Knight's Gambit by Faulkner, William - 1949

Random House, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. No printing statement on copyright page. The volume has light to moderate edgewear and is bumped at the spiine ends. The unclipped dust jacket is edge rubbed with chips (largest is 1/2" at the top front joint), short closed tears (longest is 1/4") and associated creasing. The jacket is now protected in mylar.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First English edition. Light foxing on the foredge, near fine in a price-clipped, near fine dust jacket with tiny nicks and tears, and a small internal repair. A collection of stories featuring the lawyer, Gavin Stevens, as the central character. The story "Tomorrow" was adapted by Horton Foote, first into a teleplay, then a stage production, and finally an interesting 1972 film starring Robert Duvall in a performance that foreshadowed Billy Bob Thornton's character in *Slingblade*. *Queen's Quorum*.

RANDOM HOUSE. NY 1949. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1949. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394432088 . First Edition. Close to fine in Vg. + price-clipped dust jacket. (Chipping to top 1/4"- inch of spine on jacket with no loss to titles. Shallow chipping at base of spine. A few edge tears & light shelfwear. ) ; 5 3/4" x 8 1/4"; 246 pages .

New York: Random House, 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a price-clipped else near fine dust jacket with a little rubbing at the spine and crown. A very nice, presentable copy of this collection of stories featuring the lawyer Gavin Stevens as the central character. The story "Tomorrow" was adapted by Horton Foote, first into a teleplay, then a stage production, and finally as an interesting 1972 film starring Robert Duvall in a performance that foreshadowed Billy Bob Thornton's character in *Slingblade*. *Queen's Quorum* 105.