The Gospel Singer

New York: William Morrow, (1968). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 248 pp. Original lime paper-covered boards, stamped in black, white, in original unclipped ($4.95) dust-jacket. Some faint handling wear to jacket, faint toning. Book shows common end paper bleed, toning to page edges, foxing to top text block, spine ends curled and edges tips lightly touched. Signed, dated and located by the author on the dedication page.

Dust Jacket: Fine

Hardcover: Near Fine

“Harry Eugene Crews (June 7, 1935 – March 28, 2012) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He often made use of violent, grotesque characters and set them in regions of the Deep South. Authors first book. Only 4000 copies printed in first edition.”