Description
Uncorrected proof copy of The Habit of Being by Flannery O’Connor, published in 1978.
Octavo, xxii, 596pp. Original purple paper wraps, title printed on front cover. Solid text block, faint sunning to spine and front cover, near fine condition.
A scarce title, rarely seen in this early format.
O’Connor’s correspondence from 1948 to 1964, providing one of the principal documentary records of her literary life, Catholic faith, illness, friendships, and development as the author of Wise Blood, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, and The Violent Bear It Away.











