Walker Percy — Love in the Ruins

New York, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of this wildly popular novel by noted American author Walker Percy, in the original dust wrapper. Love in the Ruins: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World is a compelling science fiction novel that follows the main character, Dr Thomas More, who works as a psychiatrist in a small town in Louisiana. As society begins to fall part and groups become more and more partisan, and More invents a device that can treat mental health problems, but can also exacerbate them in the wrong hands. Written by philosophical American novelist Walker Percy. His novel The Moviegoer, won the National Book Award for Fiction. The first edition, first printing of this work. Enclosed in the original dust wrapper, designed by Janet Halverson. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just some minor shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart and bright, with a few marks to the wrap and some light shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.