Albert Camus. First American edition (stated). Dust Jacket: Very Good+ An unclipped jacket with original price on inside flap. The jacket was designed by the great Paul Rand. Author photo on rear jacket by Karsh. Small tear on top of spine in addition to some chipping. Hardcover: Very Good+ New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. Spine red cloth with grey boards. Gilt title on spine. Some foxing on flyleaf page. Previous owner sticker attached. No writing or markings in the book, 213 pp. A tight, square, solid copy. Translated from French by Justin O'Brien.
This was the sixth novel by the author. It is a collection of six short stories, including The Adulterous Woman," "The Renegade," "The Silent Men," "The Guest," "The Artist at Work," and "The Growing Stone. Camus had won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957 shortly before publication.
