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The History of the Ginger Man
by Donleavy, J. P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.
- ISBN 10
- 0670847933
- ISBN 13
- 9780670847938
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Viking. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.. 1994. First British Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670847933 . Signed and dated by the late J. P. Donleavy on the title page. Black cloth binding with gilt title on spine. Many photos, including front jacket portrait of the artist as a young man and rear jacket photo of an elder Donleavy lakeside with Irish wolfhound. The Ginger Man is Donleavy's first novel and remains his most acclaimed, having been selected by The Modern Library as one of the best 100 Novels of the 20th Century. The present book is an autobiography of his youth in New York City, schooling at Trinity College in Dublin, bohemian doings in Ireland, becoming an Irish citizen, and the machinations behind publication rights for The Ginger Man. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 517 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22370
- Title
- The History of the Ginger Man
- Author
- Donleavy, J. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.
- Edition
- First British Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670847933
- ISBN 13
- 9780670847938
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- 0670847933, Irish American Literature, Trinity College, Dublin, Literary Autobiography, J. P. Donleavy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed By the Author; Literary Biography; Books into Film;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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