Light in August by William Faulkner Poster

Light in August by William Faulkner PosterThis poster features the beautiful 1932 first edition cover design of William Faulkner's dark tale of Southern life. The striking image was composed by graphic designer Arthur Hawkins Jr., a prolific dust jacket artist who was perhaps best known for his work on James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice. He also provided the illustrations for a a series of cookbooks written by his wife, Nancy Hawkins. Hawkins' modernist design mirrors Faulkner's

Designed by Jonathan Coleclough

Stig of the Dump and Stuart Little

from the first edition of Graham Greene's classic underworld thriller Brighton Rock

the lighthouse in Bell's design is central and yet tantalisingly just out of reach - as the shape of the lighthouse is evoked only

haunting account of people’s need to connect with each other in any way they can

or the names of any of the characters

Comes boxed

the name used by Cleo Damianakes

Poster is produced from a vintage copy of the book dust jacket including various small scuffs / marks

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100 postcards in a sturdy box

This is the cover from the 1967 US edition