Lot 76

FAULKNER, William. As I Lay Dying. NY: Jonathan Cape, 1930. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE.

Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection

Lots Open

Jul 6, 2023

Lots Close

Jul 26, 2023

Timed Online / Chicago

Estimate

$3,500 - $4,500

Sold for $3,780

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). As I Lay Dying. New York: Jonathan Cape, 1930.

8vo. Half-title. Original beige cloth, lettered in dark brown, top edge stained red (very slightly leaned); in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (a few tiny losses to corners and spine ends, some soiling to flap folds and spine). Provenance: Faint stamp on spine panel (“Oct 6-1930”).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the "1" on p.11 misaligned. The stamping on the front and spine is properly positioned, however the serif on the "I" on the upper cover is missing. Petersen notes that the irregularities of the binding stamping and differing shades of the top edge stain do not exactly coincide with the dropped "1" issue point. 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 A7.1b.

*Previously incorrectly identified as "1" on p. 11 properly aligned.

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