Soldiers’ Pay.
“Stars were golden unicorns neighing unheard through blue meadows": First Edition of William Faukner's Soldiers' Pay
Soldiers’ Pay.
FAULKNER, William.
$1,750.00
Item Number: 116798
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926.
First edition of Faulkner’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition with a touch of shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell chemise and box.
Faulkner’s first novel, Soldiers’ Pay (1926), is among the most memorable works to emerge from the First World War. Through the story of a wounded veteran’s homecoming, it examines the impact of soldiers’ return from war on the people―particularly the women―who were left behind