Robert Cantwell Introduction (9 results)

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Writing inside. (Steamboats, Tennessee, Mystery, Fiction).

Reprint. xxx, [2], 542 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Black boards rubbed; two patches of surface peeling at upper front board; spine ends bumped with scuffing and short tear at head; usual dulling to spine's stamping but all still legible. Muted reddish-purple top edge; light toning and some foxing spots to fore-edge and bottom edge. Slight toning and a few foxing spots to endpapers; a few scattered light stains at leaves' fore-edge margins but interior pages overall remain clean. Binding is firm. Else a very good copy. This uncommon 1953 reprint of the scarce 1881 novel by Colonel William Clark Falkner (1825-1889), grandfather of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (1897-1962), features a marvelous Introduction by Newsweek magazine literary editor Robert Cantwell in which he reviews the life of Colonel Falkner and the literary and historical background of THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS as well as the novel's intriguing autobiographical parallels. Colonel Falkner appears as Colonel Sartoris in various novels and short stories by William Faulkner including SARTORIS, THE UNVANQUISHED, THE HAMLET, and ABSALOM! ABSALOM! Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {Lit Shelf #9}. …

Reprint. xxx, [2], 542 pages. Hardcover: H 22cm x L 14.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Black cloth rubbed, usual dulling to gilt spine lettering, spine ends bumped and nicked with short tears at head, abrasion at board corners, small patch of dj paper still adhered at front board's center bottom edge. Maroon top edge with light stains; toning and foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge; foxing and soiling to endpapers; a few scattered spots to interior pages which, overall, remain quite clean. Binding is firm. A very good- copy. This uncommon 1953 reprint of the scarce 1881 novel by Colonel William Clark Falkner (1825-1889), grandfather of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (1897-1962), features a marvelous Introduction by Newsweek magazine literary editor Robert Cantwell in which he reviews the life of Colonel Falkner and the literary and historical background of THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS as well as the novel's intriguing autobiographical parallels. Colonel Falkner appears as Colonel Sartoris in various novels and short stories by William Faulkner including SARTORIS, THE UNVANQUISHED, THE HAMLET, and ABSALOM! ABSALOM! {Lit Shelf #5} Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. This volume is in Near Fine - Fine condition. The front and back covers are both in terrific condition and the gilded page edges show minor wear on the side edge (see pictures of all edges). There is a blank bookplate on the second page. This book is part of the Library of Famous Editions Collection published by Easton Press. It comes complete with Collector's Notes and would be a beautiful addition to your Easton Press collection. Agnes Miller Parker (illustrator).…

xxx, [2], 542 pages. Hardcover: H 22cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed; shallow chips and tears at edges and folds; white rear panel soiling with light stain and some faded ink marks; price-clipped front flap also with ink marks; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Black boards with gilt stamping to spine; usual bumping to spine ends and board corners. Reddish-purple top edge. Past owner's ink inscription and notes on front pastedown mostly hidden underneath dj's front flap; Cincinnati, Ohio bookseller ticket John G. Kidd & Son, Inc. at fp's bottom right corner; toning to front free endpaper; past owner's pencil margin marks on pages xxi-xxii, xxvii, xxx, 28-29, 31, 33-35 with no other markings other than scattered light soiling readily apparent upon a cursory perusal; crease to pages 385-386. Binding is firm. A good+ copy in a good+ dust jacket. This uncommon 1953 reprint of the scarce 1881 novel by Colonel William Clark Falkner (1825-1889), grandfather of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (1897-1962), features a marvelous Introduction by Newsweek magazine literary editor Robert Cantwell in which he reviews the life of Colonel Falkner and the literary and historical background of THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS as well as the novel's intriguing autobiographical parallels. Colonel Falkner appears as Colonel Sartoris in various novels and short stories by William Faulkner including SARTORIS, THE UNVANQUISHED, THE HAMLET, and ABSALOM! ABSALOM! Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {Lit Shelf #10}.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket as issued. Hardcover - Deluxe Reprint. xxvi + 448 pp, Introduction, the Author's Prefaces, Seven Phases with titles, subdivided by numbered chapters: The Maiden, Maiden No More; The RallyThe Conseuqence; The Woman Pays; The Convert; Fulfillment. 6.4" x 9.25" dark green leather boards, gilt designed covers, spine letters, text-block, moiré e.p.'s. with replica library catalogue cards & Notes from the Archives brochure laid in. Tess, first published in @1891 Size: Octavo. Parker, Agnes Miller - wood engravings (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. A Very Solid Book, Label Residue On Ffep And Two Word Note By Previous Owner. Otherwise The Book Is Very Clean. Patterned Cloth Covered Boards, Green And Beige. With Maroon Title Block On Spine With Gilt Lettering. Maroon Slipcase Is Strong But Has A Little Rubbing To Corners. Parker, Agnes Miller ( Engravings) (illustrator).…

Reprint. xxx, [2], 542 pages. Hardcover: H 22cm x L 14.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Black boards rubbed with corners bumped and worn; short tears at worn/bumped spine ends; usual dulling to spine's stamping but title still legible. Spotting to muted purple top edge; light toning and slight soiling to fore-edge and bottom edge. Light toning to endpapers; ink ownership inscription "Elayne Goodman 1959 Dallas" embellished with some decorative scrolling at top of front free endpaper; light staining at ffep's upper fore-edge margin; light bumping at top corners of interior leaves; bottom corner of pages 171-172 creased from past fold-in; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Else a very good- copy. Acquired directly from Columbus, Mississippi folk artist Elayne Goodman although she was all but 18 or 19 at the time of the inscription and years away from initiating her art career. This uncommon 1953 reprint of the scarce 1881 novel by Colonel William Clark Falkner (1825-1889), grandfather of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (1897-1962), features a marvelous Introduction by Newsweek magazine literary editor Robert Cantwell in which he reviews the life of Colonel Falkner and the literary and historical background of THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS as well as the novel's intriguing autobiographical parallels. Colonel Falkner appears as Colonel Sartoris in various novels and short stories by William Faulkner including SARTORIS, THE UNVANQUISHED, THE HAMLET, and ABSALOM! ABSALOM! Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {Lit Shelf #8}.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. 1239/1500, signed by illustrator. 8vo, 366 pp., 348 pp., color illus. Both volumes have head of spine just a bit pulled, a couple of spots to fore-edge. Slipcase dustsoiled, worn, scuffed, split at top seam. Charles W. Stewart (illustrator).