Facing the Music: Stories [Signed Bookplate]

Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1988. First Edition. Octavo (18.5cm); black cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in silver on spine; red endpapers; dustjacket; 167pp. Author's signed bookplate laid in. A Fine copy. Dustwrapper, designed by Molly Renda, unclipped ($12.95), light wear to upper spine panel with tiny tear to lower rear panel, else Near Fine. The Mississippi author's first publication, a collection of short stories which includes "Kubuku Rides (This Is It)", "Old Frank and Jesus", and "Samaritans". [84621].