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Walker Percy's first book in two editions

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Author: Percy, Walker
Title: The Moviegoer - two editions
Place Published: New York; London
Publisher:Knopf; Eyre & Spottingwood
Date Published: 1961; 1963
Description:

Includes:

Knopf, 1961. Red cloth-backed blue-green boards, top edge stained blue-green, jacket. Third printing.
Eyre & Spottingwood, 1963. Cloth, jacket. First British Edition.

Percy's first book and winner of the National Book Award, beating out Heller's Catch-22 and Salinger's Franny and Zoey. An important literary achievement for this Southern writer.

Condition

Rubbing and minuscule chips along Knopf edition jacket edges, light creasing; fine in about near fine jacket. British edition jacket shows some toning and light wear small abrasion to back panel at heel; rubber stamps and label residue from Railways Institute, Sydney, light foxing; very good in like jacket.

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Walker Percy's first book in two editions

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