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THE WILD PALMS
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1939. First printing (stated). Near fine in near fine jacket.. First trade edition, first binding of Faulkner's novel, two alternating narratives set in New Orleans, later published under the author's preferred title of IF I FORGET THEE, JERUSALEM. An uncommonly beautiful copy of the only William Faulkner novel to be quoted in a John Hughes film ("Between grief and nothing, I'll take grief," offers the principal in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, a drama that has no other echoes in Faulkner's exploration of responsibility, abandonment to desire, and the hard consequences of illicit freedom from society's institutions. Or does it?). 8'' x 5.5''. Original tan cloth stamped in green and gilt on front board and spine. Green topstain. In original unclipped ($2.50) dust jacket. 339, [1] pages. Spine lean. Book with touch of shelfwear, minor traces of soil to edges of text block. Light edgewear to jacket with a bit of rubbing to rear panel.
Synopsis
If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem is a novel by the American author William Faulkner published in 1939. The novel was originally published under the title The Wild Palms, which is the title of one of the two interwoven stories. This title was chosen by the publishers, Random House, over the objections of Faulkner's choice of a title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50794
- Title
- THE WILD PALMS
- Author
- Faulkner, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing (stated)
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- 20th century,Modernism,US American,Nobel
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About the Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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