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LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS; A Novel
by Styron, William
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394506596
- ISBN 13
- 9780394506593
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1979. First Thus: Reprint of 1951 Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the Author on the front free endpaper, 8vo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4"), brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and intials "WS" of author on front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped: $24.95) painted by George Salter, 400 pages. William Styron (1925 - 2006) was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work. LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS was his first novel published in 1951 to acclaim. <br /> <br /> William Styron traces the self-destructive betrayals and infidelities—the heritage of spite and endlessly disappointed love—that afflict the members of a Southern Virginia family and that culminate in the suicide of a beautiful woman.<br /> <br /> INSCRIBED & in SUPERIOR CONDITION internally & externally. Slight wear to the unclipped dust jacket. No previous owner or remainder markings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9651
- Title
- LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS; A Novel
- Author
- Styron, William
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus: Reprint of 1951 Edition, Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394506596
- ISBN 13
- 9780394506593
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- the South, fundamentalism, blacks, racism, marriage, infidelity, revenge, jealousy, danger, family, divorce
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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