diary which he called his Carnets. There, he noted ideas for future works, extracts from books he had read, conversations overheard in the street, and reflections on travel, death, loneliness and art'. The Carnets are translated in a complete and unabridged from the original French edition based directly on the manuscript copy which Camus himself had made before his death. The Carnets are an invaluable addition to the other volumes of Camus' work at present available in translation. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'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.' (Wiki) ***'Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth DBE (10 Jan 1903 - 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who resided in St Ives during the Second World War'. (Wiki) ***A truly unique copy of the first UK edition of Albert Camus' "Carnets 1935 - 1942" with the uncommon signature of Barbara Hepworth. Whilst of interest to collectors of the work of Albert Camus, this copy will also be of undoubted interest to those who have followed the life and work of St. Ives artist / sculptor Barbara Hepworth. ***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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Blue cloth, spine panel lettered in gold foil. Toledano binding style 11 with variant Kent torchbearer on upper spine (1963-67). 1st thus (stated). As issued. Dust jacket mildly tanned along spine panel and flap folds, otherwise as issued, with note to vintage price sticker mounted on upper front flap, now in mylar. xiii,225 pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First English Language Edition. xii + 153 pp, diary and working notebooks from the period before he became well-known. 5.5" x 8.75" gray cloth boards, gilt spine titles, in reddich illustrated clipped DJ Size: Slim Small Octavo. Book.

First edition. Octavo hardcover; black boards with silver gilt spine titling; 274pp. Minor wear; text block edges slightly toned. Blue dustwrapper with slightly rubbed rear panel and chipping to spine panel extremities, unclipped. Very good to near fine; wrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. DJ is covered in mylar; Very Good condition; BOOK covered in Bright Blue Cloth, Spine #11, clean Kent Endpapers. ABOUT: From 1935 until his death, Albert Camus kept a series of notebooks to sketch out ideas for future works, record snatches of conversations and excerpts from books he was reading, and jot down his reflections on death and the horror of war, his feelings about women and loneliness and art.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the first U.K. edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket. A clean copy in a price-clipped jacket (not book club edition). Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Corners bumped. Slight spine slant. Some wear to extremities (as pictured). Translated from the French by Thody. [Fiction-C].

First edition, first printing. Published by Hamish Hamilton in London, 1957. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper has some slight curling and tearing along the top edge. It has not been price clipped and shows the original 18s. net price. There are some small pen annotations to the front flap, marking page numbers of interest to the previous owner. The boards are tight and free from notable chips and marks, but with a band of minor sunning at the tail of the spine. The internals are clean throughout and the text blocks, though with some slight spotting to the side edge. The wraparound band, outlining Camus' 1957 Nobel Prize win is slightly sunned, though not chipped or marked. Overall, this is a near fine copy with the scarce band. This book offers an evaluation of Albert Camus, leading novelist and a pioneer of existentialism. The editor Philip Thody analyses Camus' development as a prose writer and the creation of such classics as 'The Stranger'.