The Dark
by McGahern, John
The Dark, John McGaherns second novel, is set in rural Ireland. The themes that McGahern has made his own are adolescence and a guilty, yet uncontrollable sexuality that is contorted and twisted by both a puritanical state religion and a strange, powerful and ambiguous relationship between son and widower father.Against a background evoked with quiet, undemonstrative mastery, McGahern explores with precision and tenderness a human situation, superficially very ordinary, but inwardly an agony of longing and despair.
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The Dark
by McGahern, John
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- First American Edition.
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- 1966
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Andover, Massachusetts, USA
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£161.68
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New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition.. First printing. Brown paper-covered boards quarter bound in red cloth. Gilt lettering. Previous owner's name and an H-in-a-circle are on the front free endpaper. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket has moderate edgewear, with frayed spine tail and a 1/2" closed tear. There are scuffed spots on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Dark
by John McGahern
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- 1965
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Longford , Longford, IRL
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First Edition. Second impression. Faber and Faber, London 1965.
Author's highly acclaimed second novel. One set in rural Ireland with a theme of adolescence impelled forward by ambition and sexuality.
Book is very good. Binding tight. Internally clean with no inscriptions or markings. Leaves are age toned as are edges of text block.
DJ is not price clipped. Dust dulled with a little… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Dark
by MCGAHERN, John
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- 1965
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London, Ontario, CAN
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£242.52
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London: Faber and Faber, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Fine. 191 p. 19 cm. Black cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Slight spine lean. Some soiling to rear free endpaper.
The second novel by Irish writer John McGahern shines a light into Ireland's unsavoury past that many might prefer to keep hidden. The Dark was widely acclaimed yet… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Dark
by McGahern, John
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- Used - Good
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- 1983
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- Paperback
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- 9780571119912
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Didcot, Oxfordshire, GBR
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£47.00
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London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1983. Paperback in good condition. Signed by the author on the half title page. Reprinted in 1990. The cover is lightly scored and worn with an abrasion on the rear. Ink mark on the inside front cover. Very good condition inside - the binding is sound and all text is clear. CM. Signed by Author.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Dark
by McGahern, John
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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The Dark
by John McGahern
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- Very Good
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- 1966
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Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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£121.26
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. Stated First American Edition. Octavo. 191 pages. Printed dust jacket with original $3.95 price present. Brown and red boards stamped in gilt. Red topstain.
Dust jacket shows general rubbing with heavier wear along edges, particularly at flaps with two small punctures to… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Dark
by McGahern, John
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- 1965
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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£236.36
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London: Faber & Faber, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Full black cloth, white lettering to spine. 191 pp. Spine tilted, else fine. Dust jacket is slightly sunned to spine, lightly chipped at spine head, short tear and light soiling to head of rear cover. McGahern's second novel. Once again the scene is rural Ireland and his… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Dark
by McGahern John
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- Very Good in Protector
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- First Edition
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- 1965
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Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, IRL
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£326.78
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London: Faber & Faber, 1965. A very nice copy dj just a tad edge worn but lookin very good in a removable protector.s. First Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good in Protector. 8V0. Item Price
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The Dark
by McGahern, John
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780571225675
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£5.16
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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The Dark
by McGahern, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Thus
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- 1983
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- Paperback
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- 9780571119912
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Etobicoke, Ontario, CAN
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£12.13
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London, United Kingdom: Faber & Faber Limited, 1983 191 pages. Remainder marking bottom edge otherwise fine.. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Item Price
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The Dark
by John McGahern
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- Used - Good
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- 1967
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- Paperback
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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£10.49
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Panther Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. Panther Edition. 142 pages. Paperback book. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. Item Price
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The Dark
by McGahern, John
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Paperback
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- 9780571119912
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£1.68
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Paperback. Acceptable. Item Price
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The Dark
by John McGahern
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- Used - Good
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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£22.69
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Faber & Faber, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. 2nd impression. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with white lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Book has a strong forward lean. Item Price
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The dark
by McGahern, John, 1934-2006.
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- Third impression, 1966
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- 1966 (1965),
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- Very good
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Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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£56.59
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Ireland 111 McGahern, John, 1934-2006. The dark. London: Faber and Faber, 1966 (1965), 191 pages. Third impression, 1966Signed by McGahern on title page and again on front free endpaper. Very good in dust jacket. $50.00 Item Price
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The Dark
by John McGahern
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- Used - Good
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- 1969
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- Paperback
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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£4.90
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Panther, 1969. Paperback. Good. 1969. Reprinted. 142 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 tanning. Item Price
£4.90
The Dark
by McGahern John
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Impression
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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WEYMOUTH, Dorset, GBR
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£220.00
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London: Faber & Faber, 1965. First Edition, 1st Impression . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, narrow strip of browning at bottom of ffep, otherwise VG in VG dustjacket with light browning at bottom inside of front cover and spine.
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The Dark
by McGahern, John
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- Used - Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780571225675
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Paperback. Good. Item Price
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The Dark.
by McGAHERN, John.
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- 1965
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LONDON, GBR
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£375.00
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Faber and Faber, London., 1965. First edition. Octavo. 191 pages. The author's scarce second novel. On the front free endpaper is the small and neat ownership signature of Canadian writer, critic and editor John Metcalf.Near fine in very good indeed dustwrapper just a little darkened at the spine. Item Price
£375.00
The Dark
by John McGahern
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- Used - Good
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- Hardcover
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- 9780571062355
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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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£120.86
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Hardcover. Good. [FIRST EDITION] London: Faber and Faber, (1965). Hardcover in dust jacket. 191 pages. The author's second book. Owner names on front blank page, jacket chipped and torn with bottom spine piece missing, else about good condition; NOT EX-LIBRARY. (frnc) Item Price
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The Dark
by McGahern, John
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 2008
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- Paperback
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- 9780571225675
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£7.70
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Faber & Faber, 2008. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£7.70
