Oct 14, 2010 - Sale 2225

Sale 2225 - Lot 58

Price Realized: $ 4,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
FAULKNER, WILLIAM. The Sound and the Fury. 8vo, 1/4 white cloth stamped in black, top and bottom edges slightly toned and rubbed; top edges stained grey, hinges cracked, House of Books seller's stamp on lower rear pastedown; first issue dust jacket, front panel heavily rubbed, few visible scuffs, 1-inch chip to upper right portion not affecting lettering, 1/2- and 1/4-inch paper tears to lower portion, top 1 1/2 inches of spine panel torn away but present, few stains on rear panel; custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Petersen A6b. New York, (1929)
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first edition, first issue of faulkner's most celebrated work. A good copy of this increasingly scarce title. Petersen A6.2a.