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The Hamlet
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Small bookseller's label to lower front free endpaper, slight rubbing, still fine in near fine, unchipped dust jacket with some
- Seller
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Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Random House, 1940. First edition, first printing. Small bookseller's label to lower front free endpaper, slight rubbing, still fine in near fine, unchipped dust jacket with some toning to rear panel and the slightest of darkening to spine panel, in mylar cover. A handsome copy..
Synopsis
William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. He published his first book, The Marble Faun (a collection of poems), in 1924, and his first novel, Soldier's Pay, in 1926. In 1949, having written such works as Absalom, Absalom!, As I Lay Dying, Light in August, and The Sound and the Fury, Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He also received the Pulitzer Prize for two other novels, A Fable (1954) and The Reivers (1962). From 1957 to 1958 he was Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia. He died on July 6, 1962, in Byhalia, Mississippi.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Hermitage Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 116435
- Title
- The Hamlet
- Author
- Faulkner, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Small bookseller's label to lower front free endpaper, slight rubbing, still fine in near fine, unchipped dust jacket with some
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Southern Literature, William Faulkner.
Terms of Sale
The Hermitage Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Hermitage Bookshop
Biblio member since 2006
Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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