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As I Lay Dying [First Edition, Second Printing] [Fine Binding]

As I Lay Dying [First Edition, Second Printing] [Fine Binding] by Faulkner, William (1897-1962)

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Seller: Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
Title
As I Lay Dying [First Edition, Second Printing] [Fine Binding]
Author
Faulkner, William (1897-1962)
Seller
Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Jonathan Cape: Harrison Smith, 1930. First Edition, Second Printing. Fine Binding. Fine/No Dust Jacket. A LANDMARK OF AMERICAN MODERNISM, FAULKNER'S STREAM-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS MASTERPIECE IS HERE PRESENTED IN A SOPHISTICATED FINE BINDING. Published in 1930, this volume represents the second state of the first edition, featuring the corrected 'I' initial on page 11. Through the fragmented perspectives of fifteen narrators, Faulkner reconstructs the Bundren family's grueling journey to bury their matriarch, creating a 'Total Work of Art' that redefined the Southern Gothic genre. KEY FEATURES +++ Binding: Later quarter morocco over tan cloth; spine features raised bands with dark brown lettered and decorated compartments. +++ Bibliographic State: First edition, second printing. Features the corrected initial 'I' on page 11; part of the initial 2,522-copy run produced before the firm of Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith dissolved. [only 750 copies were printed in the first state] +++ Content: A foundational work of 20th-century literature, utilizing a complex narrative structure to explore grief, poverty, and the human condition. +++ Rarity: Uncommon in any early printing; the original 1930 run was relatively small for a major American novel. +++ Imprint: New York: Jonathan Cape : Harrison Smith, 1930. [First Edition / Second Printing]. +++ Specs: 7.5 inches tall / [4], 252 pages. CONDITION: Fine -- A handsome, well-preserved copy in a superior binding. The bindings are tight and square with only minimal shelf handling. The text is clean with light, even age-toning consistent with the paper stock of the era. Gift quality. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- 'As I Lay Dying' is arguably Faulkner's most technically daring work, famously written in a six-week burst of creativity while he worked nights at a power plant. By employing fifteen different narrators, Faulkner moved beyond traditional Southern regionalism into the realm of high Modernism. The novel's influence on the structure of the American novel cannot be overstated, serving as a primary text for the study of narrative perspective and psychological realism. The publication history of this Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith edition is particularly notable for bibliophiles. The 'dropped I' on page 11 occurred in only the first 750 copies, making the corrected second state (this copy) part of the final, successful collaboration of the publisher before it was reorganized. This copy, preserved in morocco, is an ideal specimen for a collector seeking a durable and elegant copy of a quintessential American classic. SUBJECTS: American Literature, Southern Gothic, Modernism, Mississippi History, Psychological Fiction, The Bundren Family, Modern Firsts, Fine Binding, Southern Literature, Literary Masterpiece. BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Peterson A7c; Howard A7.1b; Massey 16; Brodsky, 63ff.
Black Radical; The Education of an American Revolutionary

Black Radical; The Education of an American Revolutionary by [AFRICAN AMERICANA] PEERY, Nelson

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Title
Black Radical; The Education of an American Revolutionary
Author
[AFRICAN AMERICANA] PEERY, Nelson
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: New Press, 2007. First American Edition. Octavo. 24cm. Publisher's red spine over brown paper covered boards, titled in silver gilt to spine. Dustjacket. 242pp. Very light wear and bumping to spne ends, a touch of sunning to the upper edge; internally clean, signed and dated (10th October 2007) by the author to the front flyleaf; in a clean, bright dustjacket with an "autographed copy" bookseller's sticker to the front panel. A very good copy indeed. A signed example of Peery's next memoir piece following "Black Fire"; "Black Radical" takes up Peery's story after his return from WW2 as a member of the fabled 93rd Infantry Division and his attempts to reintegrate into society, covering the period from 1946 to the height of the Civil Rights struggles of 1968. Signed copies of this milestone radical memoir are surprisingly scarce in trade.
Map of Louisiana

Map of Louisiana

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Map of Louisiana
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
Description
Chicago, (IL): Rand McNally [for] Southern Pacific Lines, 1926. Revised edition (?). Broadside map of Louisiana, 22 x 27 inches, highlighting the Southern Pacific Railway lines in the state in bold red, major highways in dark green, index to towns and cities in lower margin; verso prints 15 panels of promotional description, including resources, development, topography, and climate, and a national railroad map for the Southern Pacific. Cover title: "Map of Louisiana, with a Brief Description of Its Resources, Development, Topography, and Climate." OCLC locates only Southern Pacific published maps for 1902 and 1927. Very good. Folded to narrow 8vo. Original illustrated self wrappers. (#5586).

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