SARTRE, Jean Paul. The Diary of Antoine Roquentin
SARTRE, Jean Paul. The Diary of Antoine Roquentin. Trans. from the French by Lloyd Alexander. London: John Lehmann. 1949. 8vo. First English language edition. Publisher’s olive green cloth lettered in gilt to spine, in the striking dust jacket by George George. A very good or better copy overall, the cloth clean and sharp, the titles perhaps a trifle marked at lettering but the binding tight and square. The textblock edges gently spotted, but the contents fine aside a little offsetting to endpapers and a handful of singular spots to prelims. The dust jacket unclipped (9s 6d net) and complete, the spine panel darkened with a toned segment of the front panel. Rear panel very faintly toned, but a sharp copy overall. Uncommon.
The author’s magnum opus and a hugely influential text in both twentieth century philosophy and, more specifically, the philosophy of Existentialism, of which it is arguably the defining novel. Originally published in France under the title ‘La Nausée, maverick publisher Lehmann opted to use the protagonist’s name. Of course, English readers will recognise the title, Nausea, as both the Hamish Hamilton 1960 reissue and subsequent paperbacks used this title, but this scarce John Lehmann publication certainly holds its own.
SARTRE, Jean Paul. The Diary of Antoine Roquentin. Trans. from the French by Lloyd Alexander. London: John Lehmann. 1949. 8vo. First English language edition. Publisher’s olive green cloth lettered in gilt to spine, in the striking dust jacket by George George. A very good or better copy overall, the cloth clean and sharp, the titles perhaps a trifle marked at lettering but the binding tight and square. The textblock edges gently spotted, but the contents fine aside a little offsetting to endpapers and a handful of singular spots to prelims. The dust jacket unclipped (9s 6d net) and complete, the spine panel darkened with a toned segment of the front panel. Rear panel very faintly toned, but a sharp copy overall. Uncommon.
The author’s magnum opus and a hugely influential text in both twentieth century philosophy and, more specifically, the philosophy of Existentialism, of which it is arguably the defining novel. Originally published in France under the title ‘La Nausée, maverick publisher Lehmann opted to use the protagonist’s name. Of course, English readers will recognise the title, Nausea, as both the Hamish Hamilton 1960 reissue and subsequent paperbacks used this title, but this scarce John Lehmann publication certainly holds its own.
SARTRE, Jean Paul. The Diary of Antoine Roquentin. Trans. from the French by Lloyd Alexander. London: John Lehmann. 1949. 8vo. First English language edition. Publisher’s olive green cloth lettered in gilt to spine, in the striking dust jacket by George George. A very good or better copy overall, the cloth clean and sharp, the titles perhaps a trifle marked at lettering but the binding tight and square. The textblock edges gently spotted, but the contents fine aside a little offsetting to endpapers and a handful of singular spots to prelims. The dust jacket unclipped (9s 6d net) and complete, the spine panel darkened with a toned segment of the front panel. Rear panel very faintly toned, but a sharp copy overall. Uncommon.
The author’s magnum opus and a hugely influential text in both twentieth century philosophy and, more specifically, the philosophy of Existentialism, of which it is arguably the defining novel. Originally published in France under the title ‘La Nausée, maverick publisher Lehmann opted to use the protagonist’s name. Of course, English readers will recognise the title, Nausea, as both the Hamish Hamilton 1960 reissue and subsequent paperbacks used this title, but this scarce John Lehmann publication certainly holds its own.