Being and Nothingness (1956 First U.S.) — Jean-Paul Sartre

Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological OntologyJean-Paul SartreTranslated by Hazel E. BarnesPhilosophical Library, New York, 1956 This is the First American Edition and the First English translation of Jean-Paul Sartre’s most influential and enduring philosophical work—an essential text of twentieth-century existentialism. Hazel E. Barnes’ translation is the classic English version used by generations of scholars and remains the standard today. Our copy is distinguished by its near fine, bright dust jacket, beautifully preserved and now protected in a fresh Brodart archival cover. Jackets from this fragile Philosophical Library edition rarely survive in such strong condition. Provenance: A former library copy, though exceptionally clean. No stamps, no pockets, no perforations, and no internal markings. Only a small remnant of a spine label (now removed) indicates institutional history. The book presents externally and internally as a private-copy example. Why This Book Is