Big Woods.
by FAULKNER, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine and handsome custom clamshell box.
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Random House,, [1955].. First edition, first printing, in the correct first printing dust jacket.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding clamshell box.. A fine copy in a fine and handsome custom clamshell box.. 8vo,. Decorations by Edward Shenton.. Petersen A44.1.
Synopsis
William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. Faulkner had begun writing poems when he was a schoolboy and published a poetry collection in 1924 at his own expense. In 1950, Faulkner traveled to Sweden to accept the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature. He died of a heart attack on July 6, 1962.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74571
- Title
- Big Woods.
- Author
- FAULKNER, William
- Illustrator
- Decorations by Edward Shenton.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding clamshell box.
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine and handsome custom clamshell box.
- Edition
- First edition, first printing, in the correct first printing dus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1955].
- Pages
- 198 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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