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New York: Various Publishers, 1926-1962. First editions of each novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, 19 volumes, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped signature to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional set, rare and desirable. One of the most celebrated writers in American literature, William Faulkner became widely know upon his acceptance of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, for which he became the only Mississippi-born Nobel winner. Awarded for "his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel", Faulkner donated part of his Nobel money "to establish a fund to support and encourage new fiction writers", eventually resulting in the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

New York: Random House, 1942. First Edition . First Limited Edition. #92 of 100 copies signed and numbered by the author. Very good hardcover book in salmon covered boards with front hinges starting to loosen and foxing to the gutters and pages. Housed in a fine clamshell case.

New York: Random House, 1942. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very good. Signed limited edition of Go Down, Moses and Other Stories by William Faulkner.. Octavo, [10], 383pp. Three-quarter orange buckram, paper covered boards, top edge gilt, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear to fore edge of text block. Archival repairs to spine and board edges, tears on pages 285-288 repaired with Japanese tissue. (Petersen A21c) From a limited edition of 100 copies signed by William Faulkner, this being number 55. The smallest limitation of any Faulkner signed works. A scarce example. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an award-winning author with stories focusing on the American South. His work won the Nobel Prize in Literature and two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction. A few specific pieces (most notably The Sound and the Fury) are considered to be in the top 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The title Go Down, Moses and Other Stories was shortened… Read More

Random House, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. NY Random House, 1942. Octavo. First edition, first binding state. A collection of seven stories, one of which appears here for the first time, and the other six containing revisions from their previous appearances. These stories were intended to form a complete novel, and in later printings, "and Other Stories" is omitted from the title. A fine, bright copy in black cloth stamped in red and gilt, with a fine price-clipped dust wrapper with minute and invisible restoration on the jacket. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

New York: Random House, 1942. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Very uncommon variant issue with green lettering on the spine of the very dark blue cloth, and with no topstain. One of nine reported variants, all of them scarcer than the primary binding of black cloth with gold spine-lettering and red topstain. Near fine with small ownership signature of a reviewer on the front fly and the topedge a little soiled in very good dustwrapper with some wear at the edges, a very small chip on the rear panel and a bit of rubbing. A collection of interconnected stories published as a novel, including the comic masterpiece "Was" and the first book appearance of his classic novella "The Bear.

New York: Random House,, 1942. A highly attractive copy in the first issue dust jacket First trade edition, first printing, in the first issue dust jacket, priced $2.00 and with eight titles on the rear panel. The present work and The Town (1957) "show, in their rich variety, the constant, restless urge of their author to experiment with new forms and methods" (Meriwether, p. 6). Faulkner saw Go Down, Moses not as a collection of stories but rather as a unified novel; as such, the title of subsequent printings omitted the phrase "and Other Stories". This copy, in tile red cloth, is one of numerous binding variants "bound in whatever cloth the publisher found available during a period of wartime shortages" (Petersen, Each in its Ordered Place). Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in green. With dust jacket. Front free endpaper with bookseller's ticket of City Book Agency, Johannesburg. A near-fine copy, fresh and clean, in the bright dust jacket, a couple of nicks and short closed tears, a… Read More

New York: Random House, 1942. First Edition. Faulkner intended this as a novel, though it includes material previously (or concurrently) published as individual stories. The sections are entitled "Was," "The Fire and the Hearth," "Pantaloon in Black," "The Old People," "The Bear," "Delta Autumn," and "Go Down, Moses." Generally these sections are considerably rewritten from previously published short stories bearing the same titles" (Petersen A21b). Brodsky & Hamblin 574. First Printing, trade issue. Octavo (21cm); in the first issue black cloth binding, with titling and rule in stamped in gilt and red on spine and front panel; red topstain; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-383,[1]pp. A fresh, Fine copy, with the topstain bright and unfaded. Dustjacket is price-clipped, with some trivial wear to extremities, and a handful of small closed tears; Near Fine.

New York: Random House, 1942. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Variant binding of maroon cloth with pale green lettering and no topstain. One of eight or nine reported variants, all of them scarcer than the primary binding of black cloth (with gold spine-lettering and red topstain). Near fine in a very good dustjacket with modest chipping at the spine ends and a closed horizontal spine tear. A collection of interconnected stories published as a novel, including the comic masterpiece "Was" and the first book appearance of his classic novella "The Bear.

New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Stated first printing copy, black cloth stamped in red and gilt, red topstain. Spine ends gently softened, spine shows minor crease. Slight spine lean. Tight and unmarked. First issue price-clipped dustjacket in mylar with edgewear/ edge creasing and minor foxing to flap folds has the eight titles on back panel starting with "Storm". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Random House, 1942. First edition, first issue. 8vo, publisher's original black cloth lettered in gilt and lined in red on the spine and upper cover, in the pictorial dustjacket. 383 pp. A very good copy, with light wear to edges of dustjacket and a 1/4" closed tear at the back spine fold, now secured. A pleasing copy. Scarce. FIRST EDITION. FAULKNER'S 6TH BOOK OF STORIES. "Ranging from the novella length of The Fire and the Hearth to the etched sharpness of the title story, Go Down, Moses, these tales bring to life, in grandeur and degradation, an unforgettable gallery of characters. They represent Faulkner in his best narrative vein as the chronicler of that section of the United States with which the whole world now identifies him.

GO DOWN, MOSES, Random House, 1942, first edition, just about fine in a vg pictorial dust-wrapper some light wear and tear.

New York: Random House, (1942). First edition, first issue in black cloth binding with page top edges stained red. A bright, very good to near fine copy in very good, price-clipped dust jacket with only marginal, rubbed chipping and wear.

New York: Random House, (1942). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 383p octavo. A Fine bright copy in blue cloth in a very good crisp jacket, nicked at a few places.First printing 1 of 9 variants in varoius colors without top edge stained red.

NY: Random House, 1942, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Published in New York by Random House in 1942. First Printing is stated on copyright page. Book fine except for slight fading on inside paste downs and free end pages. DJ very good except for chipping on corners, wearing along top and bottom edges and joints, chipping on top and bottom spine ends, missing small 1/4" piece on top edge of back cover, fading and discoloration on covers, spine, and inside flaps. DJ has been price clipped.

New York: Random House, 1942. First. hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. First Edition stated on the copyright page and the original price of $2.00 still present on the front flap of the dust jacket. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. This is the uncommon variant of the book with the blue cloth covers.

New York: Random House, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in very good dust wrapper top stained red, nicked at bottom front cover and backstrip head and foot. 383 pages. 20.5 x 14.5 cm. Bright, very clean copy with seven short stories including, "The Bear." PETERSON A21d. Price clipped dust wrapper.

New York: Random House, 1942 First edition, first printing. Publisher's black cloth, ruled in red, lettered in gilt; in the original first issue pictorial dust jacket, with eight titles beginning with "Storm" to the rear panel, mountain illustrations to the front panel and spine. Very good with light spotting to front board, heavy fading to gilt on spine, front board gilt bright, hint of fraying to foot of spine, and previous bookseller's small label to rear pastedown; very good price-clipped dust jacket with light edgewear including a small chip to top of rear panel, light chipping to spine ends, a bit of soiling to rear panel, and minor tape reinforcement to jacket verso. Overall, a very good and pleasing copy. Petersen A23.2b. Go Down Moses is a collection of seven short stories relating to themes of nature, identity, and race relations in the American South. Like many of his other works, these stories are set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County in Mississippi, based on… Read More

New York: Random House, 1942. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth, stamped in red and gold, top edge stamped in red, (presumed first binding). Some minor spotting to covers, pastedowns with scuffs from removal of old jacket protector. Very good plus in an almost complete but tapestained clipped dust jacket (losses along top and bottom crudely repaired with cellotape). First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Petersen A21b; Massey 449

NY: Random House, 1942, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Published in New York by Random House in 1942. First Printing is stated on copyright page. Book near fine except for slight wearing on corners, fading and discoloration on boards, spine, paste downs, and free end pages. DJ good except for chipping on corners, wearing along top and bottom edges, chipping on top and bottom spine ends and along top edge of book, creasing along top and bottom edges, holes worn on front and back flap joints, fading and discoloration on covers, spine, and inside flaps, back side of DJ has been repaired with tape on joints and bottom spine end. DJ has been price clipped.

Random House, 1942. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First printing, as stated on copyright page, in uncommon red cloth binding. Book near fine, minor foxing throughout including foredge. Dust jacket very good, wear and rubbing.