Novelist considered one of the preeminent writers to emerge from the American South in the years between the world wars. The term Southern Gothic was coined to characterize his dark, brooding vision of the South's decaying way of life. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. Signed book: A Fable. NY: Random House, 1954. Hardcover with slipcase, 6 x 8.5, 437 pages. Signed and numbered, 867/1000, in blue fountain pen on the limitation's page which reads 'This first edition of A Fable, printed on rag paper, is limited to one thousand copies, signed by the author.' Moderate staining to slipcase; the book is in fine condition. RRAuction COA.
