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First Edition of Albert Camus' L'Homme Révolté; inscribed by him to fellow French philosopher Yvon Belaval

First edition, review copy (marked "S.P." on title-page and lower wrappers) of one of Camus' most notable works. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "A Yvon Belaval en souvenir des Portiques d'Alger, amicalement Albert Camus." The recipient, French philosopher and literary scholar Yvon Belaval, was a specialist in 18th century French philosopher Denis Diderot and edited an important edition of Diderot's works with fellow philosopher Jean Grenier, one of Camus' most influential mentors to whom he dedicated the present volume. Camus became a student of Grenier's in Algiers and was strongly influenced by his work Les Îles, published in 1933. He dedicated his first book to Grenier: L'envers et l'endroit, published in Algeria by Edmond Charlot. L'homme révolté was also dedicated to Grenier, and Camus provided the preface to the second edition of Les Îles in 1959. In near fine condition. A unique association copy.

Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 137305

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First edition of Albert Camus' Les Justes [The Just Assassins]; inscribed by him to Jean de Bosschère

CAMUS, Albert.

Les Justes: Piece en Cinq Actes. [The Just Assassins: A Play in Five Acts].

Paris: Gallimard, 1950.

First edition, early printing of Camus' classic examination of the moral issues associated with murder and terrorism. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "A Jean de Bosschère [crossing through "Les"] an nom des que vous no sommes sens tes cordialement Albert Camus." The recipient, Jean de Bosschère lived for most of the 20th century between London and France, and illustrated his own works as well as the works of Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire, and the classical works of Aristophanes, Ovid, Strato and Apuleius. He published his own works of poetry, and in 1952 was awarded the Prix de la Méditerranée and in November the Mandat des Poètes. In near fine condition.

Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 137191

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First Edition of Albert Camus' L'État de Siège; warmly inscribed by him to Jean de Bosschère

CAMUS, Albert.

L’État de Siège. [The State of Siege].

Paris: Gallimard, 1948.

First edition, early printing of Camus' fourth play, a political allegory about resistance to the plague of authoritarian rule. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "A Jean de Bosschère assiege sure anso mars insoumais [L'Etat de Siege] are Esperes a plus cordials Albert Camus." The recipient, Jean de Bosschère lived for most of the 20th century between London and France, and illustrated his own works as well as the works of Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire, and the classical works of Aristophanes, Ovid, Strato and Apuleius. He published his own works of poetry, and in 1952 was awarded the Prix de la Méditerranée and in November the Mandat des Poètes. In near fine condition.

Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 137545

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