FAULKNER, WILLIAM. 1897-1962.
The Property of Nicole and William M. Keck II. Sold without reserve to benefit charitable institutions.
FAULKNER, WILLIAM. 1897-1962.
3 signed and limited first editions:
1. Pylon. New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, Inc, 1935. Original half cloth, pictorial silver boards, lacking slipcase, some rubbing to boards. FIRST EDITION, number 36 of 310 copies, SIGNED on the colophon.
2. Requiem for a Nun. New York: Random House, 1951. Original half cloth, marbled boards, publisher's dust jacket, minor fading to spine of jacket, with two small tape repairs to top margin. FIRST EDITION, number 152 of 750 copies, SIGNED on the colophon. Although this edition was issued with a clear acetate jacket, this copy includes a first edition, first state jacket with "M. McKnight Kauffer" on front flap.
3. Notes on a Horsethief. Greenville, Mississippi: The Levee Press, 1950. Original green cloth, titled in silver. FIRST EDITION, number 602 of 975 copies, SIGNED on the colophon.
All three titles contained in custom morocco and cloth clamshell boxes with gilt titles on spines.
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The Property of Nicole and William M. Keck II. Sold without reserve to benefit charitable institutions.
FAULKNER, WILLIAM. 1897-1962.
3 signed and limited first editions:
1. Pylon. New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, Inc, 1935. Original half cloth, pictorial silver boards, lacking slipcase, some rubbing to boards. FIRST EDITION, number 36 of 310 copies, SIGNED on the colophon.
2. Requiem for a Nun. New York: Random House, 1951. Original half cloth, marbled boards, publisher's dust jacket, minor fading to spine of jacket, with two small tape repairs to top margin. FIRST EDITION, number 152 of 750 copies, SIGNED on the colophon. Although this edition was issued with a clear acetate jacket, this copy includes a first edition, first state jacket with "M. McKnight Kauffer" on front flap.
3. Notes on a Horsethief. Greenville, Mississippi: The Levee Press, 1950. Original green cloth, titled in silver. FIRST EDITION, number 602 of 975 copies, SIGNED on the colophon.
All three titles contained in custom morocco and cloth clamshell boxes with gilt titles on spines.