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H. Leder geb. 4� mit Goldpr�g. u. Kopfgoldschnitt + Leinen geb. 4� 2 volumes 320 + 232 pages S. 2 B�nde Text- u. Kommentarband in Orig. Schuber (guter frischer Zustand) The binding design is by Russell Maret, an outstanding typographer and fine press printer based in New York. The sides are printed letterpress on Canson Mi-Teintes paper with a type ornament devised by Maret exclusively for this edition. The leather quarter-binding employs an unusual technique using split boards at front and back so that the paper sides can wrap around all four edges of the boards. The slipcase is inset with a matching red leather titling label on the spine limited to 1,480 copies, numbered by hand. Printed on Abbey Wove paper using 14 different colours of ink. Gilded top edge. Quarter-bound in vermilion goatskin leather. Blocked in gold. Paper sides printed letterpress with type ornaments designed by Russell Maret. Commentary volume bound in buckram. Blocked in gold .Both volumes presented in cloth-bound slipcase with inset leather titling label. To assist the reader, a bookmark is supplied with all colors and their matching dates, as well as line numbers marked along one side to facilitate cross-referencing between the text and commentar ( William Faulkner schrieb `The Sound and the Fury im Jahre 1928, die Erstausgabe erschien / First Edition published in 1929 ).

The Sound and the Fury is a novel by the American author William Faulkner. It employs a number of narrative styles, including stream of consciousness. Published in 1929, the novel was Faulkner's fourth and is now considered to be one of the greatest novels in American literature. The book primarily focuses on the Compson family and their lives in Mississippi during the early 20th century, touching on themes of time, race, and the decline of the Southern aristocracy.