9780860910879 - War Diaries: Notebooks from a Phoney War, 1939-40 von Sartre, Jean-Paul (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. Brand New. Soft Cover International Edition. Different ISBN and Cover Image. Priced lower than the standard editions which is usually intended to make them more affordable for students abroad. The core content of the book is generally the same as the standard edition. The country selling restrictions may be printed on the book but is no problem for the self-use. This Item maybe shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition in English. First impression of the first edition in English - translated from the French by Quintin Hoare. With a single page of black and white photographics of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. **Very good in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges lightly foxed. Internally also very good, with a previous owner's gift inscription at the top corner of the front pastedown (covered by the front flap of the dustwrapper). Apart from some light production creases at the top edge of the first few pages, there are no serious creases or tears. Paper stock clean and white. ***In a very good illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £14.95. The dustwrapper is complete, with the extremities just slightly rubbed and creased. Some lifting to the laminate at the fore-edge of the front panel. No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper clean. ***206mm x 142mm. 216 pages including a detailed Index at the back of the book. ***'These extraordinary notebooks are the richest prize of all the work that Jean-Paul Sartre decided not to publish in his own lifetime. During the phoney war that preceded the invasion of France, between late 1939 and the summer of 1940, the young philosopher and novelist was stationed in his native Alsace as part of a meteorological unit. He used his considerable periods of spare time, between mundane duties like watching weather balloons, to make a series of notes on philosophy, literature, politics, history and autobiography that anticipate the themes of his later masterpieces, and often surpass them in literary verve and directness. Interwoven with and directly stimulating his philosophical reflections are humorous accounts of his army unit's activities and of his fellow draftees' quirks and personalities. --- These "War Diaries" form a portrait of Sartre in his most intense and brilliant phase. With them the twentieth century's most remarkable and public philosopher has provided us with a fitting posthumous monument to his honest and creativity.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the first edition in English, complete in its original dustwrapper in very good condition. Uncommon.***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dust jacket is fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. Contents mostly clean and fresh, with uncreased pages. A good used copy without significant defects. Publisher's note: During the phony war that preceded the invasion of France, between late 1939 and the summer of 1940, the young Jean-Paul Sartre was stationed in his native Alsace as part of a meteorological unit. He used his considerable periods of spare time, between mundane duties like watching weather balloons, to make a series of notes on philosophy, literature, politics, history and autobiography that anticipate the themes of his later masterpieces, and often surpass them in literary verve and directness. These War Diaries form a portrait of Sartre in his most intense and brilliant phase. With them the twentieth century's most remarkable and public philosopher has provided us with a fitting posthumous monument to his honest and creativity. Size: 22 x 14 cm. xix, 366 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; 1900-1999; Authors, French; Authors, French 20th century Diaries; ISBN: 0860910873. ISBN/EAN: 9780860910879. Add. Inventory No: 251120VAE0104850.