Description: The Hamlet by William Faulkner. "A novel of the Snopes family." Published by Random House, New York, 1940. Very good minus, first edition book in very good minus dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and red graphics on front panel and spine. Upper external page edges are red-tinted. Colorful title page is exact image of front jacket panel. Board extremities are sunned, more so on the spine, and heavily on the lower 1 1/2" at tail of board spine. Shallow vertical creasing the length of board spine. Lettering on spine is mostly illegible from sunning. Side and external page edges are age-toned. Faint foxing and light shadow trqansfers around edges on end pages, else book is internally clean. Text block is sound. Dust jacket is soiled overall, all folds are heavily scuffed and with some rub-throughs. Upper edge at head of jacket spine is chipped and creased and with several closed tears. Upper edges off front and back panels are also rubbed and creased and with several smaller closed vertical tears. All fore-edge corners are rubbed, more so on the upper left corner of back panel. The reverse side of the jacket has been heavily reinforced by a previous owner, which may or may not have been necessary - see photo. Al inside flap corners have been clipped, including the price. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request.
Price: 450 USD
Location: Excelsior, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-12-29T19:03:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1940
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Binding: Hardcover
Author: William Faulkner
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
