Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$22.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Facsimile reprint of the original 1940 edition published by Random House. Volume in Fine condition. Dust Jacket in Very Good condition--light wear only. Slipcase in Very Good condition--light wear only. A beautiful copy.
Seller: A Book By Its Cover, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$57.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: (Ref. V3) White boards with red and black lettering. A few smudges to boards, greyed spine, a little grubby looking. Greyed top edge, yellowed foredge. No DJ. Contents otherwise very good and unmarked. Slight nick to lower edge of front endpaper.
Seller: Voltaire and Rousseau Bookshop, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Third printing stated. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with five embossed red lines and gold gilt stamping. Gold on spine has dulled. Abrasions to spine ends. Small tears at corners. Minimal edge wear. Internals clean besides small stamp to rear endpaper. Pages age toned. Still has red and black map at rear.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board with five, thin red stripes across the spine and both boards and with the top edge of the text block stained red. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 1/4". In a near fine, facsimile, unclipped dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap with a 1/16" closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel. Both the book and its dust jacket are contained within a fine slip case covered with light gray cloth with reproductions of the front and rear panels of the dust jacket on the panels of the slip case. 384 pages of text. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book to include all the issue points that were present in the original first printing. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$199.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1936 date on both the title page and copyright page, black cloth binding with five ruled lilac-colored lines, gilt Faulkner signature on the front board, red topstain with some minor staining, has the fold out map in the rear, back DJ flap is laid in with the eight titles. Has a bit of cloth loss on the corners, spine lettering still bright! There is a triangular stain to the top inside corner of the volume, gradually diminishing after about page 70. Comes with a new facsimile DJ. A very sensible and collectible alternative to the true first printed in the same year. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Wayward Books, south dartmouth, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$240.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Original black cloth, clean. Book foundation stamp on front free endpaper, front hinge at bottom is torn and loose, rear endpaper has a tear which has been repaired, slight foxing to gutters. Map at rear. True first edition with"EH" at bottom of copyright page and "1936" on title page.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition Custom made Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case for the famous William Faulkner's ABSALOM, ABSALOM! Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in Black Nuba® and Navy sides with a 'DEBOSSED script" design of the font from the famous dustjacket. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. "Book definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age. *The text can be altered to remove "signed limited" or other special requests.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
William Faulkner. Absalom Absalom. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Random House, New York 1936. First Edition / First Printing. Dated 1936 on the title and copyright pages. Black cloth boards. Book Condition: Very Good, fading at the front board. The dust jacket is not present.
Seller: 1st Editions and Antiquarian Books, Opelika, AL, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. ABSALOM, ABSALOM!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$493.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Spine lettering a bit faded. Front hinge cracked ; 8vo; 384 pages
Seller: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore, Westport, CT, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$519.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Slightly smaller book, black cloth with purple horizontal lines on front, spine and back, tiny gilt facsimile signature very good on front, gilt lettering just fair on spine, no DJ but portion of DJ inner front flap glued inside front cover, two-line stamp of library on first front end paper--no other sign it is ex-library, 384 browned pages plus fold-out map of Faulkner's fictitious Mississippi county: Yoknapatawpha in red and black lettering on stiffer light brown paper. Microtears at tips, spine top and bottom left edges. Near Good.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$549.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: "Absalom, Absalom!is the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single-minded pursuit of his grand design--to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississippi, in 1830--which is ultimately destroyed (along with Sutpen himself) by his own sons. A century later, the fugure of Sutpen continues to haunt young Quentin Compson, who is obsessed with the legacy of Sutpen, and of the Old South. Publisher Marketing: NOBEL PRIZE WINNER - Family drama and the legacy of slavery haunt this epic tale of an enigmatic stranger in Jefferson, Mississippi--from one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century. "Read, read, read. Read everything--trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window." --William Faulkner Absalom, Absalom! is Faulkner's epic tale of Thomas Sutpen, a man who comes to the South in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him." Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Random House, New York 1936. First Trade Edition / First Printing. Dated 1936 on the title and copyright pages. Black cloth boards. Book Condition: Near Fine, a few light spots, clean pages, tight spine. The dust jacket is not present. Photos available by request. International customers will be charged actual shipping costs.
Seller: Bergen Book Studio, Hillsdale, NJ, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A very good copy, binding sturdy and tight, titles a bit dull, fold-out map fine, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else no marking at all; the notoriously fragile dust jacket is whole, with just minor chipping, but stressed at the folds, as often. A much better than usual copy of this Faulkner high spot, considered by many to be his finest novel.
Seller: Alandian Books, Redmond, WA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A pretty clean copy of the First Edition in an about Very Good jacket with some chipping at the head and heel of the spine panel, other rubbing and modest chipping and an about 2" x 4" stain to the bottom of the rear panel. Looks pretty good in mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. Absalom Absalom. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$630.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Random House, New York 1936. First Edition / First Printing. Dated 1936 on the title and copyright pages. Black cloth boards. Book Condition: Near Fine, a few light spots, clean pages, tight spine. The dust jacket is not present.
Seller: 1st Editions and Antiquarian Books, Opelika, AL, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. ABSALOM, ABSALOM!. Random House: NY, 1936.
Price: US$632.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8.25 x 5.5", gilt-lettered black cloth, 384pp + folding map, covers rubbed a bit, extremities lightly bumped, front inner hinge cracking at half title due to publisher's bad glue job, textblock a bit toned but otherwise a decent copy in a rubbed, extremity-worn, toned, soiled, price-clipped and tape-repaired (on the reverse) dustjacket. FIRST EDITION (NAP).
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$695.00 + shipping
Description: 1st printing. 8.25x5.5", 384 pp, fold-out map. Name inside cover, small spots on front flyleaf & next 6 pp, otherwise clean, tight, VG in Fair dj with browned spine, 1/2" hole in spine, chipping, dust soiling. A separate sepia portrait of Faulkner issued by the publisher is laid in.
Seller: Aardvark Book Depot, Shorewood, WI, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. ABSALOM, ABSALOM!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 384 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Fair dust jacket. Gray pictorial spine with beige text. Bound in black with gilt text on spine and front cover and red lines on both covers and spine. 1936 on title page and copyright page and no subsequent printings listed. Head edge dyed red. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has large open tear to head edge of spine and front cover, chipping to corners and tail edge of spine, moderate edgewear and shelfwear, and rear flap detached. Boards have mild edge wear and shelf wear. Text block faint marks on fore and tail edge. Shelved in Case 13. 1370872. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. First edition. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector, shows minor wear, tear, chipping, tanning, and heavy staining on the rear. Bumped corners. Name of former owner rubbed out on the front free endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, E-285, 1936.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Random House, New York, 1936. 384 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has wear present to the extremities (tape residue present to the extremities with some lichg chipping and closed tears present). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate present to the reverse of the front pastedown and name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The narrative of Thomas Sutpen, an intriguing stranger who arrived in Jefferson township in the early 1830s, is told in Absalom, Absalom! He pulled a beautiful estate out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness with the help of a French architect and a gang of wild Haitians. "He wanted sons, and the sons devastated him," Faulker observed of Sutpen. Sutpen's ruthlessness and single-minded disregard for the human community haunted not only his contemporaries but also men who came after him, men like Quentin Compson, who were haunted even into the twentieth century by Sutpen's legacy of ruthlessness and single-minded disregard for the human community. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. ABSALOM, ABSALOM. New York:Random House, 1936.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York:Random House. 1936. 1st edition. 384pp, with folding map at rear. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in very good clean condition with just of hint of soil to rear board. Internally, pages clean and bright, free of any previous owners marks or signatures. The dust jacket is in good condition, still in one piece but soiled and worn at all edges and folds with small chips and tears at edges/folds.
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. Absalom, Absalom. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo, black cloth with gilt titles and stamped red lines, red topstain, 384pp, foldout map of Yoknapatawpha County to rear. First trade edition, following the signed limited publication of 300 copies. 2.50 price to dust jacket, EH code and date of 1936 to copyright and title pages. Dust jacket is unfortunately tape repaired at spine, with a few tape marks present across spine and at spine edge of rear panel, though this presentation is rather concealed by age darkening and only faintly visible in mylar. AIGA Book Clinic Honor sticker to front panel, as the book was awarded for its iconic George Salter designed dust jacket upon publication in November 1936. The spine of dust jacket is heavily toned, chipping across all edges of panels, creasing to front panel at spine and rubbing and scratch marks to rear panel. Interior is clean, though age toned, cloth showing minimal fading and rubbing. There is an internal horizontal tear to middle of the rear free endpaper. Altogether an attractive copy with sound binding and in an unclipped, still vividly colored dust jacket. Faulkners masterpiece in the saga of the Compson family. A serviceable copy of the first edition of a hallmark in American Literature, housed in in a custom cloth slipcase.
Seller: Heaven Haven Books, Bellevue, KY, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$1450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Random House: New York, 1936. First printing. Very good plus book: some wear to the gilt lettering on the spine. Red top stain. Very good jacket with moderate edge wear. There is about a 2" split along the rear flap fold. Spine a little darkened. A very good overall copy of this classic.
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. ABSALOM, ABSALOM!. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$1835.00 + shipping
Description: ABSALOM, ABSALOM!, Random House, 1936,first edition, closed half inch tear to the fore edge margin of the rear end-paper, else a bright near fine copy in a most attractive vg dust-wrapper with some shallow chipping to the dust-wrapper spine extremities which has had some minor restoration as has had the upper margin of the the front dust-wrapper panel.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. Very Good. Cloth lightly soiled. Small stain and small abrasion to top edge of page block and top edge of rear board. Hinge at rear slightly exposed, folding map intact. In a Very Good dust jacket with publisher's price of $2.50 intact, with toning and light soiling, rubbing at extremities and edge wear with chipping; the largest chip is smaller than 1/3-inch x less than 1/2-inch at the top of the front panel. A little worn, but still a nice example of the George Salter dust jacket.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. Absalom Absalom. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Random House, New York 1936. First Edition / First Printing. Rare Book. Dated 1936 on the title and copyright pages. Black cloth boards. Book Condition: Near Fine, a few light spots, tight spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, long tear, disconnected at the front flap. Age toning, short tears. Wrapped in a new plastic cover.
Seller: 1st Editions and Antiquarian Books, Opelika, AL, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: True First Printing with all the correct points. See pictures. Very Good book with two slight stains on front of text block. It is clean with a tight spine, rigid boards, and pointed tips.It is clear of any markings and of course has the map. The jacket is NOT price clipped with a small loss at top and bottom of spine and around most edges and small smudges here and there. This book looks as spectacular in its shiny mylar dust protector. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing.
Seller: Winding Road Books, Templeton, CA, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. Absalom, Absalom. NY: Random House, 1936.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First State of this classic of Southern literature. A very good copy in an equally very good example of the dust jacket.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William. ABSALOM, ABSALOM. NY: Random House, (1936), 1936.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First State of this classic of Southern literature. A very good copy in an equally very good example of the dust jacket.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$4800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's black cloth red bands to boards and spine, spine and upper board lettered in gilt; top edge stained red. Near Fine with slight wear to cloth, rear inner hinge slightly exposed. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with lightly chipped crown, toned spine and light edge wear. A superb copy of William Faulkner's historical novel of the American South before, during and after the American Civil War.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William.. Absalom, Absalom.. New York Random House, 1936.
Price: US$5445.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's black cloth, red bands to boards and spine, titles to upper board and spine gilt red topstain. With the dust jacket. Short, superficial split to front hinge, professionally repaired, but an excellent copy in the very lightly rubbed and somewhat tanned dust jacket with traces of old, internal tape repairs. Sound and the Fury notwithstanding, this may be Faulkner's best-loved work. And minor flaws apart this is a rather handsome copy of book with rarely appears in better condition.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
FAULKNER William. Absalom, Absalom!. , 1936.
Price: US$5774.69 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth, red bands to boards and spine, spine and upper board lettered in gilt, dust jacket. New York, Random House. This may be Faulkner's best-loved work, with the exception of The Sound and the Fury. Despite some minor flaws, this is a rather handsome copy of a book which rarely appears in better condition. An excellent copy, short, superficial split to hinge, in the very lightly rubbed and somewhat tanned dust jacket, with traces of old, internal tape repairs.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies printed. This copy is authentically SIGNED by William Faulkner on the limitation page. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with light discoloration to the spine. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Faulkner First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. One of a limited 300 numbered copies specially bound & signed by the author. Bound in publisher's original patterned paper boards over green cloth spine lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. Very Good+ with tanning to covers and spine, top corners rubbed through, former owner bookplate to front free endpaper and contents tanned. A lovely copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 384p plus foldout map in rear, octavo. 1/300 numbered copies signed by William Faulkner This copy #185. A fine copin grean and white patterned boards and green cloth spine, top edge gilt. A fine copy
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with 1936 printed on the title page and copyright page and NO indication of later printings. A stunning First Issue price clipped dustjacket that is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's black cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in book. A superb copy. We buy Faulkner First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, N. Y., 1936.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, original green cloth-backed decorated boards. A fine bright copy. First edition. Limited to 300 copies printed on Holliston Rag Paper and signed by Faulkner. Petersen A17d. Brodsky & Hamblin 413.
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books, LLC, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William.. Absalom, Absalom.. New York Random House, 1936.
Price: US$7562.50 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression; limited edition, one of 300 numbered copies specially bound & signed by the author; 8vo; ownership signature to front free endpaper; publisher's green cloth-backed patterned paper boards, titles so spine gilt, top edge gilt, not issued in printed jacket, some minor and absolutely typical discolouration to the fugitive green cloth but an tight square copy of the limited issue of one of Faulkner's indisputable master works. Many of Faulkner's books were produced in signed and limited issues within the first printing. The present title has always been one of the more sought after, and copies in decent condition are not easy to find.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom. Random House, 1936.
Price: US$9000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by William Faulkner on a laid in signature. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with light wear to the spine ends. This original, first issue dustjacket has the $2.50 price printed on the front flap with no creases or rubbing to the panels. The book is in excellent shape. The binding is tight, with no leans or cocking. The boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Faulkner First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William.. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$25000.00 + shipping
Description: 384 pp. 8vo, original cloth in dust jacket, in a quarter morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition. A fine copy in a beautiful dust jacket, with the slightest of rubbing to the extremities of the backstrip. There is almost none of the usual darkening and fading to the backstrip. A stunning example.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William.. Absalom, Absalom!. Random House, New York, 1936.
Price: US$60000.00 + shipping
Description: 384 pp. Folding diagram in red and black at rear. 8vo, original cloth in dust jacket, in a custom clamshell box. Preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding clamshell box. First edition. A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket. Breathtaking.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.