The Simple Truth
Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. 8vo, indigo buckram cloth, silver titles, 223pp. Stated First Edition. Unclipped dust jacket (3.50) shows the faintest of edge wear to panels, toning to endpapers. Contents clean, binding firm. The second published novel by Hardwick, chronicling a murder trial in a college town. “Elizabeth Hardwick is a crack shot, and in this book she doesn’t miss any of us today. The Simple Truth is An American Tragedy now. - J.F. Powers (endorsement printed on rear panel). A fine copy in mylar. Fine / Fine.
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