A Fable.

FAULKNER, William.

Published by New York: Random House, 1954

First edition, first printing, deluxe issue, number 363 of 1,000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. This is a fresh, bright copy of the novel which won Faulkner his first Pulitzer Prize. The work, set against the backdrop of the First World War, "demands attention as the work in which Faulkner made by far his greatest investment of time, effort, and authorial commitment" (Ency. Brit.). Faulkner himself wrote in 1953 that he was "just finishing what I think is the best work of my life and maybe of my time, a book, novel, fable" (Blotner p. 576). Massey 37; Peterson A37.2a. Joseph Blotner, Faulkner: A Biography, 1991. Octavo. Title page printed in blue and black. Original blue cloth over bevelled boards, spine lettered in white and gilt, repeating cruciform decoration stamped to front cover in white and blue, blue endpapers, top edge blue, fore edge untrimmed. Original glassine jacket loosely inserted in two pieces. Housed in the original card slipcase, with white label printed in blue and grey. Small stain to lower edge; moderate toning and soiling to slipcase and label, paint mark to rear panel, several closed splits to edges: a near-fine copy in good slipcase. Seller Inventory # 167468

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Fable.
Publisher: New York: Random House, 1954
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition