Being and Nothingness – rare and collectible book from Deb’s Rare Books
Being and Nothingness (1956 First U.S.) — Jean - Paul Sartre – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
Being and Nothingness (1956 First U.S.) — Jean - Paul Sartre – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
Being and Nothingness (1956 First U.S.) — Jean - Paul Sartre – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
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Being and Nothingness (1956 First U.S.) — Jean-Paul Sartre

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Condition: ["Near Fine"]

Format: Hardcover with Dustjacket (Brodart Archival Covering) 0

Price:
$325.00

Description

Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology

Author: Jean-Paul Sartre — translated & introduced by Hazel E. Barnes

Publisher & Year: Philosophical Library, New York — 1956 (First U.S. Edition, First English Translation)

Binding: Black cloth hardcover with original typographic dust jacket in yellow and black, now preserved in Brodart archival cover.

Condition: Very Good+ book / Near Fine jacket. Bright, tight copy with clean pages and minimal wear. Small library reference label on lower spine; otherwise unmarked and well-preserved. Jacket retains vivid color and crisp typography.

Description: Sartre’s magnum opus and the cornerstone of existentialist philosophy, presented here in the first English translation by Hazel E. Barnes. A highly collectible example from the original Philosophical Library printing, in excellent condition for display or scholarly collection.

  • Edition: First U.S. edition / First English translation (1956)
  • Translator: Hazel E. Barnes
  • Special Feature: Jacket in Brodart, clean interior, discreet library label only
  • Subjects: Existentialism, Phenomenology, Philosophy, Continental Thought

Carefully packaged and shipped insured. A defining philosophical text in collectible form.

  • Edition: First U.S. edition (stated 1956)
  • Format: Octavo (hardcover)
  • Protection: Jacket preserved in Brodart archival sleeve
  • Subject areas: Philosophy, Existentialism, Phenomenology, Continental Thought

    • Housed and shipped with care—boxed, insured, and tracked. Trade and institutional purchase inquiries welcome.

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