William Faulkner
Light in August
Harrison Smith & Robert Haas
1932
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First edition, first state of Faulkner's best-known work, one of only 8,500 copies published in October 1932.
- William Faulkner (American).
- New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, [1932].
- 480 pages.
- Octavo.
- First state, with orange lettering on front cover, blue lettering with orange star on spine and "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on line 1 of page 340.
- Jacket has first issue points of $2.50 price and list of titles on back panel starting with Boyle, Kay.
- Bound in original coarse tan buckram lettered in orange on the cover and blue on the spine with an orange star, top edge orange, with two closed tears to head of spine, offsetting to endpapers, dust jacket with Japanese tissue reinforcements to folds and top and bottom and in-painting.
- Housed in custom clamshell case.
Literature
Peterson A13a.
Massey 103.
Condition Report
Very GoodPages lightly toned.
Wear consistent with age and use.
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