first edition Hardcover
1955 · New York
by O'CONNOR, Flannery
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1955. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket with none of the usual spine-fading on the dust jacket, and a little soiling not really worthy of the mention. The author's masterpiece, her second book and first book of short stories. A breathtaking collection of horror tales that probe the darkest heart of the South through the use of traditional "Southern Gothic" writing mixed with a nightmare vision seemingly derivative of German expressionism. The equal of, or superior to, any copy we've seen. (Inventory #: 565527)