Doctor Martino and other stories
by FAULKNER, William (1897-1962)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine+/Fine-
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. First British Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine+/Fine-. First Impression of Faulkner's second collection of stories (published the same year in New York, by Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, in both limited and trade issues, the latter of which we also have on offer). One of 1,500 copies (the smallest limitation of any first British printing of Faulkner's books, according to Petersen). Crown 8vo (189 x 118mm): [8]371,[5]pp. Publisher's scarlet cloth, spine lettered in gold, top edge stained scarlet; beige typographic dust jacket printed in scarlet and priced 7s/6d. Neat ownership inscription, mild spotting to edges and end papers, light fading to spine (gilt titles still bright), jacket's spine panel slightly tanned, but an excellent example. Petersen A16.2. Man Working 439. The title story, about the power of platonic love, first appeared in the November 1931 issue of Harper's. In fact, only two of the fourteen stories, "Black Magic" and "The Leg," are new. "Smoke" marks Faulkner's first foray into the detective story, in the tradition of Edgar Allan Poe and Conan Doyle, and a number of the stories, including "Beyond" and "The Leg" (about a haunting by an amputated limb) have supernatural elements. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
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- Bookseller
- Fine Editions Ltd (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BB2585
- Title
- Doctor Martino and other stories
- Author
- FAULKNER, William (1897-1962)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine+
- Jacket Condition
- Fine-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN FIRSTS;
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Fine Editions Ltd
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Fine Editions Ltd
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