Goyen, William

The House of Breath

New York: Random House, 1950. First edition. 8vo, 181pp. Publisher's gray cloth stamped in black and white in blue, illustrated jacket. A nearly fine book with toning to page block edge in like jacket that shows some light rubbing and wear at spine ends and corners.

Sharp first edition of the first book from Texas author, William Goyen (1915-1983), which was nominated for the first National Book Award in fiction.  A.C. Greene named it one of the "Fifty Best Books on Texas."  . Item #5551

Price: $75.00