New Orleans Sketches – William Faulkner
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For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing, hardcover copy of New Orleans Sketches by William Faulkner in a price-clipped dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1958 Rutgers University Press.  First Printing stated on copyright page with Library of Congress number 58-12807.

The exterior of the book is in Very Good  condition with clean, lightly faded boards, and strong title gilt on the clean, cloth quarter-wrap.  Also with, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, moderate to heavy edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with strong colors, mild surface wear, mild sunning of the spine, and a 1/2″ tear repaired with acid-free tape. First state jacket with the price cut from the front flap and the Carvel Colllins bio on the rear flap.  Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

In 1925 William Faulkner began his professional writing career in earnest while living in the French Quarter of New Orleans. He had published a volume of poetry (The Marble Faun), had written a few book reviews, and had contributed sketches to the University of Mississippi student newspaper. In his first six months in New Orleans, Faulkner made his initial foray into serious fiction writing. Here in one volume are the pieces he wrote while in the French Quarter.

The pieces in New Orleans Sketches broadcast seeds that would take root in later works. In their themes and motifs these sketches and stories foreshadow the intense personal vision and style that would characterize Faulkner’s mature fiction.

Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.