Description:First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A lovely copy of these...First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A lovely copy of these fugitive essays, either unpublished or which had appeared in scattered and often obscure periodicals. A posthumous title which is becoming increasingly difficult to find, especially in this condition.
Description:Very Good. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1965. First...Very Good. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1965. First edition. Hardcover. 169 pp. Fine, in very good dust jacket. Nearly invisible blemish on front board. Edges and corners remain tight and sharp. Spine color vivid. Text block is tight and does not separate from spine. Pages and corners sharp. Dust jacket has one inch tear at top of rear panel. Some minor wear at spine ends.
Binding: publisher's quarter cloth and boards in dust jacket.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York
Date published: 1969
Description:A fine bright copy in a near fine jacket which has just a few...A fine bright copy in a near fine jacket which has just a few spots of foxing, visible only on the verso. x, 237 pp. 8vo,
Description:Near Fine in Very Good Plus jacket. Her 4th book, published...Near Fine in Very Good Plus jacket. Her 4th book, published shortly after her death at the age of 38 in 1964. Near Fine, book carefully read, in a Very Good Plus dustjacket, small spot of soil bottom edge front panel, tiny chips at head and heels of spine and flap fold tips.
Description:Fair in Good jacket. Ex-library first edition, with the usual...Fair in Good jacket. Ex-library first edition, with the usual removable plastic cover and marks to endpapers. Otherwise pages are generally clean, clear and firmly bound. Good reading copy.
Description:New. No dust jacket as issued. Hardcover in dust jacket. Normal...New. No dust jacket as issued. Hardcover in dust jacket. Normal shelf and display wear...
Description:Book fine, Dust jacket fine. Bound in publisher's original green...Book fine, Dust jacket fine. Bound in publisher's original green boards with a blue cloth spine stamped in gilt and silver.
Description:Very Good in Very Good jacket. Clean Copy Orange cover with red...Very Good in Very Good jacket. Clean Copy Orange cover with red lettering on spine. Dust jacket very lightly worn at edges, softening to tail of spine, age spotting to top of page block. Text is clean, bright and tight throughout.
Description:Very Good in Very Good-dust jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Farrar...Very Good in Very Good-dust jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1965. 269 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Clipped DJ in VG shape with light shelfwear present to the rear panel of the DJ. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Photos sent upon request. 449; 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 Inches; 269 pages.
Description:NF. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1965). First Edition....NF. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1965). First Edition. 269pp., there is a small stain just along the top and bottom edge of covers, all else is clea, Near Fine in a Very Good DJ with just a bit of slight chipping at spine ends, and some slight staining.
Description:First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper, a lovely copy of these...First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper, a lovely copy of these fugitive essays, either unpublished or which had appeared in scattered and often obscure periodicals. A posthumous title which is becoming increasingly difficult to find especially in this condition. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
Description:Fine in near fine jacket. D.w. N.Y. : Farrar, Straus, (1965)....Fine in near fine jacket. D.w. N.Y. : Farrar, Straus, (1965). First Edition. Near fine, in a price-clipped dust wrapper.
Description:Very Good in Very good jacket. 243 pages. A Southern Gothic...Very Good in Very good jacket. 243 pages. A Southern Gothic classic. This book does not follow the publisher's usual convention for identifying first editions and has no indication of printing on the copyright page. See Ahearn & Ahearn, Author Price Guide for Flannery O'Connor. Some spotting to the spine, else very good or better in red paper-covered boards. The dust jacket has some fading and chipping to the spine, and it is foxed, particularly on the white back panel. [10x]
Description:Original green boards, titles gilt to spine, red endpapers, top...Original green boards, titles gilt to spine, red endpapers, top edge stained red. With the pictorial dust jacket. A fine copy in the dust jacket. First edition, first printing.
Description:First Printing; Octavo (20.5cm. ); light blue paper over boards,...First Printing; Octavo (20.5cm. ); light blue paper over boards, quarterbound in navy blue cloth with titles stamped in white and blue on the spine; dustjacket; 269pp. Some minor fading to the topstain, upper board edges, and cloth at the crown of the spine, otherwise Near Fine and clean throughout. The unclipped dustjacket is a triffle rubbed at the extremities, else very Near Fine, still bright white with the colors unfaded. A posthumously published collection containing nine pieces of short fiction, with an introduction by Robert Fitzgerald.
Description:First edition, first printing. Light stain to fore-edge, spine...First edition, first printing. Light stain to fore-edge, spine with slight lean, near fine in very good dust jacket with some light wear to spine tips and corners, a lightly sunned spine, a crease, short tear and light soiling to rear panel, in mylar cover.
Description:First Printing. Octavo (21cm. ); red marbled paper over boards,...First Printing. Octavo (21cm. ); red marbled paper over boards, quarterbound in dark gray textured cloth, titles stamped in gray and white on the spine with a gray topstain; dustjacket; 243pp. Faint tidemark to lower textblock edge at the gutter, small darkened patch to cloth at the base of the spine, with minor fading along the upper board edges; Very Good+. The unclipped dustjacket has a bit of shallow chipping at the spine ends, light soiling to the rear panel and flap folds, with some toning and a few old dampstains at the spine panel, most noticeable on the verso; Very Good. The author's third book and second novel.
Description:First Printing. Octavo (22cm. ); olive green textured cloth,...First Printing. Octavo (22cm. ); olive green textured cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine with a dark rose topstain; dustjacket; 555pp. A Fine copy in a Near Fine, unclipped dustjacket, displaying just a hint of the usually heavy toning to the spine and some minute edgewear. The Complete Stories collects all 31 pieces of O'Connor's short stories. In 2009, the book won a special award from the National Book Foundation, who declared it the best work of American fiction from the last 60 years. An unusually nice copy of a book normally found well-worn.
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Description:Fine in Near Fine+ jacket. First UK edition (no further...Fine in Near Fine+ jacket. First UK edition (no further printings noted) of the author's third book and second novel, after Wise Blood. 8vo; [10], 243, [1]pp. Fine (and apparently unread) publisher's tangerine cloth with slightly dusty top and fore-edges, the spine lettered gilt; in a bright, Near Fine illustrated dust jacket, priced 16/-, with light soiling to the spine and back panels and several short closed tears to the spine creases. A scarce collectible example from the first printing of just 3500 copies. "O'Connor's second novel was published in 1960, eight years after her first [Wise Blood] and shares its predecessor's interest in reluctant Southern prophets, violence and the grotesque. The title is taken from the Douay translation of Matthew 11: 12, which provides the book's epigraph: “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away. ” These are Jesus's words to the multitude, and the themes of baptism, violence and the Bread of Life pervade the novel....While O'Connor's reputation has continued to rest most heavily on her stories, The Violent Bear It Away remains a considerable addition to the American Romance tradition, and her best attempt at longer fiction." (Literary Encyclopedia) Yet another example of the value to be found in the graphically superior designs of most UK editions of American authors' works (our specialty). Note: With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Description:Good in Good dust jacket. Originally priced at $3.50/black HB...Good in Good dust jacket. Originally priced at $3.50/black HB with purple and gold lettering on spine with illustrated jacket/worn and soiled with chip; 8vo; 251 pages; Tear at top spine and small tears at front and back upper corners/gold book shop sticker at bottom back end page.
