Flannery O'Connor / WISE BLOOD Signed 1st Edition 1953

Description: O'Connor As PulpWISE BLOODBy Flannery O'Connor(1953)Very scarce signed first paperback edition, review copy, of O'Connor's acclaimed first novel.Very good plus."You go in for a lot of Jesus business?" "All comic novels that are any good," O'Connor wrote in a later preface, "must be about matters of life and death." WISE BLOOD's comedy and cruelty provoke mirth without ease: afflicting the comfortable, certainly; comforting the afflicted, perhaps. Discomfited Rinehart editor John Selby dared to offer O'Connor an editorial letter with suggested revisions to an early draft, which exasperated O'Connor into a flat refusal to compromise - "Whatever virtues the novel may have are very much connected with the limitations you mention [...] I am not writing a conventional novel" - and eventually drove the "stiff-necked, uncooperative and unethical" (Selby) author to a much more congenial partnership with Robert Giroux of Harcourt, Brace & Co., which published the first edition. The Signet paperback offers a gaudy pulp alternative to the tasteful Harcourt jacket design, but retains the back-cover photo in which the author "looked as if I had just bitten my grandmother." An attractive copy of a scarce edition, rarely signed.Read more: Samway, Flannery O'Connor and Robert Giroux: A Publishing Partnership. (New York): Signet / New American Library, (1953). 7'' x 4.25''. Original pictorial wrappers. All edges tinted red. 143, [1] pages. Original publisher's review slip laid in. Signed by O'Connor on title page. Light edgewear. Type Punch Matrix Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike. Handpress and modern books, archives and manuscripts, letterpress and ephemera: TPM aims to make collecting both more accessible and more diverse, and believes in the mindful acquisition, preservation, and celebration of the materials of our literary cultures. Proud member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Guarantee We guarantee the accuracy and authenticity of all our listings. "First edition" always means first printing unless otherwise indicated. Items may be returned for any reason within 30 days, through prior arrangement, and in original condition. Maryland residents must add 6% sales tax. Shipping We pride ourselves on our packaging. All books are carefully packed to help ensure safe arrival in condition sent. We use new boxes, with not a single bubble envelope to be found in our shipping room. We ship most packages via USPS media mail and include delivery confirmation at no additional charge. Delivery typically takes 5-10 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Orders are shipped within two business days. Priority USPS, UPS, and Fed-Ex services are available on request; please inquire for a specific quote. We combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. If you check out immediately and are overcharged for shipping during checkout, we will issue you a prompt refund, once actual shipping costs are known. International shipping is available, and we are happy to ship to our international customers. Please contact is BEFORE PURCHASING for an exact quote.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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