Description
The first edition, first state of A Death In The Family by James Agee.
Octavo, [10], 339pp, [3]. Blue cloth, title stamped in silver. The first state, with “Walking” for “Waking” on page 80. Light sunning to top edge of cloth. Ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Solid text block. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $3.95 on the front flap, light rubbing to tips of the spine, shelf wear to both covers, free of any restoration, a bright example.
A Death In The Family by James Agee was published posthumously in 1957, two years after the author’s death. The novel was incomplete at the time of Agee’s passing, and editor David McDowell assembled and prepared the manuscript for publication using drafts and notes left behind. Despite its unfinished state, the book was met with critical acclaim and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1958.
