The Indispensable Faulkner by Faulkner, William: Edited by MalcomCowley - 1950

New York: The Book Society, 1950 The Book Society, 1950. Very Good. The Book Society, 1950. Very Good. Faulkner (1897 - 1962) won the Nobel prize and is considered to be one of America's greatest writers. This volume is a representative collection of the fiction that brought him renown; primarily consists of his work written between 1929 and 1942. This volume was originally published in 1946 as The Portable Faulkner by Viking as part of the Viking Portable Library series; published by Book Society in slip case rather than dust jacket. Red leatherette boards bound in gray cloth at spine; gold lettering on red background on spine only. Tight and square, clean and bright with minor bumping at top and bottom of spine. Blue slip case carries no printing. Sunning at top, enclosed side, and around entry point; minor wear around entry point. 756 pages.