A Good Man Is Hard to Find. By Flannery O’Connor. First Edition, First Printing. Harcourt, Brace, & Co. New York, 1955.

Southern Gothic author Flannery O’Connor produced roughly three dozen short stories, two novels, and various other essays during her brief literary career. Her work is characterized by its seemingly cynical portraits, its poignant realities, and the elegance of its descriptions and characterizations. O’Connor was a writer of grace, but she also recognized the uncomfortable truths of our personalities and behaviors. Her style and contributions have elevated her as one of the best short story writers from the last 100 years. She was awarded the National Book Award posthumously in 1972. In A Good Man Is Hard to Find, O’Connor provides her most famous work. The titular story is particularly notable. It is one of the most widely read short stories of all time. Yet the other stories in this collection are equally brilliant. They showcase O’Connor’s literary genius. For any collector of twentieth century short stories or Southern literature, it is an essential volume.

This first edition, first printing is in very good condition. In the original black cloth, about-fine with only minor chipping to edges. Text block near-fine, only minor offsetting to a few pages in the first gathering. In the second issue dust jacket with A Good Man Is Hard to Find reviews to back panel. Dust jacket very good with only fading to spine and minor chipping and closed tears to edges.

A very good first edition, first printing of A Good Man Is Hard to Find in the second issue dust jacket.