Falkner William Cantwell Robert (7 results)
Published by COLEY TAYLOR.
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by COLEY TAYLOR.
- Hardcover
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. In protective mylar cover. (Memphis, Tennessee, Fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by COLEY TAYLOR.
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Writing inside. (Steamboats, Tennessee, Mystery, Fiction).
Published by New York: Coley Taylor - The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1953., 1953
- Softcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerReprint. xxx, [2], 542 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Black boards rubbed; two patches of surface peeling at upper front board; spine ends bumped with scuffing and short tear at head; usual dulling to spine's stamping but all still legible. Muted reddish-purple top edge; light toning and some foxing…spots to fore-edge and bottom edge. Slight toning and a few foxing spots to endpapers; a few scattered light stains at leaves' fore-edge margins but interior pages overall remain clean. Binding is firm. Else a very good copy. This uncommon 1953 reprint of the scarce 1881 novel by Colonel William Clark Falkner (1825-1889), grandfather of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (1897-1962), features a marvelous Introduction by Newsweek magazine literary editor Robert Cantwell in which he reviews the life of Colonel Falkner and the literary and historical background of THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS as well as the novel's intriguing autobiographical parallels. Colonel Falkner appears as Colonel Sartoris in various novels and short stories by William Faulkner including SARTORIS, THE UNVANQUISHED, THE HAMLET, and ABSALOM! ABSALOM! Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {Lit Shelf #9}.
Published by New York: Coley Taylor - The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1953., 1953
- Softcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerReprint. xxx, [2], 542 pages. Hardcover: H 22cm x L 14.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Black cloth rubbed, usual dulling to gilt spine lettering, spine ends bumped and nicked with short tears at head, abrasion at board corners, small patch of dj paper still adhered at front board's center bottom edge. Maroon top edge with light stains;… toning and foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge; foxing and soiling to endpapers; a few scattered spots to interior pages which, overall, remain quite clean. Binding is firm. A very good- copy. This uncommon 1953 reprint of the scarce 1881 novel by Colonel William Clark Falkner (1825-1889), grandfather of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (1897-1962), features a marvelous Introduction by Newsweek magazine literary editor Robert Cantwell in which he reviews the life of Colonel Falkner and the literary and historical background of THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS as well as the novel's intriguing autobiographical parallels. Colonel Falkner appears as Colonel Sartoris in various novels and short stories by William Faulkner including SARTORIS, THE UNVANQUISHED, THE HAMLET, and ABSALOM! ABSALOM! {Lit Shelf #5} Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller.
Published by New York: Coley Taylor - The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1953., 1953
- Softcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerxxx, [2], 542 pages. Hardcover: H 22cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed; shallow chips and tears at edges and folds; white rear panel soiling with light stain and some faded ink marks; price-clipped front flap also with ink marks; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Black boards with gilt stamping to spine; usual bumpi…ng to spine ends and board corners. Reddish-purple top edge. Past owner's ink inscription and notes on front pastedown mostly hidden underneath dj's front flap; Cincinnati, Ohio bookseller ticket John G. Kidd & Son, Inc. at fp's bottom right corner; toning to front free endpaper; past owner's pencil margin marks on pages xxi-xxii, xxvii, xxx, 28-29, 31, 33-35 with no other markings other than scattered light soiling readily apparent upon a cursory perusal; crease to pages 385-386. Binding is firm. A good+ copy in a good+ dust jacket. This uncommon 1953 reprint of the scarce 1881 novel by Colonel William Clark Falkner (1825-1889), grandfather of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (1897-1962), features a marvelous Introduction by Newsweek magazine literary editor Robert Cantwell in which he reviews the life of Colonel Falkner and the literary and historical background of THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS as well as the novel's intriguing autobiographical parallels. Colonel Falkner appears as Colonel Sartoris in various novels and short stories by William Faulkner including SARTORIS, THE UNVANQUISHED, THE HAMLET, and ABSALOM! ABSALOM! Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {Lit Shelf #10}.
Published by New York: Coley Taylor - The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1953., 1953
- Softcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerReprint. xxx, [2], 542 pages. Hardcover: H 22cm x L 14.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Black boards rubbed with corners bumped and worn; short tears at worn/bumped spine ends; usual dulling to spine's stamping but title still legible. Spotting to muted purple top edge; light toning and slight soiling to fore-edge and bottom edge. Light… toning to endpapers; ink ownership inscription "Elayne Goodman 1959 Dallas" embellished with some decorative scrolling at top of front free endpaper; light staining at ffep's upper fore-edge margin; light bumping at top corners of interior leaves; bottom corner of pages 171-172 creased from past fold-in; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Else a very good- copy. Acquired directly from Columbus, Mississippi folk artist Elayne Goodman although she was all but 18 or 19 at the time of the inscription and years away from initiating her art career. This uncommon 1953 reprint of the scarce 1881 novel by Colonel William Clark Falkner (1825-1889), grandfather of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (1897-1962), features a marvelous Introduction by Newsweek magazine literary editor Robert Cantwell in which he reviews the life of Colonel Falkner and the literary and historical background of THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS as well as the novel's intriguing autobiographical parallels. Colonel Falkner appears as Colonel Sartoris in various novels and short stories by William Faulkner including SARTORIS, THE UNVANQUISHED, THE HAMLET, and ABSALOM! ABSALOM! Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {Lit Shelf #8}.