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Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner (Franklin Library First Edition Society series)
by FAULKNER, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition (preceding the Random House trade edition). A collection of stories by William Faulkner which fall into one of three kinds: those which were published but never in a Faulkner short-story collection, those which he revised to become parts of later books, and those which have remained (until now) unpublished. Edited and with an introduction by Joseph Blotner, with drawn portrait of the author by Alan Reingold. An entry in the publisher's First Edition Society series. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in full black bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges (AEG) all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Grey silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- A newish, tightly-bound, unmarked copy lacking apparent damages. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for shipments beyond the U.S.) ; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxi, [3], 660 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88190
- Title
- Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner (Franklin Library First Edition Society series)
- Author
- FAULKNER, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1979
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Littleton, Colorado
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Leaves
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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