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New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light chipping at spine crown/heel. Light rubbing along panel edges. 1/4 inch open tear at top of front flap fold. First Edition Stated.

Sanctuary is one of William Faulkner's novels set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. The book was originally published in 1931. It tells the story of Temple Drake, a young woman who gets entangled with bootleggers and experiences the brutalities and moral decay of the American South.

First editions of 'Sanctuary' published by Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith will have '1931' on the copyright page with no additional printings noted, and typically have a solid cloth binding.