The Country Girls

2005; Paperview; Promotional Edition, Fine Hardcover in Near Fine Dust Jacket. "Great Irish Writers series #5: Edna O'Brien, recipient of the James Joyce Ulysses Medal. Author's debut novel, The Country Girls, published in 1960, is the first book in a trilogy of novels. It was banned as soon as it appeared, as were the other books in the trilogy." 166… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1960. First edition of the author's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. In 2019 BBC News included The Country Girls on its list of the 100 most influential novels.

Picador, London, 1982. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good Plus. Light reading wear. Very clean interior..

London: Hutchinson, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A first edition in very good condition. Facsimile DJ with mylar. Tight binding, clean pages. Boards are slightly faded and show light shelf wear. Small white mark on bottom of back board. Name and date in red pen inscribed discreetly on FFEP. Foxing/damp spots to front and back… Read more about this item

Hutchinson & Co., 1971. Hardcover. Good. 1971. First Edition Thus. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Small stamped marks to free endpapers, with pen scribbling through mark to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light… Read more about this item

Hutchinson [and] Jonathan Cape,, 1960-1964. 3 vols., 8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full crushed morocco (dark green/navy/burgundy respectively), sides with gilt frame borders, backs with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt tops, hand-made endpapers, satin marker ribbons, an elegant set ideal as a gift or for… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with gilt spine lettering. A near (or better) copy in like D/W with a tiny 6 mm imperceptible closed tear at the bottom right hand corner of the front panel adjacent to the front flap. The D/W is NOT price-clipped… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

Ireland: Paperview, 2005. Bound in dark green boards, in matching dust jacket. This is part of the publisher's "Great Irish Writers" series and reprints this -- the author's first book -- that was banned as soon as it was published in 1960. It went on to be the first part of a trilogy. This is… Read more about this item

Penguin, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. 1966 Reprint. 187 pages. Orange and white pictorial paper cover. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Water marks to page edges and corners. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, 1966. Paperback. Acceptable. 1966. Reprinted. 187 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout and water stains to half title page. Previous owner's inscriptions to reverse side of front cover. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Small tears… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, 1966. Paperback. Acceptable. 1966. Reprint. 187 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout and mild cracking to front hinge. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Small tears and chipping, with heavy tanning and marking overall. Book has noticeable… Read more about this item

Penguin, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. Reprinted. 187 pages. Colour photographic paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Penguin, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. 1967. 187 pages. Orange and white pictorial paper cover. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Corners are dogeared in places. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine. Tanning… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. 187 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Penguin Books, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. Reprinted. 188 pages. Pictorial paperback. Slight pulling to front cover, remains firm. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some… Read more about this item

Penguin Books Ltd., 1966. Paperback. Acceptable. 1966. Reprint. 188 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Small tears and chipping, with heavy tanning and marking overall. Book is slightly curled.

Penguin Books, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. Reprint. 187 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Penguin Books, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. Reprinted. 187 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Penguin Books, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. Reprinted. 188 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.