887 résultats
1954238379New York 1954. Vintage gelatin print. 1 vols. 252 x 196 mm 9-7/8 x 7-7/8 in. With Van Vechten's embossed stamp at lower right corner atelier-stamped on verso: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten/146 Central Park West /Cannot be reproduced without permission" and with Van Vechten's ms. date "December 11 1954 and the number of the negative "VII - mm - 5". Slight oxidation at lower and left edges. Van Vechten Carl. Vintage gelatin print. 1 vols. 252 x 196 mm 9-7/8 x 7-7/8 in. unknown books
19311086818vo. New York: Random House 1931. 8vo. 1-17 1 colophon pp. title-page printed in red and black. Original marbled paper boards with inlaid printed paper label to upper board uncut unopened. Remnants of the original glassine wrapper are still clinging to the boards a fine copy that appears to have never been read. Signed by the author at the colophon. § First edition number 248 of 400 copies signed by Faulkner. A short story based in southwest Arizona hints of the love story that would become The Wild Psalms appear in this melodrama. Random House hardcover books
19401104158vo. New York: Random House 1940. 8vo 421 pp. Original three quarter blue cloth paper boards top edge gilt backstrip ruled and titled in gilt without the glassine jacket. Boards sunned small ticket of Gotham Book Mart at foot of rear pastedown endpapers otherwise completely clean a very good copy. § First edition limited issue signed by the author and specially bound. Number 209 of 250 copies. The first novel in the Snopes trilogy. Described by the current publishers Penguin as "both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction". Random House hardcover books
19381086808vo. New York: Random House 1938. 8vo. vi 1-293 pp. title-page printed in black and red with vignette and seven headpieces. Original gray cloth with vignette stamped in red and dark-blue to upper board and lettering in red and dark-blue to backstrip top-edge red original dust-jacket of similar design. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with only the faintest hint of age toning at backstrip. Slipped in is a an article clipped from The New York Times dated Monday June 4 1962 “Books of the Times.†§ First edition. Seven short stories originally published in the Saturday Evening Post here published for the first time in sequential order. A nice little article about William Faulkner from The New York Times is slipped in. Random House hardcover books
15884FAULKNER WILLIAM. 1897-1962. The Wild Palms. New York: Random House 1939. Random House New York 1939. Copy 66 of 250 copies signed by Faulkner on the limitation page. A bright copy rebound in Burgundy calf gilt by Zaehnsdorf for Aprey & Co. with gilt decorated dentelles marbled endpapers and edges gilt. Wild Palms consists of two interwoven short stories with opposing perspectives on love and sacrifice and is one of Faulkner's most experimental works. "When I reached the end of what is now the first section of The Wild Palms I realized suddenly that something was missing it needed emphasis something to lift it like counterpoint in music. So I .raised it to pitch again with another section of its antithesis which is the story of a man who got his love and spent the rest of the book fleeing from it" Faulkner.Petersen A19a. unknown books
1954Embry 119322Random House 1954. First edition limited issue one of 1000 copies signed by the author. Fine in very good publisher's mylar with some shallow chipping to upper edge and a short tear to lower spine in handsome leather backed marbled board slipcase with folding chemise. Blue cloth. Random House, 1954. First edition, limited issue, one of 1000 copies, signed by the author. hardcover books
1950304005Oxford Miss: Oxford Eagle 1950. First edition. 1 p. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Some slight fading old folds laid into quarter brown morocco and marbled boards folding case. First edition. 1 p. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Single leaf broadside regarding the Oxford attempt to ban beer with a letter from the original collector of the sheet who was a graduate student at the time that Faulkner left it in his car; his wife saved it. He also states that Faulkner had the printing done at the local paper the Oxford Eagle. Petersen A29 Oxford Eagle unknown books
1934WRCLIT64624New York: Smith & Haas 1934. Gilt cloth. First edition trade printing of Faulkner's second collection of short fiction. Top edge a bit dust darkened otherwise a fine unfaded copy in very good modestly spine-darkened dust jacket. PETERSEN A15a. MASSEY 438. Smith & Haas hardcover books
1934WRCLIT53481New York: Smith & Haas 1934. Gilt cloth. First edition trade printing of Faulkner's second collection of short fiction. Some tiny pencil tics in the table of contents erased otherwise a fine unfaded copy in very good modestly spine-darkened dust jacket with a couple of tiny closed tears at crown of spine and small nick at one tip. PETERSEN A15a. MASSEY 438. Smith & Haas hardcover books
19322007021New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1932. First. hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A near fine first printing in a near fine dust jacket First Printing stated on the copyright page. Harrison Smith and Robert Haas unknown books
1932D17566New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First issue binding. Jacket with some light fading to spine as usual; edgeworn with some short tears nicks and a few shallow chips. In all a presentable copy of what is widely considered the most accessible of Faulkner's great books. Housed in a full custom leather box bound by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey. <br/><br/> Harrison Smith & Robert Haas hardcover books
193322729ECulver City CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1933. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – the Agreement of Sale Contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios to purchase the rights to an untitled Faulkner short story set in a mythical Latin American Kingdom. Single sheet signed on the verso by William Faulkner and dated by him “30 August 1933â€. With the blindstamp and signature of the Notary Public in Lafayette Mississippi. Near fine with slightly torn punch holes at top and very faint paper clip mark. In the early 1930s MGM Studios offered Faulkner work as a screenwriter in Hollywood. As literary critic and noted authority on Faulkner’s work Andre Bleikasten put it he “was in dire need of money and had no idea how to get it…So he went to Hollywood.†He arrived in Culver City California in May 1932 experiencing a fair share of ambivalence for both the movie culture and the studio system. He did enjoy a personal and professional relationship with director Howard Hawks whose brother William Hawks became Faulkner's Hollywood agent. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer unknown books
1926116798New York: Boni & Liveright 1926. First edition of Faulkner's first book. Octavo original cloth. In near fine condition with a touch of shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell chemise and box. Faulkner's first novel Soldiers' Pay 1926 is among the most memorable works to emerge from the First World War. Through the story of a wounded veteran's homecoming it examines the impact of soldiers' return from war on the people-particularly the women-who were left behind Boni & Liveright hardcover books
1940140938674New York: Random House 1940. First Edition. Very Good. First edition copy #203 of 250 in the limited edition signed by Faulkner on colophon. x 421 pp. Publisher's three quarter blue cloth decorative paper boards gilt topstain backstrip ruled and lettered in gilt. Very Good with some toning and rubbing to decorative paper light soiling to fore edge lacking original acetate wraps. Gilt sharp. A specially-bound signed first of the first novel in the Snopes trilogy. Random House unknown books
1940WB14615New York: Random House 1940. First Edition First Printing Stated. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited issue one of only 250 copies printed this being number 235. SIGNED by Faulkner. Original 3/4 navy cloth and decorative paper over boards. Short nick to top of spine minor toning and rubbing along the edges. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover books
193854053New York: Random House 1938. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Grey cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Random House unknown books
19392200New York: Random House 1939. First Edition. About Fine. Octavo with burgundy quarter cloth over wood-grain papered boards. Copy 148 of two hundred fifty copies signed by Faulkner on the limitation page. Slightest bit of chipping to edges otherwise Fine. A clean square and bright copy of this literary classic.<br/><br/>Consisting of two interwoven short stories with opposing perspectives on love grief and sacrifice The Wild Palms is one of Faulkner's most experimental works. "When I reached the end of what is now the first section of The Wild Palms I realized suddenly that something was missing it needed emphasis something to lift it like counterpoint in music. So I .raised it to pitch again with another section of its antithesis which is the story of a man who got his love and spent the rest of the book fleeing from it" Faulkner. About Fine. Random House unknown books
1931106945Random House 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good copy of a scarce signed limited edition signed by William Faulkner. 9 x 6 marbled boards with printed label. Stated first edition;limited to four hundred copies this being number 263; signed by the author on the numbered colophon page in the back; There was no trade edition of this title. 9 x 6 marbled boards with printed label. Textblock very good plus condition just a bit age toned; red marbled paper covered board binding in very good condition; tight some shelf wear esp spine and extremities; 17 pages; bookplate on front pastedown of Edward Kerr a prominent American who has a large park named after him in Pennsylvania; quite a rare imprint--and with Faulkner's autograph. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Random House hardcover books
1939014902Random House 1939. Book. Fine. Cloth in Box. Association Copy Signed. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful Fine Copy In Original Glassine Limited Edition #233 1/250 Signed Copies Association Copy of Great Bookman Michael Sadlier's Small Book Plate Gorgeous Example that is Fresh as Printed in Custom Black Slipcase Very Rare in This Condition Amazing Copy. Random House Hardcover books
1935219662New York: Smith and Haas 1935. First edition NO. 267 OF 310 COPIES NUMBERED AND SIGNED by Faulkner. Folding frontispiece facsimile of a page of manuscript slightly creased at lower edge. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth stamped in silver with silver-coated boards. Spine is evenly faded as usual slight scuffing to silver paper endpapers with slight browning; the scarce publisher's box present only in front and rear panels. First edition NO. 267 OF 310 COPIES NUMBERED AND SIGNED by Faulkner. Folding frontispiece facsimile of a page of manuscript slightly creased at lower edge. 1 vols. 8vo. One of 310 Copies Signed. Smith and Haas unknown books
193859576NY: Random House 1938. First Edition limited edition 1/250 copies signed by Faulkner. 8vo pp. 293. Bound in cloth backed patterned boards little tanned at the extremities of the boards 1/2 square faded mark on the cloth at the rear hinge o/w a very good clean tight copy. Peterson A8a; Massey 364. The Unvanquished is a novel set in Yoknapatawpha County. It tells the story of the Sartoris family who first appeared in the novel Sartoris. The Unvanquished takes place before that story and is set during the American Civil War. Random House unknown books
195489763New York: Random House 1954. Third printing of the first novel to win both Pulitzer and National Book Award. Octavo original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page "William Faulkner New York 3 Dec 1954." Near fine in fine dust jacket. From the library of fellow writer Budd Schulberg. American screenwriter novelist and sportswriter Schulberg is best known for his 1954 Academy Award-winning screenplay On the Waterfront as well as his 1941 novel What Makes Sammy Run inspired by the life of his father early Hollywood mogul B. P. Schulberg. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Riki Levinson. The Fable won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1955. An allegorical story of World War I set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment it was originally considered a sharp departure for Faulkner. Recently it has come to be recognized as one of his major works and an essential part of the Faulkner oeuvre. Faulkner himself fought in the war and his descriptions of it "rise to magnificence" according to The New York Times and include in Malcolm Cowley's words "some of the most powerful scenes he ever conceived." Petersen A31b Random House hardcover books
1932109824New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1932. First edition first issue with first printing statement on copyright page and "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on page 340 line 1; first-issue binding lettered in blue and orange. Octavo original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Petersen A13a; Howard A13.1a; Massey 103. An exceptional example. One of William Faulkners most admired and accessible novels Light in August reveals the great American author at the height of his powers. Lena Groves resolute search for the father of her unborn child begets a rich poignant and ultimately hopeful story of perseverance in the face of mortality. It also acquaints us with several of Faulkners most unforgettable characters including the Reverend Gail Hightower plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen and Joe Christmas a ragged itinerant soul obsessed with his mixed-race ancestry. Powerfully entwining these characters stories Light in August brings to life Faulkners imaginary South one of literatures great invented landscapes in all of its unerringly fascinating glory. "No man ever put more of his heart and soul into the written word than did William Faulkner. If you want to know all you can about that heart and soul the fiction where he put it is still right there" Eudora Welty. Harrison Smith & Robert Haas hardcover books
193517565New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 310 numbered copies signed by the author. Octavo 19.5cm; silver foil boards back in light blue cloth with title stamped in gilt on spine and pictorial device stamped in blue on front board; top edge gilt; 3153pp. Bookplate to front pastedown spine cloth faded and lightly soiled minor offsetting to gutters and a tiny patch of foil skinned at right edge of rear panel; Very Good in a like example of the scarce original slipcase; toned worn with minor splitting along edges but perfectly sound with the original title labels intact. Harrison Smith and Robert Haas unknown books
1931194777New York Random House 1931. 1931. First edition. 8vo. Original marbled boards. Original glassine jacket small chips. Fine and fresh copy. No other signatures or bookplates. Number 316 of 400 copies signed by Faulkner on the colophon page. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York, Random House, 1931. hardcover books
