Absalom, Absalom! New York: Random House, 1936. — FAULKNER, WILLIAM. 1897-1962.

Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, San Francisco · 22 September 2014
Record ID: TB-2026-1960960
Record: first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
Cite this record: TB-2026-1960960 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1960960

Faulkner, William. 1897-1962., Absalom, Absalom! New York: Random House, 1936. Bonhams, 22 Sep 2014, lot 166. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1960960.

Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable

Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1960960.

Faulkner, William. 1897-1962., Absalom, Absalom! New York: Random House, 1936. Bonhams, 22 Sep 2014, lot 166. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1960960.

Test the link

The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.

From the same sale Fine Books and Manuscripts · Sep 2014

Lot	Artist	Estimate
CICERO. Opera Ciceronis rhetorica, oratoria et forensia.... [BOUND WI…	—	$1,000–$1,500
Historiarum libri aliquot, qui extant, opera et studio Vincentii Obso…	Diodorus Siculus. Fl. 30-60 B.c.e.	$3,000–$5,000
De vita & moribus philosophorum libri decem.... Basel: Valentin Curio…	Diogenes Laertius. Fl. 3rd Century.	$1,500–$2,500
Alexandreidos libri decem, nunc primum in Gallia gallicsque character…	Gautier De Chatillon, Philippe. Fl. 12th C.	$4,000–$6,000
Manuscript in Latin on vellum, being a church document, 1 pp recto on…	Medieval Manuscript.	$2,000–$3,000
Manuscript Commonplace Book, 170 pp, Birmingham?, c.1825,	Fore-edge Paintings.	$700–$900

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Faulkner, William. 1897-1962.	Sartoris. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929.	$2,295	Bonhams, Jun 2022
Faulkner, William. 1897-1962.	These 13. New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1931.		Bonhams, Mar 2024
Faulkner, William. 1897-1962.	Sanctuary. New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, [1931].		Bonhams, Jun 2022
Faulkner, William. 1897-1962.	Light in August. New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Hass, [19		Bonhams, Aug 2022
Faulkner, William. 1897-1962.	Absalom! Absalom! New York: Random House, 1936.		Bonhams, Dec 2019
Faulkner, William. 1897-1962.	Mimeographed Manuscript, dialogue cutting continuity script		Bonhams, Oct 2013
Faulkner, William. 1897-1962.	The Hamlet. New York: Random House, 1940.		Bonhams, Oct 2021
Faulkner, William. 1897-1962.	5 signed limited editions:		Bonhams, Oct 2023

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.