Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
Borstal Boy is an autobiographical 1958 book by Brendan Behan. The story depicts a young, fervently idealistic Behan who loses his naivete over the three years of his sentence, softening his radical stance and warming to the other prisoners. From a technical standpoint, the novel is chiefly notable for the art with which it captures the lively dialogue of the Borstal inmates, with all the variety of the British Isles' many subtly distinctive accents intact on the page.
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Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1958
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- Hardcover, maroon cloth with silver title on spine
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Bridgewater , Nova Scotia, CAN
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£89.38
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"Borstal Boy" by Brendan Behan. London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., [1958]. First Edition. pp. 343. frontispiece photo. of author. Hardcover, maroon cloth with silver title on spine (corners bent on front cover, 2 worn spots on cover's edge, few marks, some light foxing to margins, shelf wear to covers, owner's stamp on front free endpaper, original bookseller's invoice inserted).… Read more about this item Item Price
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Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
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- 1958
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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£175.00
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London: Hutchinson, 1958. A first edition, first printing published by Hutchinson in 1958. A near fine book without inscriptions in very good clipped wrapper with one repaired closed tear to the rear panel. Wear to the corners. Rare Item Price
£175.00
Borstal Boy
by BEHAN Brendan
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1958
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Christchurch, Canterbury, NZL
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£9.66
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London: Hutchinson, 1958 light foxing to endpapers and closed edges, gift inscription to half title, light wear to cloth, unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear, small chipping at head of spine, short tears to tail of spine, corners rubbed, light soiling or foxing to dust jacket, 343pp + frontis portrait, autobiography of his time in juvenile borstal prison. First… Read more about this item Item Price
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BORSTAL BOY
by Behan, Brendan
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- (1958)
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Middletown, Maryland, USA
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£122.46
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London: Hutchinson, (1958). First edition. An autobiographical story of prison and Borstal life. Dust jacket by Balint Stephen "Val" Biro. Near fine with page edges and endpapers lightly foxed but boards crisp, bright and fine. In very good dust jacket with tear in spine internally mended, light wear on spine ends, and white spine lettering tanned. Item Price
£122.46
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Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- second printing
- Published
- march 1959
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- Grey cloth.
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pdx, Oregon, USA
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£16.33
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Bold Brendan belongs in every library. Text unmarked. Ex lib with library markings. Hinged. Very popular book when published. A good read. I have read the book and recommend it. Dj is ok and covered in mylar. Item Price
£16.33
BORSTAL BOY
by Behan, Brendan
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Pomona, New York, USA
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£54.18
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1959. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Good in a fair dust jacket. Chips and tears, soiling. A handled copy. Front flap detached but present. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
£54.18
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Borstal Boy
by Brendan Behan
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Published
- 1959
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College Station, Texas, USA
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£57.11
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VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top and bottom of spine and outside corners, front. Larger chip to bottom outside corner. Several closed tears top and bottom edges, mended verso with archival tape, as well as small scuffs/chips to laminate. Spotting/staining to verso,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
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- Used - fine
- Edition
- 2nd print
- Published
- 1994-08-31
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780879234157
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- 1
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Batavia, Illinois, USA
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£4.86
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Nonpareil Books, 1994-08-31. 2nd print. trade paperback. fine. 5x1x8. NOT an ex library book. 386 pages. Item Price
£4.86
Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780425029275
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New Port Richey, Florida, USA
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£11.43
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Berkley Windhover Book, 1975. Soft cover. Good. Thicker, larger softcover, glossy green background, illustration of Behan on front wrapper with shamrocks at bottom front corners, praise at top front from John Wain in New Yorker, 348 browned but supple pages. Very slight wear to long front edge and spine top edge, light wear to spine bottom edge. Near… Read more about this item Item Price
£11.43
Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1994
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780879234157
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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£4.90
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Nonpareil Books. Very Good. 1994. Paperback. 0879234156 . Binding solid. Pages unmarked and only slightly aged. Cover has a little wear to edges (mainly to hinges) , but otherwise fine. ; 8.1 X 5.4 X 1.3 inches; 384 pages . Item Price
£4.90
Borstal Boy
by BEHAN, BRENDAN
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- First American Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips. Presentation copy to his New York publicist, “To Abne
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- 1959
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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£1,632.80
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. First American Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips. Presentation copy to his New York publicist, “To Abner, who created the New York version of Brendan Behan 13 ix 60.” Behan, almost from his first step ashore, took to New York, and New York embraced him in turn. Other… Read more about this item Item Price
£1,632.80
Borstal Boy
by BEHAN BRENDAN
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- Used
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DUNEDIN, NZL
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£9.66
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hutchinson london 1958. first edition 343pp VG+ (purple cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards v.sl.shaky,sl.cocked w.v sl.foxing to ep's & stain to fore edge, v sl rubbed) in G+ d/w .sl.bumps and wear to extrems with sl chipped spine head & foot & v sl creasing sl foxed & sunned ) Item Price
£9.66
Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
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- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780099706502
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£4.84
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Paperback. Acceptable. Item Price
£4.84
Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
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- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780099706502
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£4.84
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
£4.84
Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st ed. thus
- Published
- 2010
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, AUS
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£21.23
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London: Independent , 2010. 1st ed. thus. As New. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 305pp., Originally published in 1958; this a new edition in the Banned Books series Item Price
£21.23
Borstal Boy
by BEHAN, Brendan
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£28.57
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London: Transworld Publishers, 1961. Softcover. Very Good. First edition thus. Mass market paperback. Pages slightly age-toned with a touch of foxing, spine faintly tanned with reader's creases, very good. Autobiographical work of the author's early life, and basis for the 1967 play adapted by Frank McMahon and the 2000 Peter Sheridan film starring Shawn Hatosy and Danny Dyer.… Read more about this item Item Price
£28.57
Borstal Boy
by Brendan Behan
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1994
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780879234157
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£6.51
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Godine Publisher, David R., 1994. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£6.51
Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chico, California, USA
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£244.92
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London: Hutchinson of London, 1958. This is a Near Fine copy of the First English Edition of Behan's remarkable memoir of his youth as an Irish terrorist and confinement in borstal (reformatory]. [Stated "First Published 1958"] Maroon cloth binding with titling on the spine in silver. Clean text; 343 pages. Tiny bookseller sticker on the rear paste-down. The wear is… Read more about this item Item Price
£244.92
Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1994-09-01
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780879234157
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Champaign, Illinois, USA
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£4.44
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Nonpareil Books, 1994-09-01. Paperback. Good. Ships quickly. Foxing on edges. Mild to moderate shelf/reading wear. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids. Item Price
£4.44
Borstal Boy (A Berkley Windhover Book)
by Brendan Behan
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Berkley Windhover Edition August 1975
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780425029275
- Quantity Available
- 1
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The Bronx, New York, USA
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£12.65
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New York: A Berkley Windhover Book/Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation/Published by Arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1975. Berkley Windhover Edition August 1975 . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 348 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Minor edgewear around cover and… Read more about this item Item Price
£12.65
