These 13.
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
8vo. New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, [1931]. 8vo., [x], 358 pp., title-page printed in black and red. Original quarter red cloth, and silver-gray cloth, lettering in silver to backstrip, top-edge silver, uncut, with tissue dust-jacket as issued. Jacket has a few small chips, otherwise a very fine copy. § First edition, “special edition” of 299 copies of which this is number 128 signed by William Faulkner to the recto of the title-page. This collection is dedicated to Faulkner’s wife, and first daughter, who died nine days after her birth. These 13 is no longer in print, and includes the following short stories: “Victory,” “Ad Astra,” “All the Dead Pilots,” “Crevasse,” “Red Leaves,” “A Rose for Emily,” “A Justice,” “Hair,” “That Evening Sun,” “Dry September,” “Mistral,” “Divorce in Naples,” and “Carcassonne.”
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 108662
- Title
- These 13.
- Author
- Faulkner, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1931]
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- First Edition
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- New
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...