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Random House, 1957. First Edition, number 237 of 450 copies signed by the author. 371 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown buckram, near fine. First Edition, number 237 of 450 copies signed by the author. 371 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The second novel in the Snopes Trilogy. Peterson A47.1

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.

First edition is bound in red cloth with blue and gold lettering on the spine.