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William Faulkner. As I Lay Dying. New York: Jonathan Cape: Harrison Smith, 1930. First edition, first issue (wit...
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First Edition, First Issue, in a Wonderful Example of the Rare Original Dust Jacket
William Faulkner. As I Lay Dying. New York: Jonathan Cape: Harrison Smith, 1930. First edition, first issue (with the initial letter "I" out of line with the rest of the text on page 11). Octavo. [vi], 254 pages. Publisher's beige cloth with brown titles on the front board and spine (Petersen's A7b binding, with the title on the front board properly positioned but missing the serif at the top of the first "I"). Beige endpapers. Original printed dust jacket. Minor dust-soiling to the binding, dust jacket, and text edges. Insignificant pencil marks to the endpapers. Small Ex-Libris bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Trivial edge wear to the jacket, with a few tiny closed tears and a minimum of loss at the spine head and top corners of the jacket. Otherwise, a near fine copy, with a bright, clean textblock. Petersen A7b.Auction Info
2012 April 11 Rare Books Signature Auction - New York #6085 (go to Auction Home page)
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April, 2012
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