Faust Publishing Company of New Orleans published several limited edition Percy items during the 1980s.

A Brief History
Before LSU Press made its bid for publication of A Confederacy of Dunces in 1980, New Orleans bookseller Rhoda K. Faust had received Thelma Toole's permission to publish her deceased son's now celebrated book. Walker Percy, who was instrumental in bringing the book to the public, had initially suggested to Faust that she read the manuscript, and he supported Mrs. Toole's plan that Faust publish it. When the necessary financial backing did not materialize, Faust graciously encouraged Thelma Toole to proceed with the offer she later received from LSU Press. John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1981.

Following the now infamously bizarre history associated with Toole's novel, Faust continued in her determination to found a quality literary press in New Orleans. In time, her efforts with Faust Publishing Company led to the publication of the following four Walker Percy items. The three limited editions are now considered to be collector's items.


WALKER PERCY BOOKS PUBLISHED BY FAUST PUBLISHING CO.


See the "Friends of the Walker Percy Project" for a special signed copy offering of Walker Percy: A Comprehensive Descriptive Bibliography made possible courtesy of Faust Publishing.

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