Ballad of the Bones and Other Poems

Stated first edition bound in gray cloth with red blocking. A Very Good copy in a Poor dust jacket. Small bumps to the lower corners and rubs to the spine tips and upper corners. Mild soiling to the cloth. The dust jacket is heavily worn. It has several edge chips and one large, 2" chip to the bottom edge of the rear panel. The front panel is almost detached from the spine. Tanning to the panels. Introduction by Jesse Stuart.

Jesse Stuart worked his way through Lincoln Memorial and Vanderbilt Universities, and taught school in his native Kentucky. He lectured at various colleges and universities until 1954, when he suffered a near-fatal heart attack. After his recovery, he returned to writing, lecturing, and farming. As a specialist for the U.S. Department of State, he traveled around the world, and he served as a visiting lecturer and professor at the American University in Cairo in 1960-61. His work includes nearly thirty books, ranging from poetry to biography, autobiography, novels, and short stories. Jesse Stuart died in 1984.