FAULKNER, William. As I Lay Dying. FIRST EDITION.
Sale 2037 - Summer Reading
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Jun 25, 2024
Lots Close
Jul 16, 2024
Timed Online / Chicago
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$826
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Lot Description
FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). As I Lay Dying. New York: Jonathan Cape; Harrison Smith, 1930.
8vo. Original beige cloth, lettered in dark brown, top edge stained light brown (spine sunned, some soiling to front joint).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the "1" on p.11 misaligned. 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 A7d.
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