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FAULKNER, William.
Go Down! Moses.
First edition, trade issue, first printing. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to Else Jonsson on the date of his Nobel prize acceptance on the title: "William Faulkner for Else 11 Dec 1950." A journalist, Thorsten Jonsson (1910-1950) served as the New York correspondent for a leading Swedish newspaper during the Second World War while pursuing his interest in American contemporary authors. He translated Hemingway and Steinbeck into Swedish, and in spring 1946, as part of his plan to undertake the translation of Faulkner's novels, visited Faulkner in Oxford, Mississippi. But four years later Thorsten passed away unexpectedly, survived by his widow Else and a young daughter. Because of her knowledge of English and American customs, Else, employed by the publishing firm of Bonniers, was Faulkner's liaison when he visited Stockholm to collect the Nobel prize. A romance between them subsequently blossomed; this inscription captures its earliest stage.
Octavo. Original black cloth. With the dust jacket. In the price-clipped dust jacket with some edgewear and tape repairs to the verso.
