Matthiessen, Peter — Killing Mister Watson

New York, Random House, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The inaugural volume in Matthiessen's fine Florida trilogy, Matthiessen's masterpiece in a long career, set in Florida at the beginning of the 20th century and amidst the ghosts of slavery, slave-owners and slave-catchers. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked but for previous owner's inscription at first free endpaper. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Map endpapers front and rear. 372 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Fine,