A Green Bough

by William Faulkner

illustrated by Lynd Ward 

Limited edition, signed by the author.  New York:  Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1933  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Tan covers are mostly clean, with black text and laid on illustration in green and white. 
• Boards show some exposure at periphery, shelfwear.  Corners are scuffed at lower edge, with exposed board.  See photos.
• Spine has black text and is darkened with scuffed ends.  See photos.
• Binding is strong.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Frontispiece, a wood engraving, is tipped in.
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  Tiny stipple marks form an "S" on the neck of the upper figure on the cover.  See photos. 
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have some unopened edges, untrimmed fore and foot edges. 
• PS2025.1203

67 pages. 6.25 x 8.5 inches

Limited Edition, in publisher's tan V-cloth with black lettering and laid-on wood engravings printed in green ink.  Some exposure darkening to spine and periphery of the boards, a little shelf wear and fraying to lower corners, tiny stipple marks on the upper illustration label.  Interior is fresh, with a number of uncut fore edges.  Condition is overall Very Good.

This is the second and final collection of poetry by William Faulkner (1897-1962) published during his lifetime, comprising forty-four numbered poems, some of which had appeared previously.  It was notable, one critic wrote, "for the number of experiments in imitation which it contains." (William Gorman, “William Faulkner, Poet,” New York Sun, April 21, 1933, p. 25)  The wood engravings are by Lynd Ward (1905-1985), and the entire book is a fine example of the printing craft, from the watermarked paper to the generous use of white space and the cloth chosen for the boards.

Limited edition of 360 copies, 350 of which were for sale.  This is copy #255, signed in blue ink by Faulkner on the colophon page.  Set in Janson type and printed on Milano paper, the book was printed by the Haddon Craftsmen and bound by the J.F. Tapley Company.

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