2014), NEW mylar-protected gloss-laminated LOA jacket w/ sharp new edges & corners & showing orig. BRILLIANT: NEW Library of America First Edition hardcover (Orig.

The real thing: 69 years old, with some condition issues. The jacket is not creased or price-clipped ($3.00). The spine is faded and there is some foxing and tanning to the folds and flaps. The jacket has a nice front panel, but has some chipping (the largest is at the front lower spine fold - about 3/4' x 1/2') and some closed tears - mostly short, but the longest is about 2' long. But the spine is faded and discolored with some damage to the gold stamped lettering. The endpapers, pastedowns, and interiorof the book are clean as well. The book is straight and tightly bound with clean cloth covers and a nice charcoal topstain. I would grade both book and jacket as (about) very good minus. 21 ('Chocktaw') is present, and the jacket bears the wrong initial for the jacket designer ('M', instead of 'E').

There is no printing statement on the copyright page, the misspelling on p. This is the first US edition, first printing, first issue of this title. 'M.' McKnight Kaufer - Jacket Design / Meyer Wagman - Book Design (illustrator).

Requiem for a Nun by William Faulkner