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Light in August
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor/N/A
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1932. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Poor/N/A. First Printing stated with relevant first state points. In tan cloth with orange title to front board, and blue type to spine with orange star. A very worn copy with fabric loss to head and heel of spine and rear edge of spine. Rubbing through at corners as well. Scuffing/rubbing to boards and spine with some spotting/small stains to front board. Front hinge split with mull showing. but still holding. Bookplate and previous owner's name to front pastedown and another name with word in ink to ffep. Number in pencil to rear pastedown with small split to top of rear hinge - about 1/2 inch. Endpapers tanned. Intermittant underlining in pen with brackets alongside text starting at about page 140 to end of book.
Synopsis
Light in August is a 1932 novel by the American author William Faulkner. Light in August is an exploration of racial conflict in the society of the Southern United States. Originally Faulkner planned to call the novel Dark House, which also became the working title for Absalom, Absalom! Supposedly, one summer evening while sitting on a porch, his wife remarked on the strange quality that light in the south has during the month of August.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB007406WF
- Title
- Light in August
- Author
- Faulkner, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition/First Printing
- Publisher
- Harrison Smith & Robert Haas
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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