Mountain Blood (INSCRIBED)
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1915. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the title page "Joseph Hergesheimer for James J. Devlin West Chester Chester Co Pennsylvania 7 5 1926". Octavo; 312pp. Front hinge separating, corners lightly bumped, else a Very Good copy in publisher's red cloth titled in gold in the rare illustrated dust jacket (a few closed tears). Item #23108
'Mountain Blood' was Hergesheimer's second novel, a tale of rural Virginia life, greed, and tragedy set in the isolated Greenstream Valley in the Virginia mountains. James Joseph Devlin (likely the James J. Devlin here) appears to have been an academic or literary figure in Pennsylvania during the mid-20th century.
Price: $250.00