The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion [The Snopes Trilogy].
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1940-1959. A complete set of the limited signed first edition of Faulkner's acclaimed Snopes Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Each volume is signed by William Faulkner. Each are in near fine to fine condition. The Hamlet, the first book of the series chronicles the advent and rise of the grasping Snopes family in mythical Yoknapatawpha County, is a work that Cleanth Brooks called "one of the richest novels in the Faulkner canon." It recounts how the wily, cunning Flem Snopes dominates the rural community of Frenchmans Bend- and claims the voluptuous Eula Varner as his bride. The Town, the second novel, records Flems ruthless struggle to take over the county seat of Jefferson, Mississippi. Finally, the Mansion tells of Mink Snopes, whose archaic sense of honor brings about the downfall of his cousin Flem. "For all his concerns with the South, Faulkner was actually seeking out the nature of man," noted Ralph Ellison. "Thus we must turn to him for that continuity of moral purpose which made for the greatness of our classics." Uncommon in this condition.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109883
- Title
- The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion [The Snopes Trilogy].
- Author
- Faulkner, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940-1959
- Keywords
- Snopes Trilogy Signed First Edition, William Faulkner First Edition Signed
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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