The Ginger Man
by J.P. Donleavy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Very Good
- Seller
-
Warwick, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
McDowell, Obolensky, New York, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. J.P. DONLEAVY. The Ginger Man, New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958. Octavo, first American edition, preceded by London and Paris releases, pp. xvi, 327, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, stamped figure of a tarot card on front, top edge tinted red. Train-wreck protagonist lives on his own amoral terms in Dublin. Condition of this book: Fine in very good jacket with a short tear in the rear panel. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1950s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55361. .
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.
Read More: Identifying first editions of The Ginger Man
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55361
- Title
- The Ginger Man
- Author
- J.P. Donleavy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McDowell, Obolensky
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Humour; 1950s; Fiction. Unbranded J.P. Donleavy The Ginger Man
Terms of Sale
Rarities etc.
We accept returns for any reason, with a money-back guarantee and a reasonable allowance for your return shipping costs via U.S. Postal Service.
About the Seller
Rarities etc.
Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
About Rarities etc.
Rarities specializes in photos, prints and art and photography books. We also offer vintage oddities.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
A Brief History of the Dust Jacket
When did dust jackets first appear, and what exactly are they for? Learn about this often-important detail as it applies to book collecting. More...
Collecting One Book
Instead of collecting by series, author, publisher...why not just one title? Learn more about collecting variations and editions of one book.
