In the Briar Patch
first edition Hardcover
(1961) · Austin
by GARRETT, George
Austin: University of Texas Press. (1961). His second collection of stories. Garrett is both a highly praised writer in his own right, especially as the author of a number of highly literary historical novels of the Elizabethan era, and was also the longtime director of the Hollins College writing program, which produced a number of noteworthy writers, including Annie Dillard, Madison Smartt Bell, and others. Library of Congress surplus stamp; near fine in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket, with open tears along the top edge of the rear panel. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. (Inventory #: 018087)