FAULKNER, William. A group of 5 FIRST EDITIONS and 7 other works.
Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection
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FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). A group of 5 FIRST EDITIONS and other works by Faulkner, comprising:
1) Collected Stories of William Faulkner. New York: Random House, 1950. (Lacking dust jacket). Petersen A28.1.
7) As I Lay Dying. New York: The Modern Library, 1967. Petersen A7.12.
8) Intruder in the Dust. New York: The Modern Library, [1964]. Third American edition. Petersen A26.16.
9) Collected Stories of William Faulkner. New York: Random House, 1950. (Dust jacket short and possibly supplied.) Book club edition with blind stamp on rear cover. Petersen A28.2.a.
10) The Reivers. London: Chatto and Windus, 1962. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Petersen A54.23.
11) Requiem for a Nun A Play. New York: Random House, 1959. FAULKNER, John.
12) My Brother Bill. New York: Trident Press, 1963.
2) Faulkner’s County: tales of Yoknapatawpha County. London: Chatto and Windus, 1955. With a spurious signature on title-page. Petersen A40.1.
3) Big Woods. New York: Random House, 1955. Petersen A44.1.
4) New Orleans Sketches. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1958. Petersen A48.1.
5) Mayday. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1978. Petersen A69.2.
[With:]
6) Soldiers’ Pay. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, [1951]. “New Edition.” Petersen A2.5.7) As I Lay Dying. New York: The Modern Library, 1967. Petersen A7.12.
8) Intruder in the Dust. New York: The Modern Library, [1964]. Third American edition. Petersen A26.16.
9) Collected Stories of William Faulkner. New York: Random House, 1950. (Dust jacket short and possibly supplied.) Book club edition with blind stamp on rear cover. Petersen A28.2.a.
10) The Reivers. London: Chatto and Windus, 1962. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Petersen A54.23.
11) Requiem for a Nun A Play. New York: Random House, 1959. FAULKNER, John.
12) My Brother Bill. New York: Trident Press, 1963.
Together, 12 works in 12 volumes, in original publisher's cloth and dust jackets (except where indicated), condition generally very good.
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