La Nausee by Sartre signed copy from 1950

La Nausee (Nausea) – In the French language. Collector’s edition (Purple edition).

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Signed Copy of La Nausee, one of the most famous works by Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre was one of, if not the most influential among existentialist philosophers. From a bibliophile point of view, this book might as well have an inestimable value because of its dedication.

This book is signed by the author and dedicated to Olga (Kozakiewicz / Ольга Козакевич). This not only confirms Sartre’s relationship with the ten years younger Ukrainian but also makes this book unique. The full dedication reads, as shown on scans “A Olga, en trés amical hommage, JP Sartre”.

Olga Kozakiewicz

Olga Kozakiewicz was a student of Simone de Beauvoir who joined the circle of de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre in 1935 when she was only 19. She and her sister Wanda had close connections with French existentialists at the time. Sartre wrote that Wanda was one of the reasons that his friendship with Albert Camus went sour.

The Kyiv-born Olga, along with Bianca Lamblin and Natalie Sorokin, later stated that their “trio” relationships with Sartre and de Beauvoir damaged them psychologically. The character of Ivich from one of Sartre’s trilogy is actually a representation of Olga Kozakiewicz. You can learn more on the topic here

The philosopher didn’t sign many books until the ’60 when he was at the peak of his popularity and when most of his works were translated into foreign languages.

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Paris, Librairie Gallimard – Collection Pourpre, [1950]

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Pp.: 251 + [3]

Size: Duodecimo – 12mo

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Description

Binding: Original cloth binding with illustrated dust jacket. Minor imperfections on the edges of the panels, top and bottom spine extremes slightly worn. Dustjacket shows minor tears, worn along the edges.

Condition: A few underlining made with pencil on the following pages: 50, 56, 59. Paper browning due to aging, besides that, clean copy.

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Provenance: Acquired from the heir of the private library of the Serbian dramaturg Jovan Ćirilov (1931 – 2014). Acquired during August of 2015. He was a member of the National UNESCO Commission of the Republic of Serbia. He got many awards for his cultural contribution: Chevalier of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the Lifetime achievement to the culture of Serbia, two Sterija awards, Joakim Vujić award, Sretenje Order award, and others. Ćirilov was one of the foremost experts in theatre theory in Serbia but also a writer, columnist as well as a political activist in his younger days. Founder of the БИТЕФ (Belgrade International Theatre Festival), one of the most significant cultural festivals in Serbia.

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