Dalkey Archive by Flann Obrien, First Edition (28 results)

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Minor browning to the pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 192 p.: 1 plan,1 port; 20 cm. Subjects: Fiction in English 1900-1945 Texts. Genre: Novel. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Number 309 in the Everyman's Library series. Introduction by Keith Donohue. First edition thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Sewn-in ribbon bookmark.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. London: Picador [Pan Books], 1976. A lot of two of O'Brien's famed comic masterpieces: "The Hard Life" and "The Dalkey Archive." Trade paperbacks with covers ilustrated by Ralpf Steadman. Light usage, with Dalkey (Very Good) having creased corners. Hard Life is Fine. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Rear hinge shows cracking, but the binding remains structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.65.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good + Light Edge Soiling. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Light Edgewear Dj. 1st Edition. A vition.ery attractive copy of the first American ed. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. British edition, second printing, 1968 (first printing was 1964). With original unclipped jacket (25s). Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, a few small marks, creasing/rubbing to edges, one small (approx. 1cm) tear to back upper corner, a few other very small (approx. 3mms) tears, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, a few small scratches, little pushing/bumping to corners, minor foxing/browning/odd small mark to reverse (white side), little creasing/browning/foxing to front/back inner flaps and is in only good condition. Boards are very good (having been well protected by the jacket) with light crease to spine (book has been read), minor pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small bump/rub to edges and a little wear (pushing/rubbing/bumping) to head/tail of spine. Little spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages bit tanned. Previous owner's name, date and location in pen to front end-paper. Odd small mark/minor foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

American first edition (as stated upon copyright page). 222 pages. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with slight soiling, short closed tear at top edge of front panel; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Green cloth with bright gilt stamped spine lettering. Black top edge; some soiling and three small dark stains upon fore-edge. Past owner's name/address sticker affixed upon front pastedown but hidden by dj's front flap. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Faint staining on the rear boards and page toning thus very good in a very good dust jacket with toning and a small stain on the rear wrapper.

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First. Small 8vo, green clotgh, d.w. New York: Macmillan, (1965). First American Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Lawrence Ratzkin (cover) (illustrator). First American. Read more about : Vico Road, Teague McGettigan, Bible, 372, deadly D.M.P., Noah's son Ham, and Civis Romanus sum. 222 pages - UNillustrated. Size: Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Near Fine hardcover in a Very Good dj (remnant of prior owner's name/address label to front free endpaper; small 1/2" tear, taped to verso of dj, to top dj spine; slight wear). First Edition, First Printing. 222pp. A nice copy - clean text, tight binding, and a clean and bright dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Impression. Second impression hardcover in good condition. The jacket is fairly worn at the edges, with slight discolouration and scoring. The boards edges are worn. Cocked spine. The upper page block is slightly foxed. Some pages are dog-eared. The pages in the main body are clean and clear. GE. Used.

first edition, ex-library, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 222pp, VG (light tape residue to boards, rear gutter moderately cracked, light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (light soiling, light rubbing).

Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. Book measures 20x13.5.cm. 222pp. Bound in original publishers green cloth, gilt lettering. Very minor wear, lightly bumped on corner of top board, lean on spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Dust jacket rubbed, abrasion wear, some dust/dirt marking, price clipped. Jacket in good condition. Internally, pages clean. A good copy. Size: 8vo.

First edition, octavo, green heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, 222pp, VG (moderately heavy foxing to page edges, some light tanning) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate browning & soiling, some creasing to edges).

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First US Edition. Gilt lettered aquamarine cloth in bright unfaded dust jacket. Blue top stain. Sharp copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 222pp; A bright copy in unclipped d/w which is slightly sunned and shows toning to inside flaps and is slightly worn along creases; Digital photos available on request; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Near Fine, faint toning front end page, bookplate of noted Celtic language and folklore scholar Edgar. M. Slotkin front paste down, mostly hidden by priced front flap, in Very Good dust jacket, light wear bottom edge of spine, stain along bottom edge of rear panel, slightly extending onto final blank end page. Bust of James Joyce on dust jacket by Desmond Mac Namara, jacket design by Jack Stoddart. The last of his novels published during his lifetime, O'Brien died in 1966. "The Dalkey Archive" was adapted as a play by Hugh Leonard, "When the Saints Go Cycling In", performed in 1965 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

First Edition. 8vo. 222pp. Very good fresh copy in very good dustwrapper. Flann O Brien was an Irish novelist, playwright and satirist. He was born in Strabane, Co. Tyrone and is regarded as a key figure in postmodern literature. Among his works are "At Swim Two Birds", and "The Hard Life".He is noted for his bizarre humour and modernist metafiction. He also wrote under the name of Myles na Gopaleen and is the creator of "the wittiest newspaper column in the western world". "The Dallkey Archive features a master mind, a diffident lover, St. Augustine. a man who is in danger of turning into a bicycle, James Joyce, as well as a number of serious drinkers.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL PRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, HALF TITLE PRESENT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 X 5 INCHES WITH 222 PAGES. FEW MINOR MARKS TO REAR OF JACKET, FRONT HINGE COCKED SLIGHTLY FORWARD, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY WITH NO INSCRIPTIONS, NO CHIPS TO JACKET & CLOTH COVER BRIGHT. PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY WRINKLES OR REFLECTIONS SHOWN IN IMAGES OF DUST JACKET ARE ON THE SURFACE OF THE REMOVABLE PROTECT COVERING. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Publisher's green boards with lettering in gold to spine. The book is tight and square. The boards are bright and clean. The text is clean with no marks or inscriptions apart from a handful of foxing spots. The dust jacket is bright and not price clipped. It is fully intact with no tears and just a little wear to the bottom of the spine and one corner. A very nice copy.

Octavo. Boards. Fine in lightly soiled, near fine d.j. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 222 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Jack Stoddart. This was his fifth book & the last of his novels published during his lifetime as he died in 1966. A comical science-fiction novel. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with the only flaw being a faint skinned patch on the front cover from a price tag removal. A beautiful copy!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1964 MacGibbon & Kee Hardback 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket. Wonderful jacket design as shown.

Condition: Very Good. 1964. Hardcover. Very good copy in slightly creased dustwrapper.First edition. . . . .

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. The authorship of 'Ulysses' is challenged by none less than its author himself: welcome to Dalkey, a seaside suburb of Dublin or, for the purposes of this novel, a creation of Mr. O'Brien. A spectacular copy. Fine in dustwrapper. book.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket by Jack Stoddart, bust of James Joyce on jacket by Desmond Mac Namara, rear panel very slightly toned and marked, else near-fine. First edition of the author's fifth and final novel, published two years before his death. It was adapted for the stage by Hugh Leonard in 1965 as The Saints Go Cycling In.