The first English translation, by Stuart Gilbert, of Camus’s famous work of 1942 with an introduction by Cyril Connolly. The 1946 US edition, entitled ‘The Stranger’, Gilbert’s own choice, hints at debates about the translation including the famous first line. Edward Bawden’s jacket design is informed by his years as an official war artist in the Middle East and North Africa.
A really pleasing example, minor spotting to edges of text block, contents otherwise generally clean and fresh, the jacket remains notably bright with only a few tiny spots and a hint of minor shelf wear to extremities.
