INTRUDER IN THE DUST. New York: Random House, [1948]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A powerful novel about Southern racial prejudice centered around the trial of a black farmer accused of murdering a white man. Basis for a well-regarded 1949 film directed by Clarence Brown. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Petersen A26.2. Lower corner tips bruised, gold flaked from several letters of author's name and publisher's imprint on the spine panel, a solid very good copy in a good dust jacket (with $3.00 price printed on front flap) with wear at spine ends and corner tips and dust soiling to rear panel. (#158926).
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