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195613967JLos Angeles: 11 pages quarto March 1 1956. Original Typed Document Signed – Contract between Universal Pictures Company and William Faulkner purchasing the film rights to Faulkner’s novel - “Pylon.†11 pages March 1 1956. Signed twice by William Faulkner and initialed 4 times by him in the margins and additionally signed by Faulkner’s wife Estelle Oldham Faulkner and his daughter Jill Faulkner Summers. Universal Pictures eventually produced the film as “The Tarnished Angels†directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Rock Hudson Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone. 11 pages, quarto unknown books
196013978JNew York: 7 pages quarto April 5 1960. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between Samuel French Inc. and William Faulkner giving French the right to license stock and amateur acting rights for play productions of “Requiem For a Nun.†7 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
195613975JNew York: 3 pages quarto October 23 1956. Original Typed Letter Signed by William Faulkner and Typed Document Signed by Albert Camus – Typed Letter Signed from William Faulkner and signed as well by Harold Ober authorizing Albert Camus to stage his own production of “Requiem For A Nun†attached to a copy of the contract written in English. Signed by Albert Camus 3 pages October 23 1956. Camus created his own French adaptation and staged it in 1956 entitled “Requiem Pour Une Nonne†and later Camus wrote the preface to the published French translation of Faulkner’s original work. 3 pages, quarto unknown books
195213974JNew York: 1 page quarto April 11 1952. Original Typed Letter Signed from Harold Ober to William Faulkner asking for changes in the commencement date of payments by Lemuel Ayers for his intended play production of “Requiem For a Nun.†Signed by William Faulkner at the bottom agreeing to the changes and countered by Lemuel Ayers. 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. 1 page, quarto 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
196745940NY: Modern Library 1967. Hardcover. Very good. First Modern Library Edition. Very good hardback in a tanned and lightly rubbed jacket. <br/><br/> Modern Library hardcover books
1951172000New York: New American Library / Signet 1951. First paperback edition. Softcover. A novel from the Nobel Prize winning author of "Absalom Absalom" and "The Sound and the Fury." A tight close to near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear and the usual toning to the pages. New American Library / Signet unknown books
19351289840New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas Inc 1935. First Edition First Printing. 8vo. 315 pages; VG-/none; bound in blue cloth with a black horizontal stripe faded and dull gilt lettering on spine; mylar covering surrounding boards; rear endpaper torn out; mild rubbing to boards; stated first printing on copyright page; shelved case 2. 1289840. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, Inc unknown books
1935140940023New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. Signed Limited First Edition. Very Good. First edition. Limited edition signed by William Faulkner on rear colophon one of 300 numbered copies thus. 315 3 pp. with fold-out manuscript page at front. Silver foil boards backed in blue cloth title stamped in silver on spine and pictorial device stamped in blue on front board top edge gilt; housed in publisher's slipcase. A Very Good copy with slightly sunned and rubbed spine silver foil a bit rubbed with a tiny chip and a few tiny insect tracks to it on rear board. In a toned restored example of the publisher's slipcase lacking title label on spine; now sound and sturdy. A novel about hardscrabble stunt pilots in the American South that inspired the 1957 film Tarnished Angels. Harrison Smith and Robert Haas unknown books
1936D17567New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited issue one of only 310 copies printed this being number 67. SIGNED by Faulkner. Original 3/4 blue cloth and silver paper over boards with airplane design stamped in blue to the sliver paper. Light fading to spine but overall a rather fresh copy. Publisher's box lacking but housed in a custom full leather box Asprey. <br/><br/> Harrison Smith and Robert Haas hardcover books
193531939New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. First edition. Cloth faded and rubbed; good. With L.M. Paley's ownership signature. From Ira Gershwin's library with posthumous bookplate. <br/><br/> Harrison Smith and Robert Haas hardcover books
1935160347New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. Octavo pp. 1-7 8-315 316: blank original two-part blue and black cloth front and spine panels printed in gold top edge stained black. First edition. Filmed as "The Tarnished Angels" in 1958. Petersen A16b. Gold lettering mostly perished from spine panel mild tanning to endpapers along gutter margins a very copy in poor dust jacket priced $2.50 on the front flap with wear and chipping some tanning and damp stains to spine panel. #160347 Harrison Smith and Robert Haas unknown books
196733397NY: Modern Library 1967. Hardcover. Very good. First Modern Library Edition. Very good hardback in a slightly tanned jacket that has a tiny nick to the bottom of the front panel. <br/><br/> Modern Library hardcover books
1935277661New York: Harrison Smith 1935. First. hardcover. very good-. Small 8vo blue cloth d.w. New York: Harrison Smith 1935. First Edition.<br/><br/> The binding is rubbed & faded on the spine; the dust wrapper is tanned & rubbed at the edges but is a first issue with the price on the front flap and ads on the back flap and rear panel.<br/><br/> Harrison Smith unknown books
19351605009Harrison Smith and Robert Haas New York 1935. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. One of 310 numbered copies this being No. 308 SIGNED by the author. Quarter-bound in pale blue cloth with silver paper-covered boards and silver spine title. Lacking the publisher's slipcase but with a supplied collector's custom-made slipcase. Spine faded as often found some creasing to the fore-edge of the fold-out leaf preceding the title page. Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, New York hardcover books
1935D13017New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Good. Cloth; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 315. Cloth rubbed and discolored on upper board; spine sunned; spine tips and corners lightly chipped. Endpapers foxed and toned from the adhesive; bookplate on FFEP with stain from adhesive showing through to the verso. In second issue dust jacket sunned along spine; some light chipping along the edges; rear panel rubbed; flaps foxed; Good in mylar. Sold as is. <br/><br/> Harrison Smith and Robert Haas hardcover books
1935151104001New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first printing. About Very Good in a first state dust jacket with price of $2.50 intact. Fading to cloth at spine and top edge of boards; light fraying at crown. Dust jacket is edge-worn and toned at the spine with rubbing at the folds and splits starting at the front spine fold; small interior chip and wear to the spine panel. Presents well. Stated first printing. Harrison Smith and Robert Haas hardcover books
1935BBJC12565New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. First Edition First Printing Stated. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Cloth; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 315. Faded spots along spine water-damage; spine tips and corners lightly bumped; light foxing on prelims terminals and edges of text block nowhere infringing into the margins or text itself; contemporary inscription on half-title page. Dust jacket lightly chipped scuffed and torn along the edges; spine tanned; VG in mylar presents nicely. <br/><br/> Harrison Smith and Robert Haas hardcover books
193522129New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. First Trade Edition. First printing. Octavo 19cm.; original cloth in blue pictorial dust jacket black topstain; 315pp. Both cloth and jacket spine toned as is rear jacket panel with a couple of small dampstains upper jacket flap fold fragile but still holding shelf wear especially to spine ends. HANNA 1163; PETERSEN A16b. Harrison Smith and Robert Haas unknown books
1935207627New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. 8vo. 315pp. Original pictorial wrappers made from the dust jacket. Slight wear at extremities with a few small losses remnants of an adhesion on the rear wrapper slightly soiled. FIRST EDITION THE SCARCE PUBLISHER'S ADVANCE IN WRAPPERS OF THE TRADE ISSUE. Petersen A16; Massey 173. <br/><br/> Harrison Smith and Robert Haas unknown books
1935JC10683New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. First Edition First Printing Stated. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Cloth; illustrated dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 315. Spine lettering faded; spine tips and corners lightly bumped; boards lightly rubbed. Dust jacket a bit tanned; some light scuffing and chipping along the edges; front panel neatly separated along front joint but appears whole under mylar. Certainly not pristine but still a nice place-holder copy. <br/><br/> Harrison Smith and Robert Haas hardcover books
19359017961New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1935. Hardcover. Near fine. Bound in the publisher's original brown cloth spine stamped in black. Minimal wear to extremities. Lacks dust jacket. <br/><br/> 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
193517607London: Chatto & Windus 1935. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo 19cm; thin red boards with titles stamped in white on spine; dustjacket; 318pp. Upper corners very slightly splayed with two tiny stains to text edges; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped lightly edgeworn with an old faint stain at the base of the spine most evident on verso and sunning to spine panel; Very Good. Chatto & Windus unknown books
