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Title: Light in August Author: Faulkner, William Place: New York Publisher: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas Date: [1932] Description: Coarse tan cloth stamped in orange on the front cover, spine lettered in blue, top edge stained orange, pictorial jacket, housed in a custom maroon cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label. First Edition, First Printing. First printing with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p. 340, line 1. First state binding with the coarse tan cloth. First issue jacket with rear panel listing titles by Kay Boyle at the top left. Jacket flap corners evenly clipped, possibly as issued, with printed "$2.50" price still present. Petersen A13a; Howard A13.1a; Massey 103. Lot Amendments Condition: Faint fading to jacket spine, slight edge wear; minor offsetting to free endpapers; else fine in a fine jacket - seldom seen in better condition, this is absolutely the best copy we've ever offered. Item number: 162420