Light in August

by William Faulkner 

Fourth printing.  New York:  Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1932  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with a GOOD DJ under Mylar.

• Tan buckram covers are mostly clean, with blue text.  Boards show a few smudges.  Corners are sharp. 
• Spine has blue text and shows a ripple, with softened ends.  See photos. 
• Binding is strong. 
• Pastedowns and feps have a bookseller stamp at back. 
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have publisher's ink at head, untrimmed fore edges, a small ding at head near page 112.  See photos. 
• Pictorial DJ is nicely preserved behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• Close examination of DJ reveals edgewear, closed tears and chips at head, chipped corners, staining to back cover.  See photos. 
• PS2024.0904

480 pages. 5 3/8 x 8 inches

A very good copy of this early novel by American author and Nobel laureate William Faulkner (1897-1962).  The fourth printing, in the original dust jacket.  Binding is firm and square.

Fourth printing, as per the copyright page.  Printed by Quinn and Boden Company, Rahway N.J.

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