1955 Wise Blood by Flanney O'Connor First UK Edition Dust Wrapper

Description: Click here to see our other books! Wise Blood Flannery O'Connor 1955 Neville Spearman : London 8" by 5.5" 232pp. SUMMARY An uncommon first British edition of Flannery O'Connor's first novel, Wise Blood, in the original striking Guy Nicholls dust wrapper. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The first British edition. First published in the US by Harcourt in 1952. In the original price clipped dust wrapper, designed by Guy Nicholls. Wise Blood is the first novel by American author Flannery O'Connor, and is an expanded version of her thesis work entitled 'The Train'. It tells the story of a World War Two veteran, who, after struggling with his faith, decides to set up an anti-religious ministry in a Southern town. Upon release, the work received little critical attention, but was later heralded as an important work of 'low comedy and high seriousness'. CONDITION In the original publisher's orange cloth binding in the original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with just minor fading to the extremities of the spine and rear board, possibly caused by tape offsetting. Evidence of label removal to paste downs and very small chip to upper corner of front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is generally smart and has been reinforced with clear archival adhesive., which is beginning to chip to the tail of the spine. The occasional closed tear and spot to the wrap. Age toning to wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Overall Condition: Very Good Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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