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Requiem for a Nun
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
-
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House [1951], 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo. [8], 3-286 pp. Pale green cloth covered boards quarter bound in black textured cloth with gold lettering on the spine, top edge stained dark grey. Price of $3.00 on front flap of dust jacket. Ahearn APG 033b. Jacket is first issue with the required error (Ahearn APG 033b). Previous owner's name written on free front endpaper, last third or so portion of textblock ever so slightly raised (minor binding defect) in a slightly edgeworn jacket with the usual fading to the spine panel. Still an atteractive example of this Faulkner play.
Synopsis
Requiem for a Nun is a book written by William Faulkner in 1951. Like many of Faulkner's works, Requiem experiments with narrative technique—the book is part novel, part play. The protagonist is Temple Drake, a character introduced as a college student in Sanctuary, one of Faulkner's early novels. In Requiem Temple, now married with a child, must learn to deal with her violent, turbulent past as related in Sanctuary.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00002480
- Title
- Requiem for a Nun
- Author
- Faulkner, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Random House [1951]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
Terms of Sale
Evening Star Books
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
Biblio member since 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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- Cloth
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