Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor's first novel, is the story of Hazel Motes who, released from the armed services, returns to the evangelical Deep South. There he begins a private battle against the religiosity of the community and in particular against Asa Hawkes, the 'blind' preacher, and his degenerate fifteen-year-old daughter. In desperation Hazel founds his own religion, 'The Church without Christ', and this extraordinary narrative moves towards its savage and macabre resolution. 'A literary talent that has about it the ...
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Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor's first novel, is the story of Hazel Motes who, released from the armed services, returns to the evangelical Deep South. There he begins a private battle against the religiosity of the community and in particular against Asa Hawkes, the 'blind' preacher, and his degenerate fifteen-year-old daughter. In desperation Hazel founds his own religion, 'The Church without Christ', and this extraordinary narrative moves towards its savage and macabre resolution. 'A literary talent that has about it the uniqueness of greatness.' Sunday Telegraph 'No other major American writer of our century has constructed a fictional world so energetically and forthrightly charged by religious investigation.' The New Yorker 'A genius.' New York Times
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Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author(s) First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Flannery O'Connor on a laid in signature. This original First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's printed price present on the front flap with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's yellow cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with slight wear. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with the words "FIRST EDITION" printed on the copyright page. We buy SIGNED Flannery O'Connor First Editions.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First Edition, First Printing with the words "FIRST EDITION" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy in collector's condition. We buy Flannery O'Connor First Editions.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition stated, first printing. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth. Near Fine with minor wear, in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with a small chip at the foot of the spine, trivial edge wear and light soiling. Uncommon in such nice condition.
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Fine with no dust jacket. First paperback edition. SIGNED by Flannery O'Connor on title page. Fine in pictorial printed wrappers. From the library of Kurt Enoch publisher of Signet books and New American Library, who amassed a personal collection of signed or inscribed copies of works by authors he published. An outstanding association on this, the author's FIRST book.; 4 1/2" X 7"
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Clean, tight book with slight discoloration at foot of spine. Dustjacket has been professionally restored including infill at top and bottom of front panel and spine. More than presentable copy of an increasingly scarce book. Cloth 8vo. 232pp. Author's first book. Stated first printing.
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Very Good. First edition. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Small ding to top of back board, a bit of light foxing and light dust-soiling to edges. Jacket has light foxing and rubbing, is chipped a bit at head and tail with a few small creases and nicks, but is unclipped ($3.00) and has an unfaded spine panel. A very nice copy of the Southern author's first book.
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VG-small chip to the head of the spine, light soiling to the baords. 1950s small bookshop sticker on the pastedown. Stated First Edition. 232pp. Yellow cloth. Only the author photo and the folding panels remain of the dust jacket. Binding tight.
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Near Fine. First edition. 232 pp. Yellow cloth with grey lettering. Near Fine condition. No jacket. Rubbing to cloth along spine and top and bottom edges. A nice copy of O'Connor's first novel.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First English edition. Endpapers slightly tanned as usual else fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a little foxing on the rear panel. An unusually nice copy of the author's first book, this English edition usually found quite worn. *Burgess 99*.
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Stated first edition. Hard cover published by Harcourt, Brace and Co. in 1952. No DJ. Corners of covers are bumped and worn, and front cover is bent and creased at upper corner. Back cover is bent with multiple creasings at upper corner. Ends of spine are worn some. Previous owner's name is written at top of front endpaper. Upper corners of pages are bent towards rear. Not an ex-library book.; 232 pages.
bought for a friend. My daughter did a biography on O'Connor and the friend read this book many years ago in college and enjoyed. O'Connor was good Southern lady from GA.
