Bidspirit auction | Faulkner, William. Snopes: A Trilogy.

Faulkner, William. Snopes: A Trilogy. Random House, 1964. Three-Volume Set. - A three-volume collection of novels by William Faulkner comprising the Snopes trilogy: The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion. This set was published by Random House, New York. The volumes are bound in publisher's dark gray cloth with gilt and silver-toned lettering on the spines and front boards, accented by decorative red horizontal rules. The spines designate the volume order with a sequence of stars: one for The Hamlet, two for The Town, and three for The Mansion. The set includes its original red paper-wrapped slipcase, which features a monochrome photographic portrait of Faulkner on the side panel. Bibliographic details from the copyright pages indicate that The Hamlet is a Third Edition, First Printing (1964); The Town is a Fourth Printing; and The Mansion is a Third Printing. The books were manufactured in the United States by H. Wolff Book Mfg. Co., Inc. The books exhibit very good internal condition with clean, crisp pages and sound bindings. The cloth covers show light rubbing at the spine ends and corners. The Hamlet has a small discolored spot on the front cover. The red slipcase is in fair condition, showing significant structural wear including tearing and paper loss at the top corners of the opening, along with general edge wear and surface scuffing. The individual volumes lack dust jackets.