Search Results: Authors starting with F from The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

London: W. Faden, Charing Cross, 1819. Paper. Very good. A New Topographical Map of the Country in the Vicinity of London, published by William Faden in 1819. The publisher was geographer to his Majesty & H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.. This map was published on June 4th, 1819, showing details from Upper Edmonton, to Mitcham, across from Chiswick to Upney. Map housed in marbled slipcase, with matching chemise. Gold label on side panel of slipcase, stating "Map of the Country Round London." Full map measures 34" x 32.5", folded into 24 individual plates. Full map backed with linen, as issued. Engraved map with hand coloring. Occasional spotting and light toning along linen hinges. (Howgego 250-3). William Faden (1749-1836) was a prominent British cartographer known for his detailed maps of London and the English countryside. Born in 1749, Faden succeeded Thomas Jefferys as the Geographer to King George III in 1783, a prestigious position that reflected his expertise and reputation in the field. Faden's… Read More

Indianapolis: Levey Bro's & Co., Inc, 1903. First Edition. Original wraps. Very good. Presentation copy to President Theodore Roosevelt from his future Vice President, Charles W. Fairbanks, the first edition of One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Of The Battle Of Monmouth, June 27, 1903.. Octavo, 16pp. Original brown paper wrappers, title printed on cover, bound at spine with string. Light wear to covers, internally clean. Housed in custom blue cloth clamshell, title in gilt over red morocco label on cover. Inscribed on the title page: "To President Roosevelt / with the cordial regards of his friend / Charles W. Fairbanks." An exceptional association copy. (Mansell Imprints, 14660) Not found in Theodore Roosevelt archives or listed in Sagamore Hill Library collection. The celebration in Freehold, New Jersey on June 27, 1903, was attended by New Jersey Governor Franklin Murphy and Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks. Letters were read from President Theodore Roosevelt and former president… Read More

Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near fine. First edition of Diary from a South African Prison by Tshenuwani Simon Farisani, inscribed to U.S. Ambassador Ed Perkins.. Octavo, 93pp. Paperback, title in red on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint rubbing to edges, shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title: "To the Honorable Ambassador and Mrs. Edward J. Perkins; Let's work together to end man's inhumanity to man! 01/8/88." Diary From a South African Prison describes Dr. Tshenuwani Farisani's multiple detentions while seeking out justice during the apartheid regime. Farisani was recognized as a victim of apartheid during the Truth and Reconciliation process, and served in South Africa's first Democratic Government from 1994-2010. Dr. Edward J. Perkins (1928-2020) served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as Liberia, South Africa, and Australia throughout… Read More

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. First edition of Bald Headed Aft by Frank Farnham. Thin octavo, 6pp. Blue boards, white vellum spine, title in gilt on spine. Frontispiece portrait of fishing vessel by Levon West, with tissue cover. No dust jacket, as issued. Light shelf wear to boards, otherwise near fine. From a small but unstated limited edition.

New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed first edition of This Man and This Woman by James T. Farrell, with an inscription to US Ambassador Leonard Woodcock.. Octavo, 205pp. Tan cloth, title stamped in red and black on spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, faint dust remnants to top edge, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.75 retail price on front flap, chipped spine, a few short closed tears, lightly sunned spine, a very good example. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Leonard Woodcock / With fraternal regards / Jim Farrell." Leonard Woodcock (1911-2001) was the President of the United Auto Workers, the Chief of the US Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China, and the first US Ambassador to China. Woodcock's skills in negotiation from his time with the UAW made him a favorable selection to President Carter, who was looking to renew relations with China in the post-Vietnam world.… Read More

New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/fine. First edition, first printing of The Town by William Faulkner, in first state dust jacket.. Octavo, [viii], 371pp. Maroon cloth, title stamped in gold on spine and front cover. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Includes the repeated line on page 327. Blemish to endpapers from tape used to secure dust jacket cover. A clean copy, appears unread. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.95 on front flap and 5/57 at bottom, bright illustrations, small mark on rear flap, a fine example. One of the best examples of Faulkner's The Town that we've ever encounter.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/good. First edition of Dollar Cotton by John Faulkner.. Octavo, 306pp. Tan cloth, title in brown on spine, illustration stamped on front cover. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint foxing along top edge, lightly bumped corners, slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, wear to corners, flap folds, and edges. Light sunning to spine. Dust jacket torn diagonally across front panel, reinforced with archival tape on verso. A nice example of a beloved novel by William Faulkner's brother.

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition, first printing of Soldiers' Pay by William Faulkner, in a first state dust jacket.. Octavo, 319pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in yellow on spine and front cover. Contemporary ownership inscription across half-title. Solid text block, light rubbing to tips of spine, a near fine example. In the publisher's restored, first state dust jacket. Retail price of $2.50 on front flap, An American Tragedy listed on rear panel, restoration to spine and flap folds, bright illustrations. Housed in custom gray cloth clamshell case, title in gilt over red spine label. (Bruccoli & Clark, 121) (Petersen A2a) A handsome example of Faulkner's first novel, one of approximately 2500 copies. Provenance: Sold by Parke-Bernet Galleries of New York in 1940, part of the library of the late Paul Lemperly of Lakewood, Ohio, who was a notable book collector of association copies. Includes Lemperly's bookplate on front pastedown.

New York: Random House, 1962. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Signed limited edition of The Reivers: A Reminiscence by William Faulkner.. Octavo, [8], 305pp. Red cloth, title stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge dyed red. Slight lean to text block, a fine example. In the publisher's acetate jacket, a touch of shelf wear, near fine. Signed by the author on the limitation page, number 349 of 500 copies. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took place in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. The Reivers was the last novel written and released by Faulkner before his death in July 1962.

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1868. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Incredibly scarce first edition of Elephant Haunts by Henry Faulkner.. Octavo, viii, [1]-325pp. Bound in green cloth boards with brown leather spine, newer endpapers. Title in gilt on red leather label affixed to spine, five raised bands with decorations stamped in blind. Includes frontispiece. Solid text block, light wear to corners, faint thumb-soiling to leaves throughout. Previous bookseller's label affixed to rear pastedown endpaper. Previously held by the Birmingham Library, with associated stamp marks. Lacking half-title and ads at rear. (Czech 93) (Hosken 70) Rare in the first edition, most available copies are facsimiles from 1984. In 1867, Henry Faulkner joined the expedition to Africa which was searching for the lost David Livingstone. During the trip, Faulkner hunted elephant, buffalo, and hippo in present day Malawi and Lake Nyasa. (Czech 93).

New York: Random House, 1957. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Signed limited edition of The Town, the second book in the Snopes Trilogy, by William Faulkner.. Octavo, [10], 371pp. Tan cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Top edge dyed red. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's acetate jacket, short closed tear at top edge of spine, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the tipped-in limitation page, number 64 of 450 copies. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took place in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.

New York: Random House, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First printing of Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner.. Octavo, 247pp. Black cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine, with blue initials. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Top edge light blue, small stains to front and rear endpapers, clean text throughout. Previous ownership bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.00 on front flap, a near fine copy, faint wear to verso along top edge, light rubbing to tips of spine, overall a bright example.

New York: Random House, 1942. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very good. Signed limited edition of Go Down, Moses and Other Stories by William Faulkner.. Octavo, [10], 383pp. Three-quarter orange buckram, paper covered boards, top edge gilt, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear to fore edge of text block. Archival repairs to spine and board edges, tears on pages 285-288 repaired with Japanese tissue. (Petersen A21c) From a limited edition of 100 copies signed by William Faulkner, this being number 55. The smallest limitation of any Faulkner signed works. A scarce example. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an award-winning author with stories focusing on the American South. His work won the Nobel Prize in Literature and two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction. A few specific pieces (most notably The Sound and the Fury) are considered to be in the top 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The title Go Down, Moses and Other Stories was shortened… Read More

New York: Random House, 1931. Limited Edition. Boards. Near fine. Signed limited edition of Idyll in the Desert by William Faulkner.. Octavo, 17pp, [1]. Red marbled paper boards, title in black on label affixed to front cover. Solid text block, light sunning to spine, a touch of wear to corners. A near fine example. Signed by the author on limitation page, this copy being number 312 of 400. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took place in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.

New York: Random House, 1951. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Requiem for a Nun by William Faulkner.. Octavo, 286pp. Green cloth, black cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, toning to top and bottom edges, top edge dyed black, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, some shelf wear, rear panel soiled, chipping to top edge. Bookplate of photographers Karen and Paul Radkai affixed to front pastedown endpaper. Karen Radkai (1919-2003) was a fashion photographer best known for her work in the 1950s and 60s at various publications including Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.

New York: Random House, 1954. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/very good. Signed limited edition of A Fable by William Faulkner.. Octavo, 437pp. Publisher's blue cloth, title printed on spine, crosses stamped on cover in blue and white. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Top edge dyed blue. Clean pages, no extraneous marks, a fine example. Original glassine jacket, long closed tears along top edge. In the publisher's slipcase, title printed on label, light toning to upper edge, touch of shelf wear to the side panels, a very good example. Signed on the limitation page by the author, this being number 473 of 1000 copies. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took… Read More

New York: Random House, 1951. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Signed limited edition of Requiem for a Nun by William Faulkner.. Octavo, [8], 286pp. Three-quarter black cloth, marbled paper boards, title stamped in gilt on spine with embellishments. Top edge dyed gray. Offsetting from a newspaper article laid in at page 3. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's acetate jacket, shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the tipped-in limitation page, number 127 of 750 copies. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took place in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931. Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Signed limited edition of These 13: Stories by William Faulkner.. Octavo, [v], 358pp. Publisher's brown cloth spine, beige covers, title in silver gilt on spine, top edge silver gilt. Gray endpapers. Uncut edges. Touch of wear to top edge of spine. An almost imperceptible blemish to cloth on back panel. From a limited edition of 299 copies signed by the author, this is number 266. (Bruccoli & Clark I:122) (Hamblin, 398) Lacking the scarce tissue cover and slipcase. An outstanding example of this scarce limited edition from William Faulkner. This work is Faulkner's first volume of short fiction. It was originally titled "A Rose for Emily and Other Stories," but was renamed before publication in September of 1931. While positively reviewed by The New York Times, it was considered uneven by some critics. This work includes a total of 13 short stories. In Part I: Victory, Ad Astra, All The Dead Pilots, Crevasse. Part II:… Read More

New York: Random House, 1939. Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed limited edition of The Wild Palms by William Faulkner.. Octavo, [6], 339pp. Red cloth spine, patterned boards, title stamped in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Solid text block, light rubbing to corners, a near fine example. In the publisher's original acetate jacket, short closed tears and creases, loss along top edge, a very good example. Signed by the author on the limitation page, number 92 of 250 copies. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took place in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.

New York: Random House, 1949. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Knight's Gambit by William Faulkner.. Octavo, [6], 246pp. Red cloth, title stamped in gilt over black on spine. Top edge dyed black. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Slight lean to text block, a touch of wear to corners, faint transference to front endpapers, a near fine example. Previous owner's name in ink on front endpaper. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $2.75 retail price on front flap, light wear along edges, shelf wear, faint soiling to rear panel. A bright example. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took place in the… Read More