These 13

New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1931 Signed limited edition (The Carl Petersen Collection book notes that "it is highly likely that the limited issue precedes the trade issue because the page numbers in the limited issue are italicized and enclosed in brackets..." ). One of 299 numbered copies signed by Faulkner on copyright page, this being number 291. Publisher's tile red cloth-backed beige cloth covers, spine lettered in silver, silver topstain, and gray endpapers; lacking scarce original tissue jacket. Very good, with some white paint to spine and lower right corner of front board, some toning to spine and board edges, some soiling to p. 78, and hinges sturdy though webbing partially exposed on rear hinge. Overall, a pleasing copy. Petersen A9.1. These 13 is Faulkner's first collection of short stories, and includes: "Victory," "Ad Astra," "All the Dead Pilots," "Crevasse," "Red Leaves," "A Justice," "Hair," "That Evening Sun," "Dry September," "Mistral," "Divorce in Naples," "Carcassonne," and Faulkner's first published short story "A Rose for Emily," which originally appeared in the April 30, 1930 issue of Forum. Although this collection represents his earliest short stories, many elements from Faulkner's novels appear, including the fictional setting Yoknapatawpha County in Mississippi and "the mood of The Sound and the Fury.". Signed. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.