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Octavo, 480 pages. In Very Good condition with Fair dust jacket. Blue and gray spine with faded red text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has half of spine detached from tail edge, corners and head edge of spine chipped off, tearing to all edges of both covers, moderate edge wear and shelf wear, and creasing to both covers and spine. Boards have mild edge wear and shelf wear. Text block has moderate toning to endpapers and stamp on front pastedown. Shelved in Case 13. 1370910. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Light in August is a novel by the American author William Faulkner. First published in 1932, the novel is set in Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County and weaves together several intricate plots. The narrative centers around Joe Christmas, a man of uncertain racial heritage, and explores themes of identity, myth, and racism.