Wright Morris — In Orbit

New York , New American Library , 1967. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this short, but raging novel from American novelist and essayist Wright Morris. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's original dust wrapper and original cloth binding.This short novel centres on a high school juvenile delinquent as he causes havoc through a small town in Nebraska in the space of one day.However, the victims of his attacks seem to be complicit and almost expectant of these events.Author Wright Morris was known for experimenting with narrative forms in his works as well as themes of masculinity and boyhood, as is evident through this novel's comparisons between the unpredictable twists of nature and that of the protagonist. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear to the head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper is in very smart condition with instances of edge wear to the extremities and slight chipping to the head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.