FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). As I Lay Dying. New York: Jonathan Cape, 1930.
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
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FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). As I Lay Dying. New York: Jonathan Cape, 1930.
8vo. Original beige cloth, lettered in dark brown and properly aligned, top edge dark brown (front lower corner bumped, slightly leaned); in unclipped dust jacket (spine sunned, discreet repair to spine verso near head, some splitting along front panel joint and flap fold corners); morocco-backed folding box.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the dropped "I" on p.11. Set in Yoknapatawpha County, Faulkner's fifth novel employs a stream-of-consciousness style to tell the story of the death and funeral of Addie Bundren through 15 different narrators across 59 chapters. Petersen A7c.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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