The Hard Life

New York: Pantheon Books, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, faded at the spine, soiling and rubbing throughout, a few small closed tears at the edges. Quartred red cloth with blue paper on the boards. Firmly bound with a forward lean, dark top stain, clean internally. O'Brien's "nonstop Irish… Read more about this item

London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1961. First Edition. Very good in very good dust jacket with some minor staining.. First Edition. O'Brien's return to the novel after almost 20 years, The Hard Life "manages some criticism of the Catholic Church . . . [but] lack the stylistic acumen of the earlier work: given O'Nolan's physical condition by the… Read more about this item

Picador. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

London: Picador, 1982. 6th Edition or Higher. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers dust-toned. Browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 126 p.; 20 cm. Subjects: English fiction. Fiction in English. Genre: Novel.

Normal: Dalkey Archive Press, 1996. 2nd ed.. Trade paperback. Fine.. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 179 p. Audience: General/trade. One of the best works of Irish literature!

Dalkey Archive Press, 1996. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Good. Paladin Books, 1990, different cover, 157 pages, trade paperback, no underining, cover creased, light wear.

Dalkey Archive Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Dalkey Archive Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Picador, 1978. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2003. Paperback. New. new ed edition. 176 pages. 7.72x5.12x0.55 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.