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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's beige cloth stamped in brown. Near Fine with light toning and light wear to the edges, softening to the spine ends. Browning to pages 78/79 from a clipping formerly laid in, affect adjacent pages as well. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with rubbing, edge wear, chipping to spine ends, and foxing and two small tape repairs to the blindside.

L'Etranger (The Stranger) is a novel by French author Albert Camus published in 1942. Its theme and outlook are often cited as examples of Camus's philosophy of the absurd and existentialism, though Camus personally rejected the latter label.

Identifying a first edition of 'L'Etranger' would involve checking the publisher (Gallimard), publication date, and often specific details like errors or typesetting details that were corrected in later editions.