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An uncommon first British edition of Flannery O'Connor's first novel, Wise Blood, in the original striking Guy Nicholls dust wrapper. The first British edition. First published in the US by Harcourt in 1952. In the original price clipped dust wrapper, designed by Guy Nicholls. Wise Blood is the first novel by American author Flannery O'Connor, and is an expanded version of her thesis work entitled 'The Train'. It tells the story of a World War Two veteran, who, after struggling with his faith, decides to set up an anti-religious ministry in a Southern town. Upon release, the work received little critical attention, but was later heralded as an important work of 'low comedy and high seriousness'. In the original publisher's orange cloth binding in the original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with just minor fading to the extremities of the spine and rear board, possibly caused by tape offsetting. Evidence of label removal to paste downs and very small chip to upper corner of front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is generally smart and has been reinforced with clear archival adhesive., which is beginning to chip to the tail of the spine. The occasional closed tear and spot to the wrap. Age toning to wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good.

First paperback edition. SIGNED by Flannery O'Connor on title page. Fine in pictorial printed wrappers. From the library of Kurt Enoch publisher of Signet books and New American Library, who amassed a personal collection of signed or inscribed copies of works by authors he published. An outstanding association on this, the author's FIRST book.; 4 1/2" X 7"

First printing of author's first book. Inscribed and dated (May, 1952) on front free endpaper by Flannery O'Connor. O'Connor inscriptions are quite unusual. The recipient of this one has not been identified, but O'Connor biographer Jean Cash suggests that it was likely inscribed at the signing party held at O'Connor's Alma Mater (Now Georgia College, then Georgia State College for Women) upon its publication. There is also an ownership name on the front free endpaper; this was a classmate of O'Connor's and lifelong fan. Along with the book are numerous clippings she saved related to O'Connor's life and career. Mustard-colored buckram cloth binding shows its age but no significant outer wear. Pages and endpapers are toned, with rear pastedown showing offsetting from news clipping paperclipped to rear fly. Paperclip is rusty. Another small rust mark on front pastedown. Jacket is not price-clipped but is chipped along edges, most significantly at top of back panel. Overall, a quite presentable, and extremely scarce, copy of one of the century's most consequential literary debuts.