The Van

by Doyle, Roddy

Roddy Doyle’s acclaimed Booker Prize-nominated novel, “a darker portrayal of midlife crisis and an expansively farcical chain of misadventures” (The New York Times Book Review)   Jimmy Rabitte, Sr., is unemployed, spending his days alone and miserable. When his best friend, Bimbo, also gets laid off, they keep busy by being miserable together. Things seem to look up when they buy a decrepit fish-and-chips van and go into business, selling cheap grub to the drunk and the hungry—and keeping one step ahead of the environmental health officers. Set during the heady days of Ireland’s brief, euphoric triumphs in the 1990 World Cup, The Van is a tender and hilarious tale of male friendship and family life.

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by Doyle, Roddy

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1992
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Condition: Near fine advance uncorrected proof, for review purposes. Softcover. A novel by the author of The Commitments continues to trace the up and down life of the Rabbitte family in working class Dublin.
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1992
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1992
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1991
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First edition signed by Roddy Doyle. A very good copy that has touch of foxing to the fore edge and the usual page toning. Dustjacket is very good with a little shelfwear to the edges. This was the final part of the Barrytown trilogy and a damn fine book in it's own right.
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Secker & Warburg. 8vo., blue publisher's cloth, backstrip lettered and decorated in black; in the original pictorial dust jacket; upper edge blue; pp. [viii], 1-311, [i]; toned pages, otherwise a fine copy with no fading of colour to the spine. Signed by the author to the title page without dedication. The third volume of the author's Barrytown trilogy… Read more about this item
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1992
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NY: Viking, 1992. First US edition, first prnt. Signed and dated "17/8/'92" by Doyle on the title page. Dustjacket with tiny crease on the spine bottom edge; otherwise, in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The third novel in Doyle's Barrytown series.. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item
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New York: Viking. Good. 1992. 326 pages. Ex-library. Cover worn.<br>311 pages ; 23 cm Jimmy Ra bbitte Sr. is unemployed, spending his days alone and miserable. When his best friend, Bimbo, also gets laid off, they keep busy b y being miserable together. Things seem to look up when they buy a decrepit fish-and-chip van and go… Read more about this item
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New York: Viking, 1991. First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. An earlier novel from the author of the Booker Prize winning "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha." A near fine copy with a couple of tiny spots to the fore edge and to the bottom edge of the rear board in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear.… Read more about this item
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Viking, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 311 pages. A novel; shortlisted for the Booker Prize. First edition (first printing). Light spotting to top of page block else a fine copy in a dust jacket with a short snag to the front flap else fine. Inscribed and dated by the author to a previous owner on the title page. … Read more about this item
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by Doyle, Roddy

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Viking Adult. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. 0670845876 . Like new copy. Bright, clean pages. Binding very tight. Cover is unworn and glossy. ; 8.60 X 5.70 X 1.20 inches; 320 pages .
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by Doyle, Roddy

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1992
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Minerva (an Imprint of the Octopus Publishing Group), 1992. Paperback in very good condition. Signed by the author on the title page. The cover is a little shelfworn, mainly on the edges and leading corners. The binding is sound with clear text. CM. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good. Used.
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1991
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NY: Viking, 1991. This is the first U.S. edition of the British author's third book -- very small printing. Basis for the 1996 Stephen Frears movie of the same name. The third and final book of the Barrytown Trilogy. . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good ++.
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1991
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London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. Second Printing. Hardcover. 043620052X . Flat-signed by author on title page. 2nd printing. D/j is slighty worn at bottom spine and lower tips, 1" crease near top spine. Tanning to text. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of … Read more about this item
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1991
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Van, The

by Doyle Roddy

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London, England: Minerva. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1996. First Trade Edition. Trade Paperback. 0749336161 . First Trade Edition. Some yellowing around the edges with a clean interior and a solid binding. Back cover has some rubbing on the bottom where the price sticker was. Third book in the Barrytown Series. The further misadventures of the… Read more about this item
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(New York): Viking, (1992). First U.S. edition. SIGNED by the author on title page. The third book in the Doylestown Trilogy. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Near fine with tiny spot of offset from boards to lower inner hinge paper; in bright, fine dust jacket.
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by Doyle, Roddy

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1992
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by Doyle, Roddy

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London: Minerva. Very Good+. 1996. Reprint; Thirty-First Printing. Paperback. Light reading and cover creases, slight shelf wear. ; Thirty-first printing, 1996. Nice tight flat copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by Alan Baker. ; 320 pages; Set in a Dublin suburb during the 1990 World Cup, this novel completes the trilogy which began with The Commitments and… Read more about this item
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