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FAULKNER, WILLIAM.. A Fable. New York: Random House, 1954, 1954.
Price: US$1350.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition; one of 1000 numbered copies signed by Faulkner. A fine copy in a heavily torn glassine dust jacket and a very good publisher's slipcase. 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. A Fable. Random House, New York, 1954.
Price: US$1450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and The National Book Award. Signed Limited Edition number 588 of 1000 copies signed by William Faulkner. The fragile glassine dustjacket is not present. The book is tight and square with no marks of any kind. An exceptional copy. The slipcase is in fine condition with no splits or soiling. There is a small bump at the bottom of the front panel near the spine. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Seller: Cahill Rare Books, Mission Viejo, CA, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. A FABLE (SIGNED LIMITED). Random House, N.Y., 1954.
Price: US$1450.00 + shipping
Description: A very fine copy. Copy is clean, crisp and tight. Top edge blue is very clean and bright. No bumped corners to book. Spine tips are perfectly smooth and round. No rubbing to cloth. Comes with acetate wrapper, but not original. Wrapper is very clean and bright. No tears, no chips to wrapper. Slip case is very tight and in near fine condition. No splits. Tape residue appears on one side. (See Picts.) SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, No.452 of 1000 copies.
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William.. A Fable.. Random House, New York., 1954.
Price: US$1485.52 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. pp [x], 437.One of 1000 copies numbered and signed by the author.Fine in remnants of original tissue dustwrapper and in very good indeed, slightly rubbed slipcase.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Faulkner, William. A Fable (Signed limited edition). Random House, New York, 1954.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Number 825 of a thousand copies of the signed limited edition. A Near Fine copy of the book with a long gift inscription on the front end paper and the spine a bit faded. With the original publisher's Near Fine slipcase and the tissue dust wrapper that is Very Good, with several chips along the edges. Winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize in 1955, the author considered this work his masterpiece. The novel that Faulkner called "the best work of my life and maybe of my time." After over a decade of work on A Fable, he created one of the most dense and complex novels of his career. "The novel won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1955. An allegorical story of World War I, set in the trenches of France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment, it was originally considered a sharp departure for Faulkner. Recently it has come to be recognized as one of his major works.His descriptions of the war 'rise to magnificence and include some of the most powerful scenes he ever conceived'" (Cowley). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. A Fable. Random House, New York, 1954.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, 437pp. Publisher's blue cloth, title printed on spine, crosses stamped on cover in blue and white. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Top edge dyed blue. Clean pages, no extraneous marks, a fine example. Original glassine jacket, long closed tears along top edge. In the publisher's slipcase, title printed on label, light toning to upper edge, touch of shelf wear to the side panels, a very good example. Signed on the limitation page by the author, this being number 473 of 1000 copies. 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. Faulkner considered A Fable to be his masterpiece, describing it as ".the best work of my life and maybe of my time."
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, WILLIAM.. A Fable. New York: Random House, 1954, 1954.
Price: US$1850.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition; one of 1000 numbered copies signed by Faulkner. Bookplate; fine copy in the publisher's box (minor soiling and wear). 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. A FABLE. Random House, (New York), 1954.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: Signed limited first edition of Faulkner's Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning novel. Set in the trenches of the First World War, the grandly conceived FABLE was Faulkner's most overtly political novel and the product of a decade's labor. Marketed by its publisher as the controversial crowning achievement of a career studded with honors and bespangled with praises, A FABLE was also perfectly crafted to give Ernest Hemingway fits with its religious symbolism: whatever his own many faults, Hemingway wrote, at least "I did not write A Fable by William Faulkner." Faulkner, meanwhile, considered it his masterpiece. A handsome copy, in the unusually well preserved original glassine jacket. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth stamped with blue and silver crosses. Dark blue topstain. Grey endpapers. In original glassine jacket. Original publisher's slipcase with printed blue and white label. Edition of 1000 signed copies printed on rag paper, this copy no. 713. Signed by Faulkner at colophon. Light edgewear and minor chipping to jacket. Moderate toning to slipcase. Overall, sound. Fine in near fine jacket and very good slipcase.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
William Faulkner. A Fable. Random House, New York, 1954.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed limited edition #562/1,000. In very rare original glassine dust jacket, has minor chipping, toning and is in protective mylar, very tight copy, beautiful dark top stain. In original publisher's slipcase -toning, marks on the label and case, spine slightly toned.
Seller: Lyons Fine Books, Neenah, WI, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. A Fable. Random House, 1954.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION of 1000 copies. This copy is authentically SIGNED by William Faulkner on the limitation page. The book is bound in the original publisher's cloth with minor wear to the spine and edges. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy with the original publisher's slipcase that has some wear. A collectable copy at an affordable price.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. A FABLE. Random House: (NY), 1954.
Price: US$2012.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8.5 x 5.75", pict cloth, 437pp, a fresh, clean, beautiful copy in the original (toned) glassine and a rubbed, toned and lightly stained slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #61) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WILLIAM FAULKNER.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. A Fable. Random House, 1954.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. This copy is authentically SIGNED by William Faulkner. This special edition was limited to 1000 copies. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight with no cocking or leaning. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's cloth with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. A Fable. Random House, USA, 1954.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: One of 1000 signed and numbered limited edition copies of this Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Very Fine book, seemingly unread. Original wax paper wrapper has a few small chips. All housed in a very nearly Fine slipcase showing light fading and some rubbing around the paper label.
Seller: Pages of Boston, Sherborn, MA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. A Fable. Random House, 1954.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: LIMITED EDITION. A beautiful copy SIGNED by William Faulkner that INCLUDES the ORIGINAL publisher's slipcase that was issued with the book. The book is in excellent shape. The boards have slight wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy of this limited edition of 1000 copies SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Faulkner First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. A Fable. Random House, 1954.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. A magnificent copy SIGNED by William Faulkner. 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 marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this limited edition of 1000 copies SIGNED by the author with the publisher's slipcase. We buy SIGNED/LIMITED Faulkner editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
FAULKNER, William.. A Fable.. Random House, New York, 1954.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Description: 437 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition, later printing. Very good or better, in a good to very good jacket with a chip at the top of the spine, some closed tears, and some internal tape repair. Inscribed on the half-title by William Faulkner to William Gibson, in Iceland, in 1955. Faulkner has also signed under his printed name on the title page, as usual in inscribed copies.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. A Fable.. Random House, New York, 1954.
Price: US$8800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the first novel to win both Pulitzer and National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Faulkner on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Riki Levinson. Signed first editions are rare. The Fable won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1955. An allegorical story of World War I, set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment, it was originally considered a sharp departure for Faulkner. Recently it has come to be recognized as one of his major works and an essential part of the Faulkner oeuvre. Faulkner himself fought in the war, and his descriptions of it "rise to magnificence," according to The New York Times, and include, in Malcolm Cowley's words, "some of the most powerful scenes he ever conceived." Petersen A31b
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.