London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2004. Bound in the publishers black hardcover with bold gilt title lettering to spine. The 376 pages are in fresh, clean condition with no inscriptions and are tightly bound. Double matching black endpapers to front and rear of book. Housed in the distinctive dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Slight creasing and signs of wear to the edges otherwise dustwrapper is in very good condition. Protected in removable archival booksleeve for preservation. The photograph provided is a picture of the book and the dustwrapper and we are happy to send more images on request. A presentable copy and an excellent work of fiction from one of todays most original writers.. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Praised as “a masterpiece” by the Washington Post , A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle’s innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past. A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry , this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

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Bookseller: The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000409
Title: Oh, Play That Thing
Author: Doyle, Roddy
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0224074369
ISBN 13: 9780224074360
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2004
Keywords: FICTION

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