London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1939 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xi (i), 324 (4) pp. First Edition, 1939. Return date paper plate on front pastedown, and owners stamp on ffep. Lightly foxed text block and some pages in the margins, else, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5.75" x 8.75". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "Oliver Joseph St John Gogarty (1878-1957) was an Irish poet, author, otolaryngologist, athlete, politician, and well-known conversationalist. He served as the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in James Joyce's novel Ulysses.".

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006547
Title: Tumbling in the Hay
Author: Gogarty, Oliver St. John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Constable and Company Ltd.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1939
Keywords: LITERATURE MODERN IRISH AUTHORS FICTION NOVEL
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;
Size: Octavo

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