The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner — 1st English Edition
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First edition
Publication: London, Chatto and Windus, 1931 Formatting: 8vo, pp. ix, 321. Condition Report: Good. Bound in the publisher’s original yellow cloth, this second state binding exhibits noticeable sun-darkening and toning to the spine, alongside moderate rubbing and pushing to the spine ends. The front board bears a prominent, dark, tear-shaped ink stain near the lower joint, with further scattered, light handling marks and slight unevenness to the cloth across both boards. The corners remain relatively sharp with only light bumping. Internally, the binding remains sound, though the endpapers display moderate foxing and age-toning. The text block edges are untrimmed to the fore-edge and bottom, showing noticeable age-toning and mild spotting, which occasionally creeps into the extreme margins of the preliminary leaves, yet the main body of text remains largely clean, bright, and highly legible. The book lacks the original dust jacket. Catalogue Note: This is the first English edition, presented in the publisher's second state binding of yellow cloth. Published two years after the initial American release, this edition marks the vital introduction of William Faulkner’s modernist masterpiece to the British public. A notable feature of this UK edition is the inclusion of an exclusive and insightful introduction by the Welsh novelist Richard Hughes, who was instrumental in championing Faulkner's complex work to a wider British audience. While first state bindings in black cloth typic
- Publisher: Chatto and Windus
- Year: 1931
- Condition: Good
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