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Faulkner, William. Salmagundi. The Casanova Press, Milwaukee, 1932.
Price: US$345.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Including "Ultimately" A Poem by Ernest Hemingway. In addition to Ernest Hemingway's four-line poem Ultimately, printed on the back cover, Salmagundi contains five poems and three prose pieces by Faulkner: the poems "The Faun," "Dying Gladiator," "Portrait," "The Lilacs" and "L'Apres-Midi dun Faune," and the prose pieces "New Orleans," "On Criticism" and "Verse Old and Nascent: A Pilgrimage." All the books' contents previously appeared in the New Orleans magazine The Double Dealer. 8vo. Original heavy, tan, ribbed cardstock wraps, printed in black and red Limited Edition. Number 236 from a limited edition of 525 copies. An edgeworn, browned at the edges copy; light chipping to spine, light creasing to covers. Clean pages. Lacking slipcase.
Seller: Sekkes Consultants, North Dighton, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Heavy cardstock wraps. Number 212 from a limited edition of 525 copies (25 of which are hors commerce, "reserved for ungrateful critics and [the] two authors"). The first book published by the Casanova Press. An edgeworn copy; wear and light chipping to spine. Lacking slipcase.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Original tall printed wrappers, slight chipping to spine, else very good. One of 525 numbered copies. Frontispiece of William Faulkner tipped in. Preface by Paul Romaine. "All of these articles and poems, with one exception, have appeared in The Double Dealer that defunct but splendid magazine printed in New Orleans. They are reprinted with the amusing permission of Mr. Faulkner but without his reading them since their magazine appearance. January, 1932." On the rear cover is printed the poem "Ultimately" by Ernest Hemingway (which also appeared in The Double Dealer in June 1922).
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Salmagundi. Casanova Press, Milwaukee, WI, 1932.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 53 pages. First edition, first printing. One (323) of 525 copies. Includes the poem "Ultimately" by Hemingway on the back cover. Fine copy with a touch of wear to the corners. No slipcase. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William. Salmagundi. The Casanova Press, Milwaukee, 1932.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. Including "Ultimately" A Poem by Ernest Hemingway. Printed wrappers. Intriguing early gift inscription in an unknown hand on the front fly, a bit of rubbing and color break at the spine, else near fine in a chipped and stained fair only slipcase. Copy 368 of 525 numbered copies.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, 53pp, [1]. Original printed wrappers, title in red on spine and front cover. Solid text block, a touch of wear to corners, sunning to spine. A near fine example. Housed in a red paper-covered slipcase, good condition with some wear and toning. From a limited edition of 525 numbered copies, this being number 45. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took place in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
William Faulkner; Ernest Hemingway. Salmagundi. Casanova Press, Milwaukee, 1932.
Price: US$483.37 + shipping
Description: A limited edition collection of poems and articles by William Faulkner, a youthful collection that includes a poem by his contemporary Ernest Hemingway. Limited edition, limited to 525 copies, of which this is numbered 465.Second state of binding, with the pages trimmed uniformly on all three sides and centered within the wraps.Illustrated with a tipped-in portrait frontispiece.A collection of the youthful poems of William Faulkner, including three articles.Including the articles 'New Orleans', 'On Criticism', and 'Verse Old and Nascent: A Pilgrimage', and the poems 'The Faun', 'Dying Gladiator', 'Portrait', 'The Lilacs', and 'l'Apres-Midi d'un Faune'.Also including a four line poem by Ernest Hemingway, 'Ultimately', which is printed on the rear wrap.Preface by Paul Romaine.Without the publisher's slipcase. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Crack to the head of the front joint. A few light marks to the wraps and spine. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Trade Paperback. 8vo. The Casanova Press, Milwaukee, WI. 1932. 53 pgs. Number 455 of 525 numbered copies. Illustrated with a tipped in frontispiece protrait of the author. First Edition/First Printing. Slipcased in the publisher's dark red paper slipcase, extremities worn with some fading and dampstaining, Issued in publisher's stiff paper wrappers printed in black and red, spine lightly worn; fore edge untrimmed. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. Including five poems, "The Faun," "Dying Gladiator," "Portrait," "The Lilacs" and "L'Apres-Midi dun Faune," and three pieces of prose, "New Orleans," "On Criticism" and "Verse Old and Nascent: A Pilgrimage," by William Faulkner, all previously printed in New Orleans magazine "The Double Dealer." With a short poem by Ernest Hemingway printed on the rear wrapper. A lovely fine press edition and the first appearance of its contents in book form. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William. Salmagundi [FIRST EDITION]. Casanova, Milwaukee, 1932.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Publisher's wraps. Slipcase. Deckle fore edge. Tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Faulkner. 53 pp. Minor sunning to spine with title slightly faded. Several small brown specks of discoloration on rear wrapper. Slipcase is cracked and quite worn, with a large damp stain and much of the maroon paper chipped off. This is a limited edition first printing (no. 214 of 525 copies) of Faulkner's collection or poetry and prose. It features a brief poem by Hemingway on the rear wrapper. Colophon states that this was the first title printed by the press. Uncommon in slipcase.
Seller: Uncharted Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, WILLIAM.. Salmagundi. Milwaukee: Casanova Press, 1932, 1932.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition; original wrappers. Very slight rubbing, else a fine copy in a slipcase with some rubbing and cracking. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Salmagundi. The Casanova Press,, Milwaukee, 1932.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: LIMITED EDITION of 525 printed. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight with minor wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A sharp copy in the original publisher's binding.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William. HEMINGWAY, Ernest.. Salmagundi.. The Casanova Press, Milwaukee, 1932.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: 53 [1] pp. 8vo, original printed wrappers in publisher's slipcase. First edition; No. 131 of 525 copies. Bookplate to pastedown; else just about fine, in a very nice slipcase with minute signs of wear. Including "Ultimately" A Poem by Ernest Hemingway.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Salmagundi. The Casanova Press,, Milwaukee, 1932.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: LIMITED EDITION. A magnificent copy with the scarce publisher's slipcase. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this limited edition of 525 copies printed. We buy William Faulkner First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.