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The Ginger Man

The Ginger Man

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The Ginger Man

by Donleavy, J P

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Near Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item

London: Neville Spearman, 1956. Authors first book was published in Paris in 1955. Regarded as a comic masterpiece, upon its publication, it was banned both in Ireland and the United States for obscenity. 1st UK and first hardcover edition, expurgated by Donleavy to meet British censorship standards. Differs from later printings by having a blank, white back on the dust jacket as should be. CONDITION Blue bds with black spine title(very clean, top front cnr faintly crushed) 292 pages copy is very bright and crisp with faintest dust spotting to edges, white panel at rear of DJ is faintly soiled, slightest edge wear, not price clipped, price 15s.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Synopsis

Feckless, unwashed, charming, penurious Sebastian Balfe Dangerfield, Trinity College Law student, Irish American with an English Accent, maroon in the ould country and dreaming of dollars and ready women, stumbles from the public house to the pawnbrokers, murmuring delusive enticements in the ear of any girl who'll listen, in delirious search of freedom, wealth, and the recognition he feels is his due. Lyrical and ribald, illuminating, poignant and hugely entertaining, The Ginger Man is a work of authentic comic genius.

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Bookseller
Ariel Books NZ (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #
16183
Title
The Ginger Man
Author
Donleavy, J P
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition Thus
Publisher
Neville Spearman
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1956
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7&

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Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Crisp
A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Price Clipped
When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
BDS
Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.

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