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Camus, Albert
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- printed book in fine binding
La Peste. (Paris:) Gaillimard, (1947)
8vo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.; 187 x 121 mm). Publisher's printed wrappers bound in. Black calf with with geometric architechtonic design of titlting mosaic walls of black and white calf onlays and "ceiling and floor" of two shades of grey calf onlays, spine lettered in gilt, grey calf doublures and liners, edges gilt, by Pierre-Lucien Martin (1963). Chemise with gilt-lettered black spine and slipcase; small nick on spine of chemise, minimal wear to chemise and slipcase.
8vo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.; 187 x 121 mm). Publisher's printed wrappers bound in. Black calf with with geometric architechtonic design of titlting mosaic walls of black and white calf onlays and "ceiling and floor" of two shades of grey calf onlays, spine lettered in gilt, grey calf doublures and liners, edges gilt, by Pierre-Lucien Martin (1963). Chemise with gilt-lettered black spine and slipcase; small nick on spine of chemise, minimal wear to chemise and slipcase.
Condition
8vo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.; 187 x 121 mm). Publisher's printed wrappers bound in. Black calf with with overall pattern of titlting mosaic walls of black and white calf onlays with additional onlays of two shades of grey calf, spine lettered in gilt, black calf doublures and liners, edges gilt, by Pierre-Lucien Martin (1963). Chemise with gilt-lettered black spine and slipcase; small nick on spine of chemise, minimal wear to chemise and slipcase.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition in a splendid binding by Pierre-Lucien Martin. Copy III of 10 Roman-numbered copies on Japon Impérial (the whole edition comprised 15 copies on Japon Impérial, 40 on Hollande, and 2080 regular copies).
Camus worked on his great novel from 1941 until 1947, continually reworking it. His notebooks of the period show that Camus studied medical aspects of the plague and read Moby Dick and Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year while preparing early drafts and formulating his central metaphor of German-occupied France as a plague-ridden country. Pierre-Lucien Martin, with his sombre but complex and engaging designs has served Camus's writings better than other French binders.