Intimacy, Jean-Paul Sartre
First American edition, first printing of Sartre's collection of short stories, exploring themes of decadence, sexuality, and psychological conflict in the modern era, featuring stories like "The Wall," "Intimacy," and "The Childhood of a Leader." This book was later re-titled and collected in The Wall (Intimacy) and Other Stories (1969), also by New Directions. Translated by Lloyd Alexander.
New York: New Directions, 1948. Publisher's original red cloth, spine lettered in black; pp. 270. A near fine copy in a very good, unclipped dust jacket. Binding sturdy, traces of wear to boards, owner's name to flyleaf, small tear to front pastedown. Jacket shows some general shelfwear, rubing chipping and toning. A presentable copy, protected in archival mylar.