Go Down Moses by William Faulkner 1955 Modern Library Classic Literature Cultural novels

This is a very good hardcover, NO dust jacket, original jacket missing. 1955 Modern Library. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are still crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Purple hardcover boards are also very good with only very light shelf wear and feature ML logo front and silver lettering along spine. Standard Modern Library crown octavo book size or 5" x 8" with 383 pages. Modern Library logo illustrated endpapers front and back.

Modern Library began publishing series of books in 1917. They were extremely popular, especially with students, as they were copies of great literature and topics that were priced for the general public. The publishing firm of Boni Liveright started the series, as the idea stemmed from Albert Boni. The first title published was The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. Early editions were published in "pocket book" size for easy carrying to read anywhere and they were bound in leatherette. Boni & Liveright was sold in 1925 and transformed into Modern Library. In 1927, Random House was borne out of Modern Library and pictorial dust jackets were introduced to the series, along with hardcover boards. As publishing changed, Modern Library fell to the wayside but was "reintroduced" in the 1970's. Early editions are collectibles and later titles remain favorites as many collect Modern Library editions of all ages.

This is Go Down Moses by William Faulkner was published in 1940. Considered a novel it is actually a collection of seven interconnected stories. The novel is set in a fictional county in Mississippi and explores themes of race, family, land, and the legacy of slavery through the lens of the McCaslin family and their relationships with Black relatives. The stories examine the complex history of the South, tension between white and Black communities, and the moral burdens of inheritance and history.

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