THE SECOND COMING
Percy, Walker
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
About this Item
Signed limited first edition of Percy's novel of faith and alienation. Lovely copy of the sequel to Percy's 1966 THE LAST GENTLEMAN, revisiting the character of Will Barrett in middle age and under great philosophic and psychologic strain. Critically well received, THE SECOND COMING was nominated for both a PEN/Faulkner award and a National Book Critics Circle award. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth with red and gilt lettering. Sky-blue endpapers. In grey paper-covered slipcase. Copy no. 80 of a signed limited edition of 450, signed by Percy at colophon. 360 pages. Seller Inventory # 44611
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE SECOND COMING
Publisher: Farrar Strous Giroux, New York
Publication Date: 1980
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine in about fine slipcase.
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First edition.
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