The Ginger Man

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955. First edition, first issue with the words, Special Volume, Francs: 1.500 to the rear panel. Small octavo, original green wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, "Washington D.C. March 1994 J.P. Donleavy." In fine condition. From the library of Donleavy's publisher Seymour Lawrence. Introduction by Arland Ussher. An exceptional… Read more

Paris: Olympia Press, 1955. First edition, first issue with the words, Special Volume, Francs: 1.500 to the rear panel. Small octavo, original green wrappers as issued. Signed by the author on the half-title page with the last words written of this novel, "God's mercy on the wild [The Ginger Man] J.P. Donleavy." Name to the front free endpaper, otherwise… Read more

Paris: Olympia Press, 1955. First edition, first issue with the words, Special Volume, Francs: 1.500 to the rear panel. Small octavo, original green wrappers as issued. Inscribed and dated by J.P. Donleavy on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition with light toning to the spine. Introduction by Arland Ussher. The New York Times said "[t]here are a… Read more

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955. First edition, first issue with the words, Special Volume, Francs: 1.500 to the rear panel. Small octavo, original green wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by J.P. Donleavy on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. Introduction by Arland Ussher. A nice example. The New York Times said "[t]here are a few novelists who… Read more

Paris: The Olympia Press,, [1955]. His first novel Octavo. Original green and white wrappers printed in black. Housed in a custom green cloth folding chemise within green half morocco slipcase, spine lettered in gilt. Very light creasing to spine and at head of rear cover, else a fine copy. First edition, first printing (priced 1,500 francs on rear… Read more

London: Neville Spearman, 1956. Authors first book was published in Paris in 1955. Regarded as a comic masterpiece, upon its publication, it was banned both in Ireland and the United States for obscenity. 1st UK and first hardcover edition, expurgated by Donleavy to meet British censorship standards. Differs from later printings by having a blank, white back on the dust… Read more

Paris: The Olympia Press,, [1955]. An excellent copy of the author's debut novel Octavo. Original green and white wrappers printed in black. Some mild foxing to edges but internally fresh, overall an excellent copy. First edition, first impression. Published in the same year as the most famous of all Olympia publications, Nabokov's Lolita, Donleavy's debut novel, which he… Read more

London: Neville Spearman, , 1956. Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine in gilt. With the dust jacket. Tiny split to head of spine; a very good copy in the jacket with slightly faded spine, light wear to spine ends, and a few marks to rear panel. First UK edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on… Read more

Paris: Olympia Press, 1955. 8vo, pp. 353. Original green stiff card wrappers, lettered in black to panels and spine. Very light indentations to rear panel (see below), otherwise an absolutely fine, unread copy. First edition, first issue of the author's first novel, without the green border to title page, and with the earlier price ('Francs: 1.500') to… Read more

Olympia Press, Paris., 1955. First edition, first issue with "Special volume - Francs : 1.500" printed on lower cover. Issued in the Traveller's Companion series. Wrappers. The author's first book, banned for obscenity in the U.S.A. and Ireland. Front cover very faintly marked. Fine.

Paris: The Olympia Press,, [1955]. Octavo. Original green and white wrappers, spine and front wrapper lettered black. Wrappers rubbed, one tip lightly creased, short closed tear to foot of spine, internally fine. An excellent copy. First edition, first impression, of Donleavy's first novel, a debauched comedy following the misadventures of Sebastian Dangerfield.

Paris: Olympia Press, 1955. First edition and First issue, with "Special Volume / Francs: 1.500" on the rear wrapper panel. 8vo, in the publisher's original stiff green paper wrappers printed in black. 353 pp. A pleasing copy, the text very clean and bright, the wrappers clean and well preserved with just a little… Read more

Paris: Olympia Press, 1955. The true First Edition of Donleavy's classic novel (although J.P. would dispute that). Bawdy, but far from pornagraphic, its publication in the (in)famous Traveler's Companion series led to some 40 years of litigation. Ultimately Donleavy won, and actually wound up owning the Olympia Press. This copy is Very Good Plus to Near Fine. The green wrappers… Read more

Paris: Olympia Press/Traveller's Companion Series No.7, 1955. Printed wrappers. Minor rubbing at tips, small nick at tip of lower joint, otherwise a near fine copy. First edition of the author's first book. Selected by the board of the Modern Library as one of the 100 Best 20th Century Novels in English. KEARNEY (1987) 82. KEARNEY & CARROLL 5.7.1.

Olympia Press, Paris, 1955 A beautiful copy of the true first edition of The Ginger Man. No.7 in the Traveller's Companion Series of Olympia Press, Paris. Green printed wraps, "Special volume / Francs: 1.500" printed at bottom rear cover, 353 pp. + 1 advertising page. Fine (as new, except for a few minute foci of foxing, edges of book block;… Read more

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955. First Edition . Wrappers. Near Fine/None Issued. 8vo. A fine copy of this legendary work with the first isue 1.500 price to rear cover. Aside from some very light rubbing to outer edges a fine copy.

Paris: The Olympia Press,, 1958. Octavo. Original olive boards, printed paper labels to spine and front board, red endpapers. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy. Second edition, revised with the restoration of much material that had been cut from the first edition. Inscribed by the author on the half title, " Washington D. C. March 1994-J.… Read more

Paris: Olympia, 1955. Small 8vo, pp.353. Original green stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black to panels and spine. Light edgewear, corners and spine ends a little worn, small pencilled ?price to front panel alongside author's name. About very good plus. First edition of the author's first novel. The Ginger Man had been rejected by upwards… Read more

New York: McDowell, Obelensky, 1958. First American edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, "J.P. Donleavy Washington D.C. March 1994." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alfred Manso. A bright example. The New York Times said, "There are a few novelists who are writing out… Read more

McDowell, Obolensky; New York; 1958. First American edition (first thus).  SIGNED by Donleavy on the half-title page:  "The Ginger Man / Houston / 15 April 1994 / (signature)."  The Ginger Man is a pub in the Rice University Village in Houston.  Laid into the book is a color photo of a gray-haired and gray-bearded Donleavy (in contrast to his photo… Read more

Paris: The Olympia Press,, [1955]. Octavo. Original green and white wrappers, spine and front wrapper lettered black. Spine gently rolled, small tear to foot of spine panel, wrappers a little creased and rubbed, mark to fore edge, lower tip creased. A very good copy. First edition, first impression, of Donleavy's first novel, a debauched comedy following the… Read more

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Paris: Olympia Press, 1955. First Edition. Small Octavo; VG/no jacket as issued; Green and white spine with black lettering; Minor wear to wraps, some bumping to the corners, crease on rear; Binding sturdy, light toning; No. 7 of Olympia Press's Traveller's Companion series. Original "Special Volume" and "Francs: 1500" on lower rear; 353 pages. SHELVED Case 2. Driggers… Read more

Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 2015. De Luxe Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Signed limited edition of The Ginger Man, by J.P. Donleavy.. Octavo, xvi, 372pp, [12pp]. Orange paper boards over black cloth. Title in silver stamped on spine. In publisher's matching orange cloth slipcase. A fine example, never read. Signed by the author on the limitation page, this being number… Read more

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"The Ginger Man" by J.P. Donleavy. Published in softback by the Olympia Press in 1955. First Edition. 353pp. The book is in Good Plus condition. The binding is tight and there is no shelf lean. The book is free of foxing. The covers are clean although there are miniscule nicks to the edges, especially on the spine. The spine… Read more

Paris: The Olympia Press,, 1958. Octavo. Original olive boards, printed paper labels to spine and front board, red endpapers. With the dust jacket. Board edges very slightly faded, internally fine; an excellent copy in the bright jacket with a few nicks to extremities. Second edition, revised with the restoration of much material that had been expurgated from the… Read more

New York: Delacorte, 1965. First American edition of the complete and unexpurgated edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half title page, "J.P. Donleavy Washington D.C. March 1994." Fine in a very good dust jacket with some fading to spine and some wear to the crown. The New York Times said… Read more

Hardback. 1956. With an introduction by Arland Ussher. xi, 292pp Neville Spearman, London, 1956. 1st UK edition. Very good in slightly repaired dust jacket. .

New York: Seymour Lawrence, 1965. FIrst complete and unexpurgated USA Edition. Near Fine book with light edgewear and foxing in a near fine Dust Jacket with slight edge wear. Jacket price $5.75 intact. Signed and dated "Austin Texas 1976" on the half title page , by the author. The Ginger Man was originally published by The Olympia Press… Read more

London: Neville Spearman, 1956. Donleavy's iconic scamp has certainly entered the Irish Pantheon by now; the book has never been out of print, and seems to attract a new crop of youthful readers with every year; in that sense, it is on a par with Holden Caulfield. This is a Near Fine copy of the First English Edition, published to… Read more

New York: Random, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. With an introduction "What They Did in Dublin" by the author. Fine in price-clipped, else fine dustwrapper. A play adapted by the author from his own novel. Laid in is a postcard addressed to actress Marian Seldes from "Emmie": "I do want tonight to acknowledge you the star you are."… Read more

New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958. Irish-American author Donleavy's picaresque rogue Sebastian Dangerfield has entered the canon of the best literature of the 20th Century. A high spot indeed; and Donleavy's own literary adventures are themselves quite fascinating. This is the First American Edition (stated First Printing), "Revised" from the issues by Olympia Press and Neville Spearman, but not yet the… Read more

London: Neville Spearman, (1956). First UK edition. First published in Paris by Olympia Press in 1955 and subsequently banned in the U.S. and Ireland as obscene. His first book, a novel concerning the misadventures of Sebastian Dangerfield, a young American living in Dublin with his English wife and infant daughter. Near fine with light foxing to page edges and… Read more

New York: McDowell, Obelensky, 1958. First American edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Review copy, with the slip laid in, fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Alfred Manso. A very sharp example. The New York Times said, "There are a few novelists who are writing out of… Read more

McDowell, Obolensky. Revised Edition. Intro by Arland Ussher. DJ in archival cover large and small chips. Stated first printing. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1958.

London: Neville Spearman, 1956. First UK Edition 1st Printing. Original Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 19 x 13 Cms (7.5" x 5"). PUBLISHING DETAILS: A signed, first UK printing of J P Donleavy's first novel, in its original dustjacket, published by Neville Spearman of London in 1956. 292 pages. Size: 19 x 13 cms (7.5" x… Read more

London: Neville Spearman, 1957. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First British edition. 292 p. Very Good+ in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Foxing to edges, lightly bumped corners. Jacket chipped at head, worn at tips and a bit worn, stain and rubbing on back panel. A nice copy.

Dublin: The Lilliput Press.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 184351642X . First trade edition. SIGNED by J. P. Donleavy on half-title page. Fine in very close to fine dust jacket. (Tiny scratch on front panel of jacket. ) Slated to be produced as a film by actor Johnny Depp. (GC) ; 8vo… Read more

McDowell Obolensky. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. Revised Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Book has no defects, appears unread. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has small chips to head and foot of spine, one-inch tear and associated crease to bottom edge of back panel, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. .… Read more

Paris: Olympia Press, [1960]. Reprint of this title originally published as a Paperback Original by Olympia Press five years earlier as part of their famed Traveler's Companion series. Signed by Donleavy. The author's first book. Barely perceptible foxing to top edge, corner crease to back cover, else a fine, unread copy. This "mosaic" edition with… Read more

New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958. This is a Near Fine copy, the Second Printing (Stated) of the "Revised Edition" of Donleavy's classic first novel. It was originally published in Paris by Olympia Press (with whom Donleavy contended legally for many years until his ultimate triumph). Although this is the First American Edition, it was edited to avoid censorship problems. Today… Read more

London: Neville Spearman. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1956. 1st UK. Hardcover. DJ chipped with short tears, book corners lightly bumped, a couple of small spots on front board; Blue cloth covered boards with black title on spine. DJ in Mylar ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 292 pages; Introduction by Arland Ussher. This is… Read more

London: Neville Spearman. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth titled in gilt. First edition. Spine slant, trace sunning to extremities, slight soil/foxing to block edge. The DJ in mylar is lightly chipped/soiled, sunned to spine, rubbed to joints. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo (5 5/8" x 8 1/2"), black cloth with silver lettering on spine and blind-stamped jester on front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped with original "$3.95" price) depicting a Medieval Jester in maroon colors, red topstain, gray endpapers, xvi, [xvii-xviii] +… Read more

Transworld, 1963. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. , 300grams, ISBN:

New York: The Ophelia Press, Inc., 1968. One of the quirkier editions of Donleavy's famous novel: basically a reprint of the First Edition issued by the Olympia Press, the erotica publisher with whom Donleavy was in litigation for decades (he eventually won). First Edition Thus - "especially designed and bound for members of The Olympia Book Society." A surprisingly uncommon… Read more

New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958. This is a Fine copy, the Second Printing (Stated) of the "Revised Edition" of Donleavy's classic first novel. It was originally published in Paris by Olympia Press (with whom Donleavy contended legally for many years until his ultimate triumph). Although this is the First American Edition, it was edited to avoid censorship problems. Today it… Read more

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