The Violent Bear It Away, Flannery O'Connor
First UK edition, first printing of O'Connor's second novel and the last book to be published during her lifetime. Housed in a custom case.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1960. Publisher's original bright orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt; pp. (viii), 243. A near fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains tight and sturdy, minimal wear to boards, scattered foxing to edges of text with a tiny stain to bottom edge. Internally clean with no markings. Jacket remains bright and vivid with traces of shelfwear and rubbing, closed tear to front panel. A very presentable copy, protected in archival mylar.