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New York: Random House, 1957. First edition, first state with the 5/57 at the bottom of the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "11 Nov 57 Best wishes William Faulkner." With the publisher's advance review copy slip dated May 1, 1957 laid in and a copy of the jacket photograph of Faulkner by Phyllis Cerf laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with only light rubbing to the crown of the spine, bookplate. Jacket design by Push Pin Studios. Rare and desirable signed in the year of publication. The Town follows the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. It is the second of the "Snopes" trilogy, following The Hamlet (1940) and completed by The Mansion (1959).

The Town, the second novel in William Faulkner's Snopes Trilogy, chronicles the rise of Flem Snopes in Yoknapatawpha County. Continuing the story begun in The Hamlet and culminating in The Mansion, The Town deftly explores and expands on the themes of ambition, power, and corruption in Southern society.