Light In August

New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, (1932). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 480 pp. Original khaki cloth covered boards, stamped in blue, orange, in original unclipped ($2.50) dust-jacket. Light wear to corners, and edges in particular. A few trivial tears and chips to edges, though well preserved for its current age. Light fading to spine. Mild rubbing and handling wear. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Light shelf wear to edges. Page edges lightly toned, top stain still vibrant. Interior clean and unmarked sans for faint pencil price to front free end paper. A collector’s copy.

Dust Jacket: Very Good+

Hardcover: Near Fine

“Light in August is a 1932 novel by the Southern American author William Faulkner. It belongs to the Southern gothic and modernist literary genres. According to Michael Millgate, though it is not typically considered Faulkner's best novel, Light in August was recognized early on as being "a major text, central to any understanding or evaluation of his career as a whole." Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.”