The Violent Bear It Away
by O'Connor, Flannery
The Violent Bear It Away is a novel published in 1960 by American author Flannery O'Connor. It is the second and final novel that she published. The first chapter of the novel was published as the story "You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead," in the journal New World Writing, volume 8 in October 1955. It is the story of Francis Tarwater, a fourteen-year-old boy who is trying to escape his destiny: the life of a prophet.
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The Violent Bear It Away
by O'CONNOR, Flannery (1925-1964)
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- Fine-
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- First Impression
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- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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£225.28
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London: Longmans, 1960. First Impression. Hardcover. Fine-/Fine-. First British Edition (no further printings noted) of the author's third book and second novel, and her "best attempt at longer fiction." Small 8vo: [10],243,[1]pp. Publisher's tangerine cloth, spine lettered in gold; illustrated dust jacket, priced 16/-. About Fine (dust-soiled top edge) and apparently unread; about Fine jacket (spine panel ends… Read more about this item Item Price
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by O'CONNOR, Flannery
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- 1961
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- Softcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£61.67
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(New York): Signet Books, 1961. Softcover. Near Fine. First paperback edition. Illustrated wrappers. Light toning at the spine, else a nice fine and unread copy. Advance Review Copy with publisher's printed slip complimentary slip laid in. A beautiful copy. Item Price
£61.67
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The Violent Bear It Away
by O'connor, Flannery
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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£179.73
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ex Library Copy With All The Usual Stamps, Pocket, And Tape Stains. However, The Jacket Remains Very Good, With A Little Wear To Extremities, Clipped Flap Corners, And Small Tape Shadows On The Flaps. Crown Of Spine Is A Bit Frayed, But Still Legible, With Only Slightest Fade.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Violent Bear it Away
by O'Connor, Flannery
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- Used - Near Fine Condition
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- First Edition
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- 2007
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- Softcover
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- 9780374530877
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King River, Western Australia, AUS
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£7.91
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Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, New York, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Seventh impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 243 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Violent Bear It Away
by O'CONNOR, Flannery
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Published
- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£369.99
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(London): Longmans, 1960. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. A couple of spots of foxing on the boards, else fine in price-clipped else fine dustwrapper. The author's second novel and the last of the three books that were to be published during her lifetime. Item Price
£369.99
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The Violent Bear it Away
by O'Connor, Flannery
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good+
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- First British Edition
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- 1960
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£349.44
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London: Longmans, Green & Company, 1960. First British Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First British edition. [x], 243 pp. Publisher's orange cloth with spine gilt lettering. Foxed edges (heaviest on top) else Fine, in a Very Good+ jacket with a little toning to spine panel, rubbing and slight scuffing to back panel, small rub spot to spine, unclipped (16/-… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Violent Bear it Away
by O'CONNOR Flannery
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Christchurch, Canterbury, NZL
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£133.51
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London: Longmans Green and co, 1960 1st English edition printed the same year as the American one but in a much smaller printing of 3500 copies. O'Connors third book and second novel. Orange boards slightly bumped at spine ends and slightly bruised to corners, light pencil note to fep from original bookseller. Dust jacket is complete and unclipped,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Violent Bear It Away
by O'Connor, Flannery
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Advance Copy
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- 1960
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- Paperback
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£411.10
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New York: Longmans Green & Co., Ltd, 1960. Advance Copy. Paperback. Very Good. Advance reading copy of the first British edition. 243 pp. Blue wraps with paper label on front cover. Very Good with label remnants on verso of front cover, light wear. Scarce. Item Price
£411.10
The Violent Bear It Away
by O'CONNOR, Flannery
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£2,466.60
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1960. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. A fine, bright copy in fine crisp and bright dust jacket. Author's third book, and last published in her lifetime. Rarely encountered in this condition. Item Price
£2,466.60
The Violent Bear It Away
by O'Connor, Flannery
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Not Applicable
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780374505240
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Calgary , Alberta, CAN
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£22.77
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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1960 Very Good+, 29Th Printing, 1996, No Spine Creases, May Be Unread, Very Clean With Fos On Inside Cover. Item Price
£22.77
The Violent Bear It Away
by O'CONNOR, Flannery
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£287.77
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(London): Longmans, 1960. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First English edition. Fine in modestly spine-toned, else near fine dust jacket. The author's second novel and the last of the three books that were to be published during her lifetime. Item Price
£287.77
The Violent Bear It Away
by O'Connor, Flannery
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1960
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Avon, Connecticut, USA
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£287.77
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/good +. 8vo. Hardbound book in dustwrapper. 243 pp. First edition of her third book, a novel. Very good plus with light wear to spine ends. The price-intact dustwrapper shows chipping at the spine crown and some soiling to the rear panel. Spine is not sunned. Please… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Violent Bear It Away.
by O'CONNOR, Flannery.
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- Used - A near fine copy in a good to very good jacket with a number of tape reinforcements to verso.
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- First edition.
- Published
- [1960]
- Binding
- Publisher's cloth-backed red boards in dust jacket.
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Rochester, New York, USA
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£5,344.30
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New York:: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy,, [1960]. First edition.. publisher's cloth-backed red boards in dust jacket.. A near fine copy in a good to very good jacket with a number of tape reinforcements to verso.. 8vo,. Signed by O'Connor on the half-title page, and with her ms. correction on p. 242. On January 28, 1960,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Violent Bear It Away (FSG Classics)
by O'Connor Flannery
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- New
- Published
- 2007-06-01
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780374530877
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Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
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£9.00
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Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007-06-01. Paperback. New. Item Price
£9.00
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The Violent Bear It Away
by O'CONNOR, Flannery (1925-1964)
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- Used - Fine-
- Jacket Condition
- Fine-
- Edition
- First Impression
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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£348.61
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London: Longmans, 1960. First Impression. Hardcover. Fine-/Fine-. First British Edition (no further printings noted) of the author's third book and second novel, and her "best attempt at longer fiction." Small 8vo: [10],243,[1]pp. Publisher's tangerine cloth, spine lettered in gold; illustrated dust jacket, priced 16/-. About Fine (dust-soiled top edge) and apparently unread; about Fine jacket (spine panel ends… Read more about this item Item Price
£348.61
The Violent Bear It Away (FSG Classics)
by O'Connor, Flannery
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2007-06-12
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780374530877
- Quantity Available
- 1
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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£9.32
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007-06-12. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good. Item Price
£9.32
THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY
by O'CONNOR, FLANNERY
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- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No d/w
- Published
- 1980
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- Paperback
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Skreen, Sligo, IRL
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£2.62
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London: Faber, 1980. Book. Fair. Wraps. x + 243pp; Edges sunned else a bright copy; Size: 12mo. Item Price
£2.62
The Violent Bear It Away.
by O'CONNOR, Flannery.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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£246.66
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NY:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Second printing. Near fine in a near fine (hint of age toning to flap and verso edges) dust jacket. An attractive, well preserved copy.; 243 pages . Item Price
£246.66
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The Violent Bear It Away
by O'Connor, Flannery
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- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1960
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£411.10
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. (No statement of printing, as called for, unlike most of publisher's titles.) [x], 243 pp. Bound in publisher's red marble-patterned boards, gray cloth backstrip lettered in white and gray, blue topstain. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket with a slightly sunned spine panel, light wear,… Read more about this item Item Price
£411.10
The Violent Bear it Away
by O'Connor, Flannery
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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£246.66
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey spine over red boards. Corners bumped, top of spine slightly sunned; very good-. Dustjacket shows a clipped front flap, some sunning, rubbing to rear panel, a few small chips to edges. Item Price
£246.66
