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New York: Random House, 1957. First edition limited to 450 copies signed by the author (this is copy no. 360); 8vo, pp. [8], 371; fine, tight copy in original beige cloth, and a fine acetate dust jacket.

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.