"ONE OF OUR GREATEST NOVELISTS" (HARPER LEE)
PRICE, Reynolds. A Generous Man. New York: Atheneum, 1966. Octavo, original green cloth, original dust jacket.
First edition of the highly anticipated second novel by Price, "one of the most important voices in modern Southern fiction," signed on the title page by him.
A Generous Heart, the second novel by Price—"one of the most important voices in modern Southern fiction"—continues the saga of the Mustian family, introduced in his acclaimed 1962 first novel, A Long and Happy Life (New York Times). Widely viewed as a successor to Faulkner, Price is "one of our greatest novelists" (Harper Lee). "First Edition" stated on copyright page. Bookseller ticket.
A fine signed copy.