New York: New Classic Series / New Directions, (1949) dj. Hardcover - Originally published in French in 1938, and first published in the UK in 1949, this novel became one of the most important of the post-war era, and introduced existentialism to a broad audience. Translated from French by Lloyd Alexander. Number 35 in the New Classics series, in an iconic Alvin Lustig dust jacket (James Laughlin described the effect of these dust jackets: "About eight books were in print before Lustig came into the picture. They were jacketed in a very conservative, "booky", way. Sales were pretty dreary. Then we brightened the books up with the Lustig covers. Immediately, they began to move.") Sartre, of course, is also notorious for turning down a Nobel award. The earliest copies of these books were printed in England, as this one was, and they were slightly larger in format, measuring 7 7/16 inches tall, 5 inches wide. 238 pp.