Very desirable "Advance Copy" first edition of Flannery O'Connor's second and most influential book. The present first edition, first issue, with "tyring" on page 125 rather than "trying" as in all subsequent issues, retains its original tipped in dated advance notice, "Advance Copy from Harcourt, Brace and Company. Please note the release date for review and the price." Then stamped, "Jun 3 1955 $3.50"
The only copy we trace in the auction records offered in 2018 at PBA. It fetched $2,125.00 with commissions.
O'Connor, Flannery. A Good Man is Hard to Find. And Other Stories. New York. Harcourt, Brace and Company. 1955. First Edition. First Printing. 251pp.
Good + example in original black cloth, rubbed through at corners and head of spine, a 1/2 inch tear at lower front hinge. Minor spots on rear board, though removable. Contents very good, crisp, and clean. Slight tenderness between fly leaf and title. Original dustjacket not present; replaced with a quality facsimile.