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195813977JNew York: 16 pages quarto March 1 1958. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between Ruth Ford and William Faulkner for a play production of Requiem For a Nun. Signed by William Faulkner and initialed 3 times by him in the margins. Faulkner wrote Requiem For a Nun specifically for his actress friend and fellow Mississippian Ruth Ford. In turn Ford spent the next eight years attempting to mount a production of the play on Broadway production which she did not succeed at doing until 1959. 16 pages, quarto unknown books
195813963JLos Angeles: 5 pages quarto December 9 1958. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – the Agreement of Sale Contract to Twentieth Century-Fox to purchase the film rights to the Faulkner short stories “Spotted Horses†and “The Hound†which are parts of his novel – “The Hamlet.†In 1958 Twentieth Century-Fox produced the acclaimed motion picture version “The Long Hot Summer†directed by Martin Ritt and starring Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Orson Welles Tony Franciosa Lee Remick and Angela Lansbury. 5 pages, quarto unknown books
19311508074Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition in a very good unrestored dust jacket with a small chip on the front panel and at the bottom of the spine. First Published 1931 stated on the copyright page. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith hardcover books
1930375862New York: Jonathan Cape: Harrison Smith 1930. First edition first state of initial capital 'I' on p. 11. There were 2522 printed in the first edition of which 750 are the first impression before the plate for page 11 was replaced. 254 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original beige buckram some toning to bottom of front panel and spine. Very good plus in dust jacket with some markings to cover small losses at folds. First edition first state of initial capital 'I' on p. 11. There were 2522 printed in the first edition of which 750 are the first impression before the plate for page 11 was replaced. 254 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Even though he'd just released The Sound and The Fury Faulkner a newlywed with two young stepchildren was working to support his family as a fireman and night watchman at the University of Mississippi and writing in the middle of his night shifts deliberating that if he was to make his living as a writer it was now or never. "I set out deliberately to write a tour-de-force" Faulkner wrote. "Before I ever put pen to paper and set down the first words I knew what the last word would be. Before I began I said I am going to write a book by which at a pinch I can stand or fall if I never touch ink again."<br /> <br /> Faulkner claimed he wrote As I Lay Dying in six weeks and that he didn't change a word in the one and only draft. He won the Nobel Prize in 1949. Jonathan Cape: Harrison Smith unknown
195669849Los Angeles March 1 1956. Some slight edgewear; otherwise fine. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Signed twice by William Faulkner and initialed by him four times in the margins; also signed by Estelle Oldham Faulkner and Jill Faulkner Summers. The film was eventually produced as "The Tarnished Angels" directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Rock Hudson Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone. unknown
196013961JWaco Texas: Baylor University 5 pages quarto January 8 1960. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed – stock try-out production contract for a stage play adaptation of “As I Lay Dying†which was produced as “Journey To Jefferson†by Robert Flynn at Baylor University. 5 pages January 8 1960. Signed by William Faulkner and initialed 4 times by him in the margins. Baylor University, 5 pages, quarto unknown
195813977JNew York: 16 pages quarto March 1 1958. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between Ruth Ford and William Faulkner for a play production of Requiem For a Nun. Signed by William Faulkner and initialed 3 times by him in the margins. Faulkner wrote Requiem For a Nun specifically for his actress friend and fellow Mississippian Ruth Ford. In turn Ford spent the next eight years attempting to mount a production of the play on Broadway production which she did not succeed at doing until 1959. 16 pages, quarto unknown
195813963JLos Angeles: 5 pages quarto December 9 1958. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – the Agreement of Sale Contract to Twentieth Century-Fox to purchase the film rights to the Faulkner short stories “Spotted Horses†and “The Hound†which are parts of his novel – “The Hamlet.†In 1958 Twentieth Century-Fox produced the acclaimed motion picture version “The Long Hot Summer†directed by Martin Ritt and starring Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Orson Welles Tony Franciosa Lee Remick and Angela Lansbury. 5 pages, quarto unknown
19311508074Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition in a very good unrestored dust jacket with a small chip on the front panel and at the bottom of the spine. First Published 1931 stated on the copyright page. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith hardcover
193167057New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith 1931. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine with light rubbing at the foot of the spine and the front hinge expertly repaired in a nice near fine dust jacket with tiny nicks at the crown very slight age-toning on the white portions of the spine and the front flap fold internally professionally strengthened with Japanese tissue. Filmed in 1933 as The Story of Temple Drake with Miriam Hopkins in the title role. Both the book and film were controversial and the latter was banned for several years. A fresh and attractive copy. Connolly 100. Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith hardcover
195127025New York: Random House 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Trade Edition First state with dark grey top-edge in the First Issue Dust Jacket E. McKnight Kauffer misspelled $3.00 price. 8vo. 286pp. A fine copy. No indication of edition stated as called for. Nicely signed by Faulkner in black fountain pen at the top of the front free endpaper. Quarter-bound in black cloth over sea green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. A very nice example of this work; a play with long narrative sections continuing the story of Temple Drake introduced two decades earlier in 'Sanctuary'. Faulkner's first book after winning the Nobel Prize. "I Decline to accept the end of man. He is immortal not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice but he has a soul a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance". W.F. - Nobel Speech. While signed limited editions abound signed trade editions are very uncommon as Faulkner generally refused to sign them. Random House hardcover
19363358New York City: Random House 1936. Very good/Good. One of Faulkner’s most complex and celebrated novels widely regarded as a masterpiece of Southern Gothic literature and modernist fiction. A very good copy in a good dust jacket. <br /> <br /> Some chips to DJ and a former bookstore sticker inside front board The American Book Shop in Buenos Aires. Nice red topstain fold-out map in rear present. Some sunning to spine but front is still relatively bright. Random House unknown
1929140949349New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith 1929. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. iv 401 pp. Bound in patterned paper-covered boards over white spine cloth lettered in black blue topstain patterned endpapers; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light rubbing and toning to extremities bookplate with name removed to front pastedown and light toning to contents. A cornerstone of American modernism and Southern literature. William Faulkner would later go on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for this work in 1949. Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith unknown
19274201New York: Boni and Liveright 1927. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. A Fine copy of the book in a Near Fine dust jacket. One small tear at the crown repaired on the verso with tape. Spine a bit toned otherwise a fresh example. Housed in a custom clamshell box.<br/><br/>Faulkner's second novel Mosquitoes provides "a fascinating glimpse of the author as a young artist.introducing us to a colorful band of passengers on a boating excursion from New Orleans. This engaging high-spirited tale -- which Faulkner wrote 'for the sake of writing because it was fun' -- provides a delightful accompaniment to his more canonical works" Norton. On its release Lillian Hellman declared Mosquitoes "full of the kind of swift and lusty writing that comes from a healthy fresh pen" NY Herald Tribune. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Boni and Liveright unknown books
195513957JNew York: 2 pages quarto 8 1/2†x 11†May 31 1955. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed – Contract Between William Faulkner and CBS Television licensing a television adaptation of “Knight’s Gambit.†2 pages May 31 1955. Signed by William Faulkner and initialed by him once in the margin. Faulkner’s story title was changed to “Wild Stallion†when it appeared on the series ‘Climax’ and starred Mary Astor Kathleen Crowley Roy Glenn Wilton Graff as Faulkner’s famous character Gavin Stevens Paul Henreid and Richard Long. With some tiny staple holes to the upper left corners two 1†tears to the to and outer edge of the first page otherwise in very good condition. 2 pages, quarto, 8 1/2†x 11†unknown books
195113973JNew York: 22 pages November 30 1951. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed – Contract between Lemuel Ayers and William Faulkner giving Ayers the rights to produce a play production of “Requiem For a Nun.†Signed by William Faulkner with handwritten changes authorized and initialed by Harold Ober. Faulkner wrote “Requiem For a Nun†specifically for his actress friend and fellow Mississippian Ruth Ford. In turn Ford spent the next eight years attempting to mount a production of the play on Broadway production which she did not succeed at doing until 1959. During this process Lemuel Ayers eventually bowed out as producer and was replaced. 22 pages, unknown books
196013964JLos Angeles: 5 pages quarto April 1 1960. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – the Agreement of Sale Contract to Twentieth Century-Fox to purchase the motion picture rights to the Faulkner short story “Lizards in Jamshyd’s Courtyard†which is part of his novel – “The Hamlet.†In 1958 Twentieth Century-Fox produced the acclaimed motion picture version “The Long Hot Summer†directed by Martin Ritt and starring Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Orson Welles Tony Franciosa Lee Remick and Angela Lansbury. 5 pages, quarto unknown books
151913965JNew York: 21 pages quarto June 15 1959. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between William Faulkner and Ruth Ford Zachary Scott and Harvey Breit in which they purchase an option to produce a film adaptation of “Light in August.†After her years of bringing “Requiem For a Nun†to the stage actress Ruth Ford unsuccessfully attempted to mount a film production of “Light in August†to star her and her actor husband Zachary Scott. 21 pages, quarto unknown books
141913976JNew York: 16 pages November 14 1955 & April 26 1956. Original Typed Letter Signed and Printed Document – Typed Letter Signed from William Faulkner to Roger Stevens and Oliver Smith asking that they send all payment checks due to him to be paid to his agents Harold Ober Associates attached to a copy of the contract between Roger Stevens and William Faulkner for a play production of “Requiem For a Nun†in which Stevens will act as producer and the contact is signed by Faulkner’s Random House editor Saxe Commins who held Faulkner’s power of attorney. Signed by William Faulkner in the letter. 16 pages, unknown books
195513956JOxford Mississippi: 1 page quarto July 20 1955. Typed Letter Signed from William Faulkner to Warner Brothers Pictures allowing the use of his name and to quote from his writings in a scene in their film – “Toward the Unknown.†Accompanied by three pages of the film script which contains the scene in which Faulkner is named and quoted. The finished film was directed by Mervyn Le Roy and starred William Holden Lloyd Nolan James Garner in a drama set among the world of U.S. Air Force test pilots. 1 page, quarto unknown books
1940WRCLIT55076New York: Random House 1940. Gilt cloth and decorative paper over boards t.e.g. Color pictorial title. The extreme top and lower edges of the boards are a bit darkened else about fine. First edition limited issue. One of two hundred and fifty numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author. The first volume of the Snopes Trilogy. PETERSEN A20c. MASSEY 55. Random House hardcover books
151913965JNew York: 21 pages quarto June 15 1959. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between William Faulkner and Ruth Ford Zachary Scott and Harvey Breit in which they purchase an option to produce a film adaptation of “Light in August.†After her years of bringing “Requiem For a Nun†to the stage actress Ruth Ford unsuccessfully attempted to mount a film production of “Light in August†to star her and her actor husband Zachary Scott. 21 pages, quarto unknown
195513957JNew York: 2 pages quarto 8 1/2†x 11†May 31 1955. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed – Contract Between William Faulkner and CBS Television licensing a television adaptation of “Knight’s Gambit.†2 pages May 31 1955. Signed by William Faulkner and initialed by him once in the margin. Faulkner’s story title was changed to “Wild Stallion†when it appeared on the series ‘Climax’ and starred Mary Astor Kathleen Crowley Roy Glenn Wilton Graff as Faulkner’s famous character Gavin Stevens Paul Henreid and Richard Long. With some tiny staple holes to the upper left corners two 1†tears to the to and outer edge of the first page otherwise in very good condition. 2 pages, quarto, 8 1/2†x 11†unknown
196013964JLos Angeles: 5 pages quarto April 1 1960. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – the Agreement of Sale Contract to Twentieth Century-Fox to purchase the motion picture rights to the Faulkner short story “Lizards in Jamshyd’s Courtyard†which is part of his novel – “The Hamlet.†In 1958 Twentieth Century-Fox produced the acclaimed motion picture version “The Long Hot Summer†directed by Martin Ritt and starring Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Orson Welles Tony Franciosa Lee Remick and Angela Lansbury. 5 pages, quarto unknown
141913976JNew York: 16 pages November 14 1955 & April 26 1956. Original Typed Letter Signed and Printed Document – Typed Letter Signed from William Faulkner to Roger Stevens and Oliver Smith asking that they send all payment checks due to him to be paid to his agents Harold Ober Associates attached to a copy of the contract between Roger Stevens and William Faulkner for a play production of “Requiem For a Nun†in which Stevens will act as producer and the contact is signed by Faulkner’s Random House editor Saxe Commins who held Faulkner’s power of attorney. Signed by William Faulkner in the letter. 16 pages, unknown
