FORETASTE OF GLORY

1st edition, 1946 with publishers review card laid in. A Very Good copy in a Good dust jacket. 8vo., 256 pp., bound in publishers red cloth with illustrated red dust jacket, $2.50. Jacket spine slightly faded, minor chipping along edges with some overall light fading and soiling. Text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. Jesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1906 February 17, 1984) was an American writer, school teacher, and school administrator who is known for his short stories, poetry, and novels as well as non-fiction autobiographical works set in central Appalachia. Born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, Stuart relied heavily on the rural locale of northeastern Kentucky for his writings.