Reynolds Price — A Long and Happy Life and a Generous Man

New York, Atheneum , 1962-6. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition novels by Reynolds Price in their original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition, with the second state dust wrapper with the darker green text to the rear for 'A Long and Happy Life', and the first edition, first printing for 'A Generous Man&apos. Two volumes. In the publisher's original cloths with the original unclipped dust wrappers. This set features two works written by American poet and novelist Reynolds Price. The set includes; 'A Generous Man', a comic novel which follows Milo as he hunts for his brother who is searching for their dog, who is in turn in pursuit of a python, and 'A Long and Happy Life' which follows Rosacoke Mustian who dreams of a long and happy life and whose charitable gesture is recoiled. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally very smart with fading to the spine to 'Long and Happy' and fading to the extremities to 'Generous Man&apos. The wraps are smart with sunning to the spines and handling marks to both and fading, small closed tears and chips to 'Long and Happy&apos. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.