Lot 234
Lot 234
Wild Palms

William Faulkner, 1939

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    Wild Palms

    William Faulkner, 1939

    Price Realised USD 1,625
    Price Realised USD 1,625
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    Wild Palms
    William Faulkner, 1939
    FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). Wild Palms. New York: Random House, 1939.

    First edition, limited issue, one of 250 signed copies. This is copy 185. Faulkner's title for the novel was If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem, but his publishers preferred Wild Palms. Subsequent editions have reverted to Faulkner's original title. Petersen A20.2a.

    Octavo. Original wood grain patterned paper boards (tiny nick to upper edge of rear board); unprinted acetate dust jacket; custom box. Provenance: Kroch's Chicago (bookseller's ticket).
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