CASH, W.J.
The Mind of the South
First edition. Bookplate of Bessie Steele Ledbetter. Endpapers foxed and the binding is soiled and moderately worn, an about very good copy in a price-clipped, very good plus dustwrapper with shallow chipping at the crown. Inscribed by the author: "Inscribed to Mrs. J.M. Ledbetter, W.J. Cash." One of the most important and influential studies ever written about the philosophy, temperament and social customs of the South. Cash committed suicide soon after publication, at least in part because of the criticisms he received for debunking some of the accepted myths and beliefs of the region. Although all signed copies are rare, a few were issued with a signed, tipped-in leaf. This is only the second inscribed copy we have seen.
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