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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First U.S. Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First American Edition stated on copyright page. In original, unclipped ($2.00 net) jacket in protective sheet. Jacket design by Warren Chappell. General wear and chipping at edges, toning to the rear panel. Tan cloth over boards with red lettering on the spine. Minor dsicoloration to covers at edges, buming at head/tail of spine. Solid and square binding. Top-stain red, long edge deckled. Old bookseller notes in pencil on front pastedown and ffep. The interior is lightly and evenly toned, otherwise it is clean and clear. A seminole work of 20th century philosophical literature and the first novel from Camus, part of his cycle of the absurd. Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Pages: (8) 155     Dimensions: 7½ x 5 x ¾  .

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.