first edition
New York; (1971)
by Welty, Eudora
New York; (1971): Random House. First Edition. Octavo. 113 pages. Limited to 300 copies signed and numbered by the author. The book has photographs made by Eudora Welty in Mississippi while home from college in the Depression. Although she later worked for the WPA, she made these photographs on her own. Specially bound in white cloth lettered in silver, spine lettering in copper, in original acetate wrapper and publisher's slipcase with small stain, previous owner's name Ivan Ben Geiger dated 1971 on front pastedown. A very nice copy, near fine.
(Inventory #: 027982)