'At its base, this is a simple, small-town idyll, but in execution it becomes a complex novel packed with comedy, violent misfortune, and implicit moral and social commentary. Faulkner's seventh novel, set in the American South during the days of Prohibition and Jim Crow, exploring themes of race, class, sex, and faith. Lacking the original glassine overlay, but housed in a custom half-morocco slipcase and chemise. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $2.50), with some pinpoint wear to extremities, and a single, tiny tear to upper front joint - a vibrant example, rich in color, with the spine entirely unfaded. Octavo (21cm) coarse tan cloth, with titles stamped in orange and blue on spine and front cover orange topstain dustjacket ,480pp. If you want to know all you can about that heart and soul, the fiction where he put it is still right there' (Eudora Welty).įirst Edition. 'No man ever put more of his heart and soul into the written word than did William Faulkner. Powerfully entwining these characters stories, Light in August brings to life Faulkner s imaginary South, one of literature s great invented landscapes, in all of its unerringly fascinating glory. It also acquaints us with several of Faulkner s most unforgettable characters, including the Reverend Gail Hightower, plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen, and Joe Christmas, a ragged, itinerant soul obsessed with his mixed-race ancestry. Lena Grove s resolute search for the father of her unborn child begets a rich, poignant, and ultimately hopeful story of perseverance in the face of mortality. One of William Faulkner s most admired and accessible novels, Light in August reveals the great American author at the height of his powers. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed, with only two examples appearing at auction in the last 90 years. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, 'To Eric Dawson William Faulkner Oxford 3 October 1934.' Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

First edition, first issue, with first printing statement on copyright page, and â Jeffersonâ for â Mottstownâ on page 340, line 1 first-issue binding, lettered in blue and orange.

Light in August by William Faulkner