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"Now I want you to tell me just one thing more. Why do you hate the South?" "I dont hate it," Quentin said, quickly, at once, immediately; "I dont hate it," he said. I dont hate it he thought, panting in the cold air, the iron New England dark: I dont. I dont! I dont hate it! I dont hate it! |
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Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom! New York: Random House, 1936. Octavo, original half green cloth over patterned boards, top edge gilt. $8500. Signed limited first edition, one of only 300 copies signed by Faulkner. Often compared to the Bible and Homer for its richness, depth, and epic scope, Faulkner’s self-proclaimed masterpiece, Absalom, Absalom!, is his most accomplished representation of the American South. Bookplate. A beautiful copy, with only the most minute soiling to spine ends; gilt and cloth exceptionally bright and fresh. Rare, particularly in this condition. |