Collected Stories, Two Volume Set by William Faulkner - 1992

The Easton Press, 1992. hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. 1992 Easton Press (Norwalk, Connecticut), two 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall blue full leather bound volumes, gilt decorations to covers, four raised bands and gilt lettering to spines, all page edges gilt, ribbon marker sewn in, gold moire endpapers, color frontispieces, 900 pp. A near fine set - clean, bright and unmarked, seemingly unopened. Note that this is a heavy and oversized set, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~LL~ [6.5P] A handsome Easton Press edition of a short story collection by acclaimed American author William Faulkner (1897-1962), first published by Random House in 1950. It won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1951. The publication of this collection of 42 stories was authorized and supervised by Faulkner himself, who came up with the themed section headings. A Nobel laureate, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature and often is considered the greatest writer of Southern literature.