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  Rare First edition of Jean-Paul Sartre's first book L'Imagination; inscribed by him to Brice Parain

  SARTRE, Jean-Paul.

  L’Imagination. [The Imaginary].

  Paris: Librairie Felix Alcan, 1936.

  First edition of Sartre's first book, published as volume 10 of the Nouvelle Encyclopedie Philosophique and commissioned by the editor, Henri Delacroix. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "A Brice Parain en tout amitie! JP Sartre." The recipient, Brice Parain was a fellow French philosopher and friend of Sartre's, mainly interested in Communism, Surrealism, and Existentialism, the failures of which he anticipated in part in some of his earlier works, such as Essai sur la misère humaine (1934) and Retour à la France (1936). Parain was one of the chief collaborators in the…

  Price: $7,500.00     Item Number: 139855

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  First Edition of Jean-Paul Sartre's Existentialism

  SARTRE, Jean-Paul.

  Existentialism.

  New York: The Philosophical Library, 1947.

  First edition of the philosopher's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. An exceptional example.

  Price: $275.00     Item Number: 144092

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  First edition of Jean-Paul Sartre's Le Mur

  SARTRE, Jean-Paul.

  Le Mur. [The Wall].

  Paris: Gallimard, 1939.

  Limited edition of Sartre's 1939 short story collection, containing one of his greatest existentialist works of fiction, The Wall. Octavo, original boards. One of 1,000 numbered copies, this is number 910. In near fine condition.

  Price: $275.00     Item Number: 137275

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