AVON BOOK OF MODERN WRITING                                          Edited by William Phillips & Philip Rahv                                         Avon Books, Original Paperback, 1954                                        Condition: Good+                                                                                                                                                                          This collection of new fiction, poetry & essays includes the short stories "The Group" by Mary McCarthy (the basis for her best-selling novel) and the first U.S. publication of Borges' "Funes, the Memorious".  Spine end/edge wear including a slit at the top, spine reading crease, a small upper corner clip resulting in a number of page corner creases, otherwise modest wear on extremities and moderately toned pages.  But the book is firmly bound and unmarked.