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CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER. [and] SHADRACH. [and] THIS QUIET DUST & OTHER WRITINGS. [and] DARKNESS VISIBLE
STYRON, WILLIAM. FOUR SEPARATELY PUBLISHED WORKS, ALL SIGNED, OFFERED AS A GROUP
Published by 1967-91, 1967
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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
Contact seller3-star sellerFour separately published volumes. All in original bindings, as issued (see below). EACH VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. In fine condition, with only trivial imperfections (as given below). This collection includes four works by American novelist and essayist William Styron (1925-2006), including his acclaimed but controversial acc…ount of Nat Turner's rebellion--for which he won the Pulitzer Prize--and the ground-breaking "Darkness Visible," an account of Styron's struggle with depression. In the words of ANB, Styron's "empathetic portrayals of human suffering and moral transgression, skillfully told from multiple points of view, explored universal themes, transcending even national boundaries, and established him as a major writer of the postwar era." Styron was also the author of "Sophie's Choice," his final novel, which became an Academy Award-winning film. The volumes included in this collection are: 1) CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER. (New York: Random House, 1967) 219 x 149 mm. (8 5/8 x 5 7/8"). 1 p.l., xvi, 428, [1] leaf. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Publisher's black cloth with lettering on spine and upper cover in gold, silver, and orange, top edge dyed red. In the original bright red dust jacket (spine a little faded, small tear with slight loss at head of spine, a couple of faint creases near edges). Half-title SIGNED AND INSCRIBED: "For Janet, best wishes, William Styron." An excellent copy with just very slight fading to edges of cloth and a couple of trivial marks internally. 2) SHADRACH. (Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1979) 3 p.l., 33, [1] pp., [1] leaf. No. 215 OF 300 NUMBERED COPIES (and 26 lettered, and four with printed names). Publisher's cream buckram, cover stamped in black and gilt, spine with black morocco label lettered in gilt. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the limitation page. With an old bookseller's description taped onto pastedown. Very slight soiling to the cloth, gilt a little worn, but internally pristine. 3) THIS QUIET DUST & OTHER WRITINGS. (London: Jonathan Cape, 1983) 240 x 160 mm. (9 1/2 x 6 1/4"). xii, 305, [1] pp. First UK Edition. Publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt lettering on spine. In the original dust jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. One corner a little bruised, most of the paper slightly toned due to quality, but an excellent copy in a near-fine jacket (the spine slightly faded). 4) DARKNESS VISIBLE. (London: Jonathan Cape, 1991) 205 x 130 mm. (8 1/8 x 5 1/8"). 4 p.l., 84 pp. First UK Edition. Publisher's black buckram, spine lettered in gilt. In original dust jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half title. Dust jacket with just a hint of wear; otherwise as new.
