A Fable [Full Leather Binding]

Franklin Center, Penn.: Franklin Library, 1976. 1976. Genuine, leather-bound hardcover, 462 pages. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE, A TRADE BOOK, OR A BOOK-ON-DEMAND. THIS IS THE 1976 FULL-LEATHER EDITION BY FRANKLIN LIBRARY. Illustrated by Robert J. Lee. Beautiful deep maroon leather-bound book with gilt designs and lettering. Five raised edges on spine. All edges in gilt. Silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. The acid-free book paper is a special paper stock made to archival standards. Franklin Library is no longer in business, so all leather-bound books by this publisher are collectible. Condition: Minor rubbing to gilt on edges due to shelving, else overall Fine. The book was never read. A collector of Pulitzer Prize books purchased the book and retained it in a temperature-controlled book cabinet. Book free of the smoke smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. In gift-giving condition. This is William Faulkner at his best; with this book winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1955. Earlier, Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1949. His novels are mostly by the decaying of the Old South, yet "A Fable" - an allegory about the passion of Christ, is set in the French trenches during World War I. Excellent literature. Very collectible book in full-leather binding. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will receiving when you order. We ship promptly. . Full Leather Binding. Fine.