TAYLOR, Peter

A Long Fourth and Other Stories

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (21cm). Black cloth hardcover, titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 166p. Tight, straight and clean, about Fine; in original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $3.00 on front flap), orange faded to yellow on spine, else well-preserved with light rubbing and creasing to front panel; Very Good.

Taylor's first published book, a collection of short stories, most set in his native Tennessee. Taylor would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for his 1984 novel A Summons to Memphis.

Price: $300.00

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