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The Artificial Nigger [A Good Man Is Hard to Find]
by O'Connor, Flannery
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Neville Spearman, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (13s. 6d. net), faded at the spine, rubbed at the edges, a chip at the fore-edge of the front panel. Orange boards, pushed at the corners, with gilt lettering on the spine. Firmly bound with a forward lean, clean internally. The poorly renamed first UK printing of O'Connor's debut story collection A Good Man Is Hard to Find, featuring classic stories like the title story, "Good Country People," and "A Circle in the Fire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7674
- Title
- The Artificial Nigger [A Good Man Is Hard to Find]
- Author
- O'Connor, Flannery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Neville Spearman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Short Stories, Modern Literature, 20th Century Literature, Southern Literature, Southern Gothic
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Fine
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