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Light in August by William Faulkner, 1947, Signed Binding by Maurin
Light in August by William Faulkner, 1947, Signed Binding by Maurin
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Title
Light in August
Signed Binding by Maurin
Author
William Faulkner
Publisher
Modern Reader Series – Printed by Duenewald Printing Corporation, United States
Date
1932 copyright date but actually 1947 although not stated
Binding
Beautifully bound in a signed full moroccan leather binding by Maurin with elaborate gilded borders, decorations, and lettering, raised bands, tiled title label, gilded inner dentelles, ruled boards, marbled endpapers, and gold gilting to the top page ends .
Details
William Faulkner’s critically acclaimed classic novel that is considered by many critics to be one of his most powerful works. Selected by Time Magazine as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. In their summary they wrote, “Faulkner's grave meditation on race, violence and all the fraught legacies of the South, is the first in which he confronted head-on the poisons of racism. The force of Faulkner's genius is entirely in play"
Measures 8.25” x 5.5”, 480 pages.
Condition Report
The book is in FINE- condition with some minor surface wear to the boards. Internally complete and clean. Overall, a beautiful leather bound edition of one of Steinbeck’s most important works.
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