Goyen (William) The House of Breath
£125
London, Chatto & Windus, 1951.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket.
The US author’s debut novel, and the most well regarded and critically acclaimed of his works, winner of the 1967 William Faulkner Foundation Award for notable first novel.
In stock
Cloth slightly sunned at spine; jacket a little chipped and tanned around spine, but otherwise very good.
Jacket artwork by Biro.
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