FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). Soldiers' Pay. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926.
8o. Original blue cloth, lettered in yellow; pictorial dust jacket (some wear with a few chips and tears at extremities and folds, some light overall fading and toning, especially on spine panel).
FIRST EDITION OF FAULKNER'S FIRST NOVEL. Faulkner's first novel was published through his association with Sherwood Anderson and his intervention with his publisher, Boni & Liveright. The World War I novel met with some favorable reviews as an experimental novel by unknown writer, but failed to sell well. VERY RARE IN DUST JACKET. Petersen A2.1.
FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). Soldiers' Pay. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926.
8o. Original blue cloth, lettered in yellow; pictorial dust jacket (some wear with a few chips and tears at extremities and folds, some light overall fading and toning, especially on spine panel).
FIRST EDITION OF FAULKNER'S FIRST NOVEL. Faulkner's first novel was published through his association with Sherwood Anderson and his intervention with his publisher, Boni & Liveright. The World War I novel met with some favorable reviews as an experimental novel by unknown writer, but failed to sell well. VERY RARE IN DUST JACKET. Petersen A2.1.
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