The Windy Hill - Jennings Perry 1926 1st Edition 1st Printing HC DJ

Description: The Windy Hillby Jennings Perry Art nouveau / art deco dust jacket art signed "Wilkins" at base of tree. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1926 First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. 262 pages. 5-1/2" x 7-3/4" Very good in good dust jacket. Writing & erasure marks to front end paper; oxidization to pp. 16-17 & occasional soiling to margins. Binding firm; mild slant to head of spine. Covers have light rubbing along edges; mild fraying to spine ends with a bit of fabric loss at heel; rubbing & darkening to spine titles. Dust jacket missing about 2 inches from head of spine; mild chipping & tears to spine heel & at corners; rubbing & wear along edges with several tears & creases; wear along spine edges with 2 small holes along rear edges; small hole to rear flap fold; soiling & rubbing. DJ comes protected by new, archival cover. From the Nashville Banner: "One of the younger school of American writers now at work in the Latin quarter of Paris is Jennings Perry of Jackson, Tenn., who has just finished a new novel called 'The Windy Hill.' He chose the title from a line in one of the poems of Rupert Brooke. Mr. Perry is living at 15 Rue Brea while in the French capital" (November 30, 1925, p. 7). This was Jennings Perry's first (and apparently only) novel, published when he was just twenty-six years old. Set in Tennessee and New York City, the story follows John Starr and his relationship with Clita, a femme fatale who "plays God" with the men in her life. The book had little success, garnering a few, tepid reviews. A solid & presentable copy. Scarce, especially in the original dust jacket. Ships well-packed in a box.

Price: 85 USD

Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia

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