Requiem For A Nun

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  • Hardcover
  • New York: Random House, 1951
By Faulkner, William
New York: Random House, 1951. First edition, First state. Hardcover. Very good condition. Octavo. [6] 286pp. Original black cloth over gray-green cloth with gilt lettering on spine; in original, color-illustrated dustjacket with silver lettering and publisher's device on spine. Dark gray top edge. Price-clipped front flap. Misspelled M. (instead of) E. McKnight Kauffer on front flap and "Chocktaw" on page 21.

"The new novel by the 1950 winner of the Nobel Prize for literature is one of the most notable achievements of William Faulkner's distinguished career. In form a startling departure from his previous nineteen books, it marks yet another advance in his powers as a storyteller and chronicler of his people and his time." (Publisher).

Dustjacket with light wear along edges, very small chips and closed tear at top foredge of front cover. Binding crisp. Block lightly age-toned.

Details

Title

Requiem For A Nun

Author

Faulkner, William

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Random House: New York

Date

1951

Edition

First edition, First state


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