Absalom, Absalom!
by FAULKNER, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket. Breathtaking.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Random House,, 1936.. First edition.. original cloth in dust jacket, in a custom clamshell box. Preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding clamshell box.. A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket. Breathtaking. . 8vo,. Folding diagram in red and black at rear..
Synopsis
William Cuthbert Faulkner was born in 1897 and raised in Oxford, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life. One of the towering figures of American literature, he is the author of The Sound and the Fury , Absalom, Absalom! , and As I Lay Dying , among many other remarkable books. Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1950 and France’s Legion of Honor in 1951. He died in 1962.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74579
- Title
- Absalom, Absalom!
- Author
- FAULKNER, William
- Illustrator
- Folding diagram in red and black at rear.
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth in dust jacket, in a custom clamshell box. Preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding clamshell box.
- Book Condition
- Used - A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket. Breathtaking.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1936.
- Pages
- 384 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
Glossary
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- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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