Flannery O'Connor - The Violent Bear It Away

London, Longmans, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Flannery O'Connor's second novel, in the vibrantly illustrated original dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This was the final of O'Connor's novels to be published in her lifetime, and follows fourteen-year-old Francis Marion Tarwater, who is trying to escape the destiny his uncle has chosen for him, which is that of a prophet.Only 3,500 copies were printed of this first UK edition, and it is consequently less common than the US true first edition.With the bookplate of Herta Rider, a literary agent, to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of fading to back strip, with bump to back strip tail. Small mark to tail of front board. Bookplate to front pastedown. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip, with wrap perimeters lightly age toned. Light chipping to dust wrapper back strip head and tail. Tape repair to dust wrapper reverse at tail of front flyleaf fold. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

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