The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones
by Ford, Jesse Hill
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Minor jacket surface wear.
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Boston.: Little, Brown and Co., An Atlantic Monthly Press Book., 1965. First edition. Stated 1st edition.. Hard cover. Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Minor jacket surface wear.. 1 Textured black paper over boards. Blind-stamped publisher logo, front. Blue and silver spine titles. 364 p. 24 cm. Jacket has large titles: light blue w/ clouds on brown. American fiction "which only a Southerner could have written". Set in a small Southern town, it is a realistic narrative of racial crisis, published in 1965. The story transcends the setting. The town is fictional; its common elements are hot weather, cheerful but evasive conversation, sudden rage, reckless heroism, and pitiable depravity. Somerton, Tennessee's richest man and undertaker, George Gordon Lord Byron Jones, asks for that which blacks don't ever get, a divorce by court decree. Oman Hedgepath, the best lawyer in town, takes the case. Lord Byron's wife is is "a stubborn, insatiable slut". The dubious reputation of a white policeman is involved. The narrative has scope, electricity, and dozens of characters.
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- Seller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- Alibris.F6920011595
- Title
- The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones
- Author
- Ford, Jesse Hill
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Minor jacket surface wear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Stated 1st edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Co., An Atlantic Monthly Press Book.
- Place of Publication
- Boston.
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Southern American small town, 1965 racial crisis|Tennessee setting|Themes: wealthy man seeks divorce|unsavory reputation, humor, tension, policeman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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