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New York: Jonathan Cape: Harrison Smith, 1930. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First issue, with "I" misaligned on page 11. 8vo. 19 by 13 cm. 254 pp. Spine darkened. Light scattered soiling to boards. Upper spine tip with minor fraying. Almost inperceptible overhang, front board over rear. Offsetting onto front endpapers from newspaper article inserted loosely there. Otherwise, clean, tight copy. Without DJ.

As I Lay Dying is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner. Faulkner said that he wrote the novel from midnight to 4:00 AM over the course of six weeks and that he did not change a word of it. It is Faulkner's fifth novel and consistently ranked among the best novels of 20th-century literature.

Identifying a first edition copy of 'As I Lay Dying' can be done by checking the publisher's information and print run details within the book, as first editions often contain specific markers such as errors or points that were corrected in later printings.