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Albert Camus Translated By Stuart Gilbert. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1948.
Price: US$32.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The covers and spine are rubbed and the corners are scuffed as is the head and heel of the spine and the lower portion of the front board and the the upper portion of the back board are darkened by some sort of stain (possibly damp stain). There is light soiling to the page edges and the top right corner of the front end page is clipped and the pages are clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Emily's Books, Brainerd, MN, U.S.A.
Albert Camus; Stuart Gilbert (translator). The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1948.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, with small splits to cloth. Maroon topstain. Binding shaken and cracked. Text with pen marking and underlining throughout. Interior lightly toned. Prev owner name to ffep, and their blindstamp to an early page. No stickers. Not ex-library. 278 pp.
Seller: Albion Books, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Albert Camus. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$62.17 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1948. Fourth Printing. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light marks to boards. Water staining to boards.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Camus, Albert. The Plague. Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$98.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948; first American edition, first printing; v, 278 pp., original black cloth (hardcover), lacks the jacket, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert. The Plague. Alfred A, Knopf, New York, 1948.
Price: US$108.00 + shipping
Description: An acceptable reading copy copy of the 3rd printing of the first edition without its jacket. Fair with worn and dulled boards showing tears to the corners. Pages lightly toned but free of marks or stains.
Seller: Memento Mori Fine and Rare Books, Stafford, VA, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert. The Plague: A Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1948.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition, stated; translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Bound in black boards with blind grim reaper imprint on the front board and gold lettering and design (here faded) on the spine. The book is unmarked but heavily scuffed and worn, with a one-inch tear at the tail of the spine, several dings, and fraying at the corners and spine ends. The dust jacket is a new facsimile, an exact reproduction of the Knopf 1948 dust jacket except for the "Facsimile Dust Jackets L.L.C." box next to the original price of $3.00 net; Brodart protected.
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Albert Camus. The Plague. Alfred A Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$179.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1948, First Edition, 8th Printing, as stated. Black cloth boards with the "death" medallion on front board, and gilt lettering on the binding. A very small rubbing on top of spine, otherwise in good condition. Originally published in France as "La Peste"in 1947, and then by Alfred Knopf in New York in 1948. Hardcover, with just the front and back flaps of the dustjacket only-and unclipped($3.50). Pages have some pencilled underlining by prior owner. Rather salient to current Covid-19 challenges , while "The Plague" recounts the Bubonic Plague that began in Oran, France.
Seller: Taylor & Baumann Books, LLC, Ridgefield, CT, U.S.A.
Albert Camus. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing
Seller: Wheelwrite Imaginarium Bookshop, Manchester Ctr, VT, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert. THE PLAGUE. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American Edition. [10], 4-278, colophon. 12mo, black cloth, spine gilt, blindsamp image of death with sickle to front cover, red topstain, deckled fore and tail edges. Ex-libris some odd lending library, only paraphernalia being a now removed slip to FFEP with some residual paste and dates-due stamped to the inside of the DJ. Tail edge dampstained but not affecting text, spine leaning just slightly, some light damp splotches to head, otherwise unmarked and binding fairly sound. DJ edges rubbed with some loss to tips, an old piece of tap to rear cover, unclipped with price of '3.00 net' intact and spine still fairly bright apart from the burgundy letters of 'PLAGUE' which are almost always faded.
Seller: Arches Bookhouse, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, N Y, 1948.
Price: US$287.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards with embossed death figure. Purple top stain to top page ends. 278 pages. Fourth printing.
Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Albert Camus. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition, fourth printing so stated on copyright page and $3.00 price on jacket. All pages are clean and unmarked aside from previous owner's blindstamp on front endpaper and a bit of soiling/age toning to endpapers. Jacket protected in a new mylar wrap and is not price clipped. The front inner flap is completely detached, but still presents well in mylar. Some soiling to both jacket and boards. Chipping and loss around edges as pictured. Spine ends and board corners starting to fray. Binding and hinges secure. Moderate musty odor to book.
Seller: Sparrow's Bookshop, IOBA, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Albert Camus. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$399.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation, and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr. Rieux, resist the terror. An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, The Plague is in part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, as well as a timeless story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. In this fresh yet careful translation, award-winning translator Laura Marris breathes new life into Albert Camus's ever-resonant tale. Restoring the restrained lyricism of the original French text, and liberating it from the archaisms and assumptions of the previous English translation, Marris grants English readers the closest access we have ever had to the meaning and searing beauty of The Plague. This updated edition promises to add relevance and urgency to a classic novel of twentieth-century literature. First American Edition. Good hardcover, unclipped $3.00 price, Cover in brodart. Purple top stain slightly faded. Jacket is worn and creased, missing strips and pieces at spine extremities and corners.
Seller: Bergen Book Studio, Hillsdale, NJ, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1948.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition (so stated). Good copy with a few faint marks. The Jacket is present in four trimmed pieces: both inner flaps (with price $3.00), front and rear panels. The iconic cover art designed by Jean Carlu and fine photograph of the author are thus preserved.
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller , Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, N Y, 1948.
Price: US$575.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards with embossed death figure. Purple top stain to top page ends. Fraying at top of spine. Rubbing/white spots on cover. Top corner of front endpaper has been cut off. Stated First American Edition.
Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert; Gilbert, Stuart (Translator). THE PLAGUE. Alfred A. Knopf, NEW YORK, 1948.
Price: US$678.91 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: CLEAN Good+ 1948 First American Edition First Printing with Good price clipped dust jacket.
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Albert Camus. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1948.NEAR FINE hardcover book in VERY GOOD- mylar-protected, price-clipped dust-jacket. DJ has a large (but faint) damp stain near the top of the front panel that wraps partially around to the edge of the rear. Wear at the DJ's extremities. Sticker removal abrasion on front panel. The book's purple top-stain is looking psychedelic. No previous owner markings. Binding tight. Not remainder marked. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. First US Edition, First Printing.
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert. The Plague. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1948.
Price: US$795.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated first American edition of "La Peste" translated by Stuart Gilbert. From the jacket: "When in the spring of 1947 "La Peste" was published in Paris, it created an immediate sensation. Camus was recognized all over Europe as having realized to the full his enormous promise. "The Plague" is far and away the finest novel to come out of postwar Europe". Wear to upper edge of unclipped jacket designed by Jean Carlu, with loss near the head of the spine. Black covers are dark with bright titles, slight bumping of lower corners. A previous owner's book plate on the fixed endpaper (Lillian Ferrari). Very slight toning of the pages, fading of purple top stain.
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert. The Plague. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First American edition. 8vo. 278 pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Blind stamp of the reaper with a scythe to the front board. Very good with softening to the top of the spine along with one tiny tear. The price-intact jacket ($3.00) has some light toning to the front panel and spine, else near fine. A very nice-looking copy of an important book.
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.
Camus, Albert. The Plague. Alfred A, Knopf, New York, 1948.
Price: US$864.00 + shipping
Description: An attractive copy of the first American edition published the same year as the British first edition. Both editions feature the Stuart Gilbert translation. Stated "First American Edition" on the copyright page and without any subsequent printings stated. Very good with light wear to spine ends and spotting to top stain. Pages are lightly toned but clean and free of marks. Good with moderate wear around the edges mostly in the form of rubbing. Small open tear on the upper edge of the back.
Seller: Memento Mori Fine and Rare Books, Stafford, VA, U.S.A.
Albert Camus. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American edition, so stated on copyright page with no indications of other printings and $3.00 price on jacket. Jacket protected in new brodart cover. All pages are clean, binding tight and hinges undamaged. Top edge publisher's maroon stain and deckled fore-edge. A bit of discoloration to inside front jacket flap and endpaper, as if a newspaper clipping was held there for a long time. Moderate sunning to spine. Jacket spine ends both internally and externally repaired with tape, leaving some staining. Light jacket chipping and edge wear, but free of any major tears. Board corners still sharp. A remarkably bright copy for it's age.
Seller: Sparrow's Bookshop, IOBA, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Albert Camus. The Plague. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition, first printing. Book is near fine with little notice of use while jacket is unclipped ($3.00), showing wear to edges and some foxing to rear flap, but is still exceptionally bright. A better than average copy with previous bookseller sticker neatly applied to rear pastedown with original $3.00 price. 278 pages, black boards, untrimmed fore and lower edges, purple topstain. Satisfaction guaranteed. Photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.
Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada