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New York: Random House, 1938. First Edition. First Printing, trade issue. Octavo (21cm); gray cloth, with titling, rule, and pictorial elements stamped in black and red on spine and front panel; crimson topstain; dustjacket; [vi],293pp; illus. Decorative bookplate of John M. Cameron to front pastedown, with the original receipt of sale to him laid in. Subtle offsetting to pastedowns and rear endpaper from binders glue, else a fresh, Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), with a hint of sunning to spine and some trivial dustiness; very Near Fine. Sharp copy of Faulkner's tenth novel, set on the Sartoris plantation during the latter years of the Civil War; adapted from a series of stories that originally appeared in various magazines, here re-worked into a continuous narrative. PETERSEN A19.2.

The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner published in 1938. The novel is set in Mississippi during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. It is part of Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County saga and follows the Sartoris family as they navigate the changing social landscape of the South.

The first edition of 'The Unvanquished' can be identified by its publisher, Random House, and often has a publication date listed as February 15, 1938.