Binding intact; interior clean beyond remains of previous owner bookplate inside front board. Boards very worn and bumped and corners as are the spine ends; spine discolored and soiled. page edges soiled. Not a pretty book. Liam O'Flaherty was a significant Irish novelist and short story writer and was involved for a time in left-wing politics. This book is his memoir. Stated 2nd printing. 285pp.
Second printing (same year as first printing). Previous owner's name and date on ffep, plus five lines of newspaper review of book cut out and pasted beneath previous owner's name (please see photos). Otherwise no other markings or inscriptions. Usual discolouration with age. Cover rubbed around edges.
1934. First Edition. 284 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Beige pictorial cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.
First edition, second impression. Red boards, titles in black to spine, cream and red dust jacket, unclipped, in protective plastic sleeve, b&w photograph of author frontispiece, 284pp, head and foot of spine is bumped, edges stained with some foxing, light foxing to epps and front few pages, otherwise pages inside are clean, dust jacket is tanned with worn edges and a few tears and nibbles to edges, now stable in plastic sleeve, 1cm missing from top of spine.
12mo. A very nice copy. b/w portrait frontis. Spotting to first and last few pages. Dw has small tears to extrems. Tanned, mark to spine. red cloth with pictorial cover matching d/w
8vo. pp. 284, [1]. with half-title. frontis. portrait. original cloth with paper label on upper cover (slightly soiled). First Edition, Second Impression.
1991. Hardcover. First cheap edition. With author photograph frontis. With two passages deleted by the censor, as noted by the publisher in note. Original pictorial oatmeal coloured cloth with crimson sword and title pasted label to front and red lettering to spine. Marked inside front cover and loose at front spine however all pages intact and binding remains tight. Light spotting, text is crisp and clear and reamins a fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
1991. Hardcover. First cheap edition. With author photograph frontis. With two passages deleted by the censor, as noted by the publisher in note. Original pictorial oatmeal coloured cloth with crimson sword and title pasted label to front and red lettering to spine. Marked inside front cover and loose at front spine however all pages intact and binding remains tight. Light spotting, text is crisp and clear and reamins a fine copy. . . . .
1991. Hardcover. First cheap edition. With author photograph frontis. With two passages deleted by the censor, as noted by the publisher in note. Original pictorial oatmeal coloured cloth with crimson sword and title pasted label to front and red lettering to spine. Marked inside front cover and loose at front spine however all pages intact and binding remains tight. Light spotting, text is crisp and clear and reamins a fine copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
1991. Hardcover. First cheap edition. With author photograph frontis. With two passages deleted by the censor, as noted by the publisher in note. Original pictorial oatmeal coloured cloth with crimson sword and title pasted label to front and red lettering to spine. Marked inside front cover and loose at front spine however all pages intact and binding remains tight. Light spotting, text is crisp and clear and reamins a fine copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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x-library: An abbreviation for Ex-library former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.