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193117610New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith 1931. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 20cm; 3/4 blue cloth quarterbound in light gray with titles stamped in orange on spine; black topstain; dustjacket; 358pp. Light fading to cloth edges with some very light offset from jacket design onto spine cloth; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped lightly dust-soiled overall with some shallow chipping and nicks at spine ends and corner tips and several short edge tears; Very Good. Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith unknown books
1942266101West Chester PA 1942. Pen and ink on artist's board signed lower left docketed on rear. 11-1/2 x 11 in. Matted with clippings from The Saturday Evening Post affixed to mat. Pen and ink on artist's board signed lower left docketed on rear. 11-1/2 x 11 in. Illustration to the First Print Appearance of Faulkner's "The Bear". An original drawing to illustrate the Saturday Evening Post appearance of Faulkner's "The Bear" showing the main character inspecting bear tracks with Sam and two mules looking on. The illustration accompanies the text "Then he understood why Sam had made him ride the one-eyed mule which would not spook at the smell of blood of wild animals." Edward Shenton 1895-1977 was a prolific commercial illustrator contributing to over 130 books including The Yearling Tender Is the Night and Green Hills of Africa. Petersen B64a; Brodsky & Hamlin 554 for Saturday Evening Post appearance unknown books
19342104016Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1934. limited. fine. Signed limited edition one of 360 copies of which 350 are for sale this is number 19 signed by Faulkner on the colophon page. Book in fine condition. Harrison Smith and Robert Haas unknown books
1934207580New York: Harrison Smith 1934. Limited. hardcover. good. 8vo black & brown cloth; spine faded & rubbed at extremes bookplate removed from front end-paper; back inner hinge separating. New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1934. Limited First Edition.<br/><br/> Number 123 of 360 copies numbed and signed by Faulkner. Despite faults a better than acceptable copy of a desirable book.<br/><br/> Harrison Smith unknown books
1930302862London Chatto and Windus 1930. 1930. First English edition. 8vo. 2 1/2 page preface by Richard Hughes. Original green cloth stamped in gilt top edge stained green. Dust jacket decorated in red with vertical and horizontal striped design unclipped; minor wear at the corners; tiny ship at the upper spine; 1/2" tear on the lower rear flap fold else fine fresh. 326 pages 4 pages of advertisements. No signatures or bookplates. One of 2000 copies. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, Chatto and Windus, 1930. hardcover books
193911179JNew York: Random House 1939. First Edition First Issue. Near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket which has a 3 1/2 inch vertical crease at base of jacket spine slender chipping at base of spine with no loss to any of the lettering a couple of small chips at head of rear panel of dust jacket a few short edge tears and traces of mild shelfwear. Random House unknown books
1951141104002New York: Random House 1951. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed limited edition. Number 413 of 750 copies signed by William Faulkner. In Very Good condition. Heavy rubbing to cloth on bottom corner of front board scratch in front board. Light lean to spine rubbing to bottom edge of boards and a few speckles to the side edge of the page block. Contents toned. Signed by William Faulkner on the limitation page. Random House hardcover books
195742271New York: Random House 1957. First edition limited to 450 copies signed by the author this is copy no. 360; 8vo pp. 8 371; fine tight copy in original beige cloth and a fine acetate dust jacket. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover books
1934WF077New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1934 First edition signed limited issue of 360 numbered copies. Signed by Faulkner on the limitation page. Publisher's maroon and black cloths lettered in gilt black top stain printed on rag paper. About near fine with some light wear to the spine ends light fading and slight lean to the spine bookseller's plate to the rear pastedown bright and clean interior. Overall a pleasing copy. Petersen A16.1a. Doctor Martino is a collection of short stories that includes "Fox Hunt" "There Was a Queen" "The Leg" "Mountain Victory" "Death Drag" and "Honor" among others. In these stories Faulkner experiments with a variety of literary styles and techniques; some of the stories such as "Doctor Martino" and "Beyond" contain elements of the supernatural while others such as "Black Music" and "Smoke" are indicative of the author's experimentation with the detective genre. Notably the most popular stories in the collection including "The Hound" and "Wash" are set in the post-war south in Faulkner's typical fashion and foreshadow his later novels The Hamlet 1940 and Absalom Absalom! 1936. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas hardcover books
1932WRCLIT54960Milwaukee: The Casanova Press 1932. Stiff printed wrappers. Portrait. A fine partially unopened copy in typically worn bruised and faded slipcase. First edition. One of 525 numbered copies. This copy has been inscribed twice by the printer/designer and copublisher Paul Romaine once at the conclusion of his preface and again at greater length on the blank recto facing the colophon. The inscriptions are dated 1966 and the latter consists of a dozen lines about the history of how the book came to be plus his signature and date. PETERSEN A11a. MASSEY 753. The Casanova Press unknown books
19391401003Random House 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in a very good dust jacket. First Printing stated on the copyright page. Original price of $2.50 printed on the front flap of the dust jacket. A bright clean square copy. A very small closed tear at bottom of the title page. Jacket has very minor chipping and rubbing along the corners and spine ends. Comes housed in a custom-made slipcase. Random House hardcover books
19311312068Jonathan Cape 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in a very good dust jacket. First Edition "First Published 1931" stated on copyright page. Paper at rear inside hinge cracking. Original price of $2.50 printed on front flap of dust jacket. Jacket shows sun fading along the spine and slight chipping closed tear at bottom of front hinge to flap. Jonathan Cape hardcover books
19321105868vo. New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1932. 8vo iv 480 pp. with title-vignette. Original tan cloth lettered in orange to upper board backstrip lettered in blue top-edge orange with original unclipped $2.50 pictorial dust jacket. Dust-jacket faded and with a few marks and a short closed tear to the bottom edge of the upper panel. § First edition first printing. A fine copy of Light in August in the iconic jacket designed by Arthur Hawkins. Faulkner's incomparable modernist classic of race sex class and religion in inter-war Mississippi. Harrison Smith & Robert Haas hardcover books
19321086788vo. New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1932. 8vo iv 480 pp. with title-vignette. Original tan cloth lettered in orange to upper board backstrip lettered in blue with original pictorial dust jacket top-edge orange. Dust jacket has a few tiny nicks at the edges remnants of the original glassine wrapper remain intact a very good copy. § First edition first printing. A fine copy of Light in August in the iconic jacket designed by Arthur Hawkins. Faulkner's incomparable modernist classic of race sex class and religion in inter-war Mississippi. Harrison Smith & Robert Haas hardcover books
1962WRCLIT73210New York: Random House 1962. Gilt burgundy cloth. Faint dust to top edge minute bump to top edge of one board otherwise near fine and bright in acetate wrapper a couple of tears and scratches. First edition limited issue. One of five hundred numbered copies specially printed and bound and signed by the author. The Pulitzer Prize novel of its year and the sourcework for the 1969 film adaptation. Random House hardcover books
1926WRCLIT28301New Orleans: The Pelican Bookshop Press 1926. Green paper over boards off-white label printed in black. Careful repairs to spine utilizing the original backstrip a few small nicks at edges typical rubbing at edges and head and toe of spine otherwise a very good copy internally fine. First edition. One of one hundred and fifty copies constituting the second "issue" from a total edition in a single printing of four hundred copies. The sole distinction between the two "issues" is the placement of a printed label over the regular limitation statement proclaiming it the second "issue." PETERSEN A3. The Pelican Bookshop Press hardcover books
1938302861New York Random House 1938. 1938. First trade edition first printing so stated. 8vo. Illustrated by Edward Shenton. Original gray cloth stamped in red and black. Dust jacket unclipped; spine lightly toned else fine. 293 pages. Previous owner's signatures on the front pastedown. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York, Random House [1938]. hardcover books
1936170628001New York: Random House 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first printing. Very Good. Cloth lightly soiled. Small stain and small abrasion to top edge of page block and top edge of rear board. Hinge at rear slightly exposed folding map intact. In a Very Good dust jacket with publisher's price of $2.50 intact with toning and light soiling rubbing at extremities and edge wear with chipping; the largest chip is smaller than 1/3-inch x less than 1/2-inch at the top of the front panel. A little worn but still a nice example of the George Salter dust jacket. Random House hardcover books
1931WRCLIT57474New York: Random House 1931. Marbled paper over boards printed label. Very minor rubbing to tips but a fine copy without the glassine wrapper. First edition. One of four hundred numbered copies signed by the author the entire edition. PETERSEN 10a. MASSEY 611. Random House hardcover books
1931WRCLIT55035New York: Random House 1931. Marbled paper over boards printed label. Very minor rubbing to the lower edges small bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown but a fine copy in glassine dust jacket the latter showing a couple tiny chips and a handful of closed edge-tears. First edition. One of four hundred numbered copies signed by the author the entire edition. PETERSEN 10a. MASSEY 611. Random House hardcover books
1951268657New York: Random House 1951. Limited. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo cloth backed marbled boards; original acetate dust wrapper. N.Y. 1951. Limited First Edition.<br/><br/> One of 750 signed copies.<br/><br/> Random House unknown books
1951150717001New York: Random House 1951. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Like New. Signed limited edition. Number 66 of 750 copies signed by William Faulkner on the limitation page. About Fine. A beautiful copy with light rubbing to the bottom edge of the marbled paper. Light fading to topstain. Spine cloth and gilt stamping are remarkably sharp. Acetate wrapper shows light rubbing and a small tear. Signed by William Faulkner on the limitation page. An absolutely stunning copy. Random House hardcover books
1951WRCLIT57517New York: Random House 1951. Cloth and marbled boards. About fine in acetate wrapper. First edition limited issue. One of 750 numbered copies specially printed and bound and signed by the author. Laid in front is the publisher's advance delivery memorandum noting the publication price and calling attention to the publication date Sept. 24. MASSEY 219. PETERSEN A28c. Random House hardcover books
195957240New York: Random House 1959. First edition 1/500 copies signed by the author. 8vo. 436 pp. The third volume in Faulkner's Snopes trilogy. Very good. Original blue cloth publisher's acetate dust jacket one small tear at front corner. #4321. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover books
195757241New York: Random House 1957. First edition 1/450 copies signed by the author. 8vo. 371 pp. The second volume in Faulkner's Snopes trilogy. Very good. Original tan cloth publisher's acetate dust jacket two small closed tears at top of spine. #4320. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover books
