Author: William Faulkner; Noel Polk
Title: The Marionettes
Description: Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia , 1977. First edition. Cloth. A charming first facsimile edition of William Faulkner's play, handwritten and illustrated by the author. A very charming first full facsimile edition published in 1977 of a play written by William Faulkner in 1920, hand-lettered, hand-bound, and illustrated by him in an edition of six copies. There are four surviving manuscripts; this edition is a facsimile of the Virginia copy of 1975, which offers the most elaborate illustrations and the earliest version; here it was slightly enlarged, and printed without the first two blank leaves and the final two blank leaves. With an introduction and textual apparatus by Noel Polk. Illustrated in text by William Faulkner. in the unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The dust wrapper is unclipped and very smart with only minor shelf wear and a slight closed tear to the spine, previously tape repaired internally and not affecting the externals. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated by William Faulkner in text. Fine . Ill.: William Faulkner. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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