Faulkner, William

A fine group of limited first editions, most of them signed by Faulkner.  New York, Milwaukee, Dallas, and Greenville, Mississippi, 1931–1964

19 vols., 8vo (various sizes).  Original publisher's bindings.  4 publisher's slipcases and 2 later buckram slipcases.  Condition varies, but is generally very good.

Peterson A9.1, A10.1, A11.1b, A12.1, A16.1a, A17.1b, A18.2a, A19.1, A20.2a, A22.1a, A23.2a, A30.1, A32.1a, A37.2a, A47.1a, A52.2a, A54.2a, A60.2, A60.3

Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

These 13. 1931.  One of 299, signed — Idyll in the Desert. 1931.  One of 400 signed; unopened — Salmagundi … Including "Ultimately," a Poem by Ernest Hemingway.  Milwaukee, 1932.  One of 525 — Miss Zilphia Gant.  Dallas, 1932.  One of 300 — Doctor Martino and Other Stories.  1934.  One of 360, signed; unopened — Pylon.  1935.  One of 310, signed; unopened.

Absalom, Absalom!  1936.  One of 300, signed — The Unvanquished.  1938.  One of 250, signed — The Wild Palms.  1939.  One of 250, signed — The Hamlet.  1940.  One of 250, signed — Go Down, Moses.  1942.  One of 100 copies, signed — Notes on a Horsethief.  Greenville, Mississippi, 1950.  One of 25 presentation copies (of a whole edition of 975), signed.

Requiem for a Nun.  1951.  One of 750, signed — A Fable.  1954.  One of 1000, signed — The Town.  1957.  One of 450, signed.  Clifton Waller Barrett bookplate — The Mansion.  1959.  One of 500, signed — The Reivers.  1962.  One of 500, signed — The Wishing Tree.  1964.  One of 500 — Another copy, this a trade edition, inscribed by the dedicatee, Faulkner's step-daughter, Victoria Franklin Fielden.