Up for sale is a very good first edition, first issue of Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner, published by Random House in New York, 1942. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering, this Random House stated First Printing includes the red topstain and comes housed in its original dust jacket, price-clipped and in very good condition.
 
This interconnected collection of seven stories—including Faulkner's towering achievement “The Bear” and his sharply comic “Was”—together forms one of the author’s most profound meditations on Southern identity, race, and familial legacy. Cited in Petersen A21b, this volume stands as a major entry in Faulkner’s mature period.
 
Physical Details:
Black cloth boards with gilt lettering (First issue)
Top edge stained red (present)
Octavo - 383 pages
Original dust jacket (price-clipped)
 
Condition: Book presents as very good, with a bit of lean to the spine, creasing to a few page corners and a slight bump at the heel causing a small crease. The jacket is about very good, showing expected age: chips, tears, and creasing to edges, with foxing to verso. Despite wear, the book remains sound, complete, and quite appealing for shelf or study.
 
Collector’s Note: This is a significant offering for any serious Faulkner collection—an evocative novel that distills the tensions of race and legacy in the American South with unrivaled narrative power.