Elsewhere: The Adventures of Belemus by Barry, Sebastian - 1985

Mountrath Portlaoise: Brogeen Books, 1985. First edition, first prnt. Signed and dated "2006" by Barry on the title page. Drawings by Raymond Mullan. Lacks dustjacket. Small shallow indentation on the front board and slight beginning foxing on the foreedge and topedge. Near Fine condition.. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mountrath Portlaoise: Brogeen Books, Dolmen, 1985. Book. Illus. by Raymond Mullan. Very Good +. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no reprint statement to the copyright page to indicate a true first print. A very good plus copy in similar Dust Jacket with fade to the spine. SIGNED by Sebastian Barry to the title page..

Mountrath. 1985. Brogeen Books/Dolmen Press. 1st Irish Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0851059031. Drawings by Raymond Mullan. 127 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Liam Miller. Illustrations by Raymond Mullan. Signed by the Author. keywords: Literature Ireland. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Belemus Duck, aged thirteen, a boy of normal appearance, describes in this book a series of unexpected adventures he had when he was still twelve years old. He doesn't quite know how or why they happened to him, but he is very glad they did, and sets them out here so other people can have a go at them. His excursions into the places of Elsewhere show him mystery, trickery, oddness, a bit of old-fashioned cavalry charging, and a good measure of Fil and danger. On the way he meets a pleasant skull, a sad king, the atrocious Mister Creek, the strangely admirable Top Harry, and other characters, desirable and undesirable. Belemus weathers his adventures and reaches thirteen, only to find he misses them very much indeed.… Read More