FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). Requiem for a Nun. New York: Random House, 1951. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 25 of 500 copies SIGNED BY FAULKNER.
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FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). Requiem for a Nun. New York: Random House, 1951.
8vo. Half-title; gray title page printed in white and black. Original cloth-backed marbled boards, spine gilt-lettered.
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 25 of 500 copies SIGNED BY FAULKNER. Requiem for a Nun is perhaps best-known for one of Faulkner's most famous lines: "The past is never dead. It's not even past." Petersen A32.1a.
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