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First Photoplay edition. About fine in near fine dust jacket. (Slight chipping at spine ends on jacket. ) The preferred photoplay with jacket art by Frederick Madan from the original film poster for the John Ford directed classic. Uncommon.; 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"; 312 pages.

First American edition. Neat, contemporary owner's name on the front fly, a couple of barely visible spots on the boards, small tear in margin of title page else very near fine in bright, near fine dust jacket with very shallow loss at the crown. A fresh copy of this classic Irish novel which was the basis for the 1935 film that won four Academy Awards including Best Actor for Victor McLaglen and Best Director for John Ford. *Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone*. The American edition seems much less common than the English edition, especially in jacket.

First edition of this classic novel set in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, which was adapted numerous times, most famously by John Ford for RKO Pictures in 1935. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example. Set in 1920s Dublin in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, the novel centers on "Gypo" Nolan. Having disclosed the whereabouts of his friend Frankie McPhillip to the police for a reward, Gypo finds himself hunted by his revolutionary comrades for this betrayal. It received the 1925 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

272 pages, 8vo, olive-green cloth, dust wrapper. London: Jonathan Cape, 1925. First Edition. A near fine copy (edges foxed; bookplate) in a brilliant dust wrapper. Presentation copy, Dec. 5th, 1925 "To J.R. Highton Esq. with the compliments of Liam O'Flaherty." A Haycroft-Queen cornerstone, the basis for a film, and a difficult book to find in any condition.