The Third Policeman

New York; (1967): Walker and Co. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 199 pages. One of the great Irish novels of the 20th Century using incredible word play, allusions to all things Ireland and the indescetions that often parallel not only Irish life but the human condition. This is the weirest, most riotous,the most fantastic and certainly the funniest myrder story eveer dreamt up by the by the improbable imagination of a literary genius. Bound in brown paper covered baords, spine lettering gilt, near fine inunclipped pictorial dfust jacket with chipping to upper corners and spine ends and a piece of clear tape along upper edge, rear panel rubbed. A very good (truncated) copy. (Inventory #: 028377)