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  "The past is never dead. It's not even past": First Edition of Requiem for a Nun; Inscribed by William Faulkner to Editor John Bott and with an original drawing

  FAULKNER, William.

  Requiem for a Nun.

  London: Chatto & Windus, 1953.

  First British edition of the sequel to Faulkner's Sanctuary. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication on the title page and with an original drawing by Faulkner on the front free endpaper, "For John Bott William Faulkner New York 3 Mar 1953." The recipient, John Bott was the City Editor of the New York Post who wore leg braces his whole life due to polio. Bott's friend had just brought him the book from London. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Hogarth. A unique example with a wonderful association and with a rare original drawing from the Nobel Prize-winning writer.

  Price: $12,500.00     Item Number: 144084

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  “The past is never dead. It’s not even past. All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born, webs of heredity and environment, of desire and consequence, of history and eternity”: First Edition of William Faulkner's Requiem for a Nun

  FAULKNER, William.

  Requiem for a Nun.

  New York: Random House, 1951.

  First trade edition of the sequel to Faulkner's early novel 'Sanctuary.' Octavo, original half cloth. First state with all issue points: first edition not stated, dark gray top stain, 'Chocktaw' rather than 'Choctaw' on page 21, dust jacket designer E. McKnight Kauffer's name misspelled as 'M. McKnight Kauffer' on the front flap of the dust jacket. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example.

  Price: $225.00     Item Number: 145439

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