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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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