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(Jones, James). Morris, Willie. JAMES JONES: A FRIENDSHIP. INSCRIBED by Willie Morris. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978. 1978. 0385144326 / 9780385144322 Very good - Octavo, dark gray paper covered boards backed with cream cloth in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & chipped with some very minor soiling & foxing. 259 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. The front endpaper is lacking & the fore-edge is lightly foxed. Very good. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the half-title: "Bridgehampton, / Spring, 1979 / To Carol and Bobby, who would have cared for the good old fellow, for his kindness, generosity, courage, and talent, and his profound regard for the complexities of his fellow human beings. / Love, Willie Morris. William [Willie] Morris [1934-1999] was a writer and editor, born in Jackson, Mississippi. He was known for his writing on the American South, especially the Mississippi Delta. He became the youngest editor of Harper's Magazine in 1967. He completed James Jones's "Whistle" after the death of his friend in 1977. Price:
75.00 USD
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