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New York: Random House, 1957. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Signed limited edition of The Town, the second book in the Snopes Trilogy, by William Faulkner.. Octavo, [10], 371pp. Tan cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Top edge dyed red. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's acetate jacket, short closed tear at top edge of spine, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the tipped-in limitation page, number 64 of 450 copies. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recognized for A Fable in 1955 and The Reivers in 1963. The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August were recognized by The Modern Library on their 1998 list of 100 Best English-language Novels of the 20th Century. Faulkner primarily set his stories in the American South, many of which took place in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.

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.