Lot 236
  • 236

Faulkner, William

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • printed book
Sartoris.  New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1929

8vo (7 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.; 193 x 133 mm).  Publisher's black cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in red; minor rubbing to spine ends.  Original red and black dust-jacket by Arthur Hawkins; spine trifle faded, spine ends and corners chipped, top edge of front cover nicked.  Half red morocco clamshell case, spine with elaborate gilt decorations and lettering.

Provenance

Jean Hersholt (bookplate signed by him and his library label on front free endpaper) — Ingle Barr (bookplate on front pastedown)

Literature

Massey 289; Peterson A5.1

Condition

Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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Catalogue Note

First edition in the fragile dust-jacket, The Jean Hersholt copy, inscribed for him on the title, "William Faulkner, Culver City, Cal, 3 Jan 1932."