THE HABIT OF BEING: LETTERS OF FLANNERY O'CONNOR Edited with an introduction by Sally Fitzgerald. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, (1979). First edition, THIRD printing. "Third printing 1979" statement to the copyright page. A collection of letters to friends, other authors, and literary agents that reveal her personality and thoughts, from 1948 through 1964. Presentable gift. Fine in black cloth with gilt embossed titles and rules and a green leaf decoration to the front cover and to the spine, red-and-yellow headband and tail-band; in a near fine dust jacket with a one inch tear to the upper spine fold; original printed $15.00 price still intact to the front inner flap. Thick royal octavo; 617 pages; index. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT LITERARY BIOGRAPHY CRITICISM BOOKS THANKS! On Dec-11-03 at 18:03:08 PST, seller added the following information: