MacKinlay Kantor — Here Lies Holly Springs

New York, Pynson Printers, 1938. First edition. Hardback. A signed special edition of this novel from MacKinlay Kantor, with the very scarce original glassine dust wrapper. A limited and first edition of this work in book form, signed by the author to the colophon. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, with decorative boards. With the very scarce original glassine dust wrapper. MacKinlay Kantor was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his novel, 'Andersonville&apos. Several of his works are either set during or around the period of the American Civil War. This mid-western tale tells of a mysterious drummer boy from Holly Springs, who arrives in the town of Plattville stating he was ordered to beat the long roll. With illustrations. In the original quarter cloth, with decorative boards. With the original glassine dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with sunning to the boards and shelf wear. Dust wrapper is chipped to the edges and spine head. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Donald McKay. Very Good Indeed/Good Only.