The Second Coming

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1980).

Price: $1,200.00

Hardcover. First edition. Foxing on the page edges, slightly cocked, very good in near fine dust jacket with a crease and some light foxing on the front flap. Inscribed by the author: "For Josephine and Kenneth with all best, Walker. Covington June 28, 1980." The recipients were Kenneth Haxton, a well-known Mississippi author and composer (one of his noted works was based on Faulkner's *The Sound and the Fury*) and his wife, Josephine, who was a very well-known author who wrote under the pseudonym, Ellen Douglas. An excellent Mississippi association.

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Item #453599 The Second Coming. Walker PERCY.
The Second Coming

Walker Percy
birth name: Walker Percy
born: 5/28/1916
died: 5/10/1990

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Biography

American novelist who wrote of the search for faith and love in the New South, a place transformed by industry and technology. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore

Collecting tips:

Percy was a hot ticket for a while, but the only one of his regularly published books to command a real premium is his first The Moviegoer, (1961). Legends abound about how many copies were printed with speculation ranging between 1,000 and 5,000, with many copies going to libraries (beware of books and jackets that don't quite seem to go together, as this has always been a favorite target for matchmakers). Signed copies especially command a premium, even though by all accounts Percy was generous with his signature. Early offprints of his scholarly work in wrappers, such as Symbol as Need, (1954) are more peripheral and have a more limited audience, but are nice things to add to a collection if you're in the mood.

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