Sanctuary.
by FAULKNER, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A little light use and chipping to edges of wrappers; one closed tear.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Modern Library,, n.d. [ca. 1944].. Later Modern Library edition.. publisher's blue cloth in illustrated dust jacket. . A little light use and chipping to edges of wrappers; one closed tear. . 12mo,. Introduction (4 pp.) by William Faulkner. An association copy, with the ownership inscription on the front free endpaper of "Kenneth Millar / Communications Office." Millar, as "Ross Macdonald" and "John Ross Macdonald," was a mystery writer much influenced by Faulkner. Provenance: Carl Petersen and Joseph the Provider Books.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15141
- Title
- Sanctuary.
- Author
- FAULKNER, William
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's blue cloth in illustrated dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - A little light use and chipping to edges of wrappers; one closed tear.
- Edition
- Later Modern Library edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Modern Library,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- n.d. [ca. 1944].
- Pages
- 380 [8, ads] pp.
- Size
- 12mo,
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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- Association Copy
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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