signed first edition Hardcover
1965 · New York
by Humphrey, William
New York: Knopf, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Author's second novel. Laid in is a card signed by Humphrey. Set in a small Texas town that is poised on the frontier where two myths meet, those of the South and those of the West. In following the Ordway clan through four generations, the author extends their vivid personal stories to define the importance of place in the formation of character and code of conduct. (Inventory #: ESB12093)