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William Faulkner. The Unvanquished. Random House, 1938.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Set in Mississippi during the Civil War and Reconstruction, THE UNVANQUISHED focuses on the Sartoris family, who, with their code of personal responsibility and courage, stand for the best of the Old South's traditions. SIGNED #205 of 250 Photos available by request. International customers will be charged actual shipping costs.
Seller: Bergen Book Studio, Hillsdale, NJ, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. The Unvanquished. Random House, 1938.
Price: US$1995.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Copy #32 of 250 numbered copies Signed By Author. A near fine copy in original red cloth over patterned boards, top edge gilt (very slight fading to spine, minor wear to boards). Drawings By Edward Shenton.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. The Unvanquished; Drawings by Edward Shenton. Random House, New York, 1938.
Price: US$2200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, [6], 293pp. Patterned boards, title stamped in gilt on red cloth spine. Top edge gilt. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, a touch of toning along hinges, a fine example. A few tears to acetate jacket with some loss. Limited edition of 250 copies, this being number 120. Signed by William Faulkner on the limitation page. 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. The Unvanquished contains seven short stories originally published individually in The Saturday Evening Post and Scribner's, with the exception of "An Odor of Verbena" which was saved for the release of this work. Chronologically, The Unvanquished takes place before the events of the novel Sartoris, despite the latter's original release year of 1929. Both novels are set in Yoknapatawpha County.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. THE UNVANQUISHED. Random House (1938), New York, 1938.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, limited issue. Number 44 of only 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Faulkner. One of his smaller limitations. Originally issued in clear acetate without a slipcase. Endpapers darkened at hinges as often seen (offset from the binding materials), spine mellowed from deep red to medium brown, two small, unobtrusive stains to lower page edges; otherwise near fine in supplied felt-lined slipcase.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William.. THE UNVANQUISHED.. Random House: NY, 1938.
Price: US$2300.00 + shipping
Description: Illustr by Edward Shenton, 8 x 5.5, cloth backed patterned boards; teg, hinges loose, spine browned, covers rubbed and darkened, extremities worn, spine a little cocked, endpapers unevenly toned, pp toned (esp 6-7), a rather worn and darkened copy of the FIRST ED, LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY AUTHOR WILLIAM FAULKNER
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. The Unvanquished (Signed limited edition). Random House, New York, 1938.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, original half burgundy cloth and patterned paper boards, top edge gilt. Number 164 of two hundred fifty signed copies. Complete with author's signature on the limitation page. A Near Fine copy of the book with the spine a bit faded and a previous owner's stamp on the half-title, otherwise a very pleasing copy. Lacking the publisher's acetate jacket, but with a new mylar. Personal responsibility and the fall of Old Southern gentility take center stage in Faulkner's The Unvanquished. Set in Mississippi and spanning the Civil War and Reconstruction, the story follows the Sartoris family and their attempt to maintain a sense of identity as the nation changes. "Having chosen warfare as the exciting backdrop for The Unvanquished, Faulkner writes of it well. By the time of the fall of Vicksburg, when the novel begins, the Confederate defeats at Shiloh and Corinth had opened northern Mississippi to the Federal armies.the border region of north Mississippi was overrun by both the Union and Confederate armies but controlled by neither" (Brown). In this chaos, the protagonist Bayard Sartoris grows from naïve boy to a young man with a greater understanding of the violent tensions that class and race can cause, both for individuals and their communities. Near Fine.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. The Unvanquished. Random House, New York, 1938.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited Edition. Signed by Faulkner on the limitation page. Illustrated by Edward Shenton. Fine. Quarter red buckram, faded at the spine, with patterned paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound with a gilt top edge, clean internally. The chronological predecessor to Sartoris, a novel set in Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County. Originally published as short stories in various magazines in the 1930s. As could be said about many of Faulkner's novels, The Unvanquished is the story of Southern characters who "survive the war by many years, but never escape its influence."
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. THE UNVANQUISHED. Random House, New York, 1938.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed limited first edition of Faulkner's novel in seven episodes, six of which were originally published as separate short stories in THE SATURDAY EVENING POST and SCRIBNER'S. THE UNVANQUISHED was the first of Faulkner's books published in the US to be illustrated (by Edward Shenton, house illustrator for SCRIBNER'S, who studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under two students of Howard Pyle). Set in Mississippi during and after the US Civil War, the novel follows members of the Sartoris family, whose later doings were chronicled in the earlier SARTORIS; and Ab Snopes, of the Yoknatawpha Snopeses, "one of the most pernicious families in all of Faulkner" (Padgett). A handsome copy. 7.75'' x 5.5''. Original quarter red cloth with decorative paper-covered boards and gilt-lettered spine. Top edge gilt. Lacking publisher's acetate dust jacket (as common). 293, [1] pages. Edition of 250 copies printed on Archer rag paper; this copy no. 74. Signed by Faulkner on limitation page. Spine lightly toned. Offsetting to endpapers.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Unvanquished. Random House, 1938.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. A wonderful copy SIGNED by William Faulkner. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this limited edition of 250 copies SIGNED by the auhtor with a custom acedate cover to protect the book. We buy Faulkner First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Faulkner, William. Unvanquished. Random House, New York, 1938.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy. This copy is authentically SIGNED by William Faulkner on a laid in signature. This First Issue dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. 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 wonderful copy SIGNED by the author with the ORIGINAL dustjacket. We buy SIGNED Faulkner First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.