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Big Woods: The Hunting Stories of William Faulker

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Author: Faulkner, William

Publisher: Random House

Illustrator: Illustrations by Edward Shenton

Edition: First Edition, First Printing

Condition: Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good+

Green linen with spine titles in gold in a black box; front titles stamped gilt with decoration; [10] 11-97, [12] 113-138 [5] 145-164 [10] 175-198 [14] pages. Decorations by Edward Shenton. Top edge stained green. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Top edge with spotting. The price-clipped dust jacket with light wear and modest toning to the white of the rear panel.. A collection of hunting stories in Yoknapatawpha County, symbolizing the Mississippi Delta’s wilderness. Key tales like The Bear, The Old People, and Race at Morning follow Ike McCaslin, whose reflections on life and mentorship under Sam Fathers, a Native American guide, depict the area’s fading wildness and a changing South. Beyond hunting, these stories delve into themes of nature, tradition, and time’s passage, contrasting human ambition with the natural world. Faulkner’s immersive, lyrical style differs from Hemingway’s brevity, capturing the complexity of the Southern landscape and its people.