Absalom, Absalom! (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series) by FAULKNER, William - 1978

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. A deluxe Franklin Library edition presenting William Faulkner's landmark 1936 work. "Absalom, Absalom!" presents a candid picture of racism, violence and other destructive behavior in the American South before, during and after the American Civil War. The work was a key factor in the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Faulkner in 1949. Includes color illustrations by Walter Rane. An entry in the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series, issued in conjunction with the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. Franklin Library Notes from the Editors booklet is included. --- Bound in full brown bonded leather covers with two raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Brown silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An excellent copy but with a hint of sunning to edges of moire endpapers and shallow indentations to cover fore-edges, otherwise lacking damages and likely not previously read.; [6], 367 pages .