A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- Seller
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Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
First Edition error is present on page 125 (tyring). Jacket price $3.50. However, not stated first edition. Presumed early state. Copyright page has "D.5.56".
Book is in Very Good+ condition, with some very light edgewear, mostly at spine ends, bit of discoloring at top edge corner of front endpaper. Pages otherwise clean and secure.
Dust jacket is in Good condition, with general light soiling, couple of dampstains on rear of jacket. Now in Brodart dust jacket protector.
Synopsis
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by American author Flannery O'Connor. The Southern Gothic collection was first published in 1955 by Hartcourt, Brace and Company. The short stories explore O'Connor's grotesque view of life which is often realistic and ultimately hopeful. A Good Man is Hard to Find is her second published work and established O'Connor as a major voice in American literature. Short stories in the collection include "The River," "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," and "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" - its namesake.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Givens Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20073
- Title
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
- Author
- Flannery O'Connor
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1955
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- short stories, classics, fiction, literature, flannery o'connor, early edition, vintage
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Poetry/Short Stories;
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