A Fable (Signed limited edition)
- SIGNED
- New York: Random House, 1954
New York: Random House, 1954. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First printing, one of 1,000 copies signed and numbered by William Faulkner. Publisher's blue cloth. Top edge dark blue. Some toning to endpapers at gutter and some offsetting from title-page to facing blank. Publisher's glassine dust jacket quite chipped, with back panel separating. Some dustsoiling and shelfwear to publisher's slipcase. A bright, Near Fine copy of the book in the Very Good slipcase and Good glassine.
William Faulkner’s 1954 novel, which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, A Fable took Faulkner over ten years to write. Set in World War I – and inspired closely by the life of Jesus – the novel follows Corporal Stephan, whose actions end up bringing a halt to the war. “Whatever its 'sources,' if such these be, Faulkner has stamped A Fable as his own. His method of delayed revelation is present in extreme form and will make difficult reading for some and exciting reading for others. His style, at times very demanding of the reader, rises often to magnificence” (contemporary New York Times review). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.
William Faulkner’s 1954 novel, which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, A Fable took Faulkner over ten years to write. Set in World War I – and inspired closely by the life of Jesus – the novel follows Corporal Stephan, whose actions end up bringing a halt to the war. “Whatever its 'sources,' if such these be, Faulkner has stamped A Fable as his own. His method of delayed revelation is present in extreme form and will make difficult reading for some and exciting reading for others. His style, at times very demanding of the reader, rises often to magnificence” (contemporary New York Times review). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.