Eudora Welty - The Optimist’s Daughter - Franklin Library Edition - Pulitzer Prize 1973 - 1978

Eudora Welty – The Optimist’s Daughter (The Franklin Library, 1978) - Pulitzer Prize 1973

A beautifully bound limited edition of The Optimist’s Daughter by Eudora Welty, published by The Franklin Library exclusively for subscribers. This edition celebrates Welty’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, presented in a rich tan full-leather binding with delicate gilt floral designs — an elegant tribute to one of the most revered voices of Southern literature.

Content
The Optimist’s Daughter tells the quiet yet deeply affecting story of Laurel McKelva Hand, a woman returning to her Mississippi hometown after her father’s death. Through the emotional landscape of mourning and memory, Welty explores family ties, resilience, and the inevitable clash between past and present. With her characteristic clarity and compassion, she crafts a novel that captures both the dignity and the absurdity of human loss.

This Franklin Library edition features striking black-and-white illustrations by Mitchell Hooks that perfectly accompany Welty’s understated lyricism and Southern atmosphere.

Features
• Publisher: The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
• Year: 1978
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Author: Eudora Welty
• Illustrator: Mitchell Hooks
• Full tan genuine leather binding with ornate gilt floral borders
• Gilt lettering and raised bands on spine
• Gilt edges on all sides of the text block
• Marbled endpapers and green satin ribbon bookmark
• Illustrated with detailed black-and-white plates
• Printed on archival-quality paper

Condition
Excellent condition. Bright, clean binding with crisp gilt decoration. Gilt page edges flawless. Interior pages pristine and unmarked. A beautifully preserved collector’s copy of Welty’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece — an enduring work of Southern grace and introspection.

Shipping
The book will be carefully packed and shipped with tracking and insurance.