Light in August
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Fair
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Modern Library , 1950. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good + /Fair. In grey cloth with green panels and gilt and tinted top page ends. Yellow tinted top page ends. Some wear/rubbing at corners and spine ends. Jacket is unclipped ($1.25) with chipping at corners and spine ends and a couple tears at top spine creases. Spine is well faded. Jacket is shorter than normal as has been trimmed to top and bottom, likely due to use of old jacket protector. 358 Books listed on inside of jacket and dark staining to edges from aforementioned jacket protector. Modern Library #88. Cover design by E. Mcknight Kauffer.
Synopsis
Light in August is a 1932 novel by the American author William Faulkner. Light in August is an exploration of racial conflict in the society of the Southern United States. Originally Faulkner planned to call the novel Dark House, which also became the working title for Absalom, Absalom! Supposedly, one summer evening while sitting on a porch, his wife remarked on the strange quality that light in the south has during the month of August.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB004077WF
- Title
- Light in August
- Author
- Faulkner, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Modern Library Edition
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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- Edges
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- Chipping
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