first edition
1931 · London
by O'Connor, Frank
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1931. First edition. First edition, first impression. xii, 278pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine, light wear, small stain to first page of text, in a Very Good dust jacket, toned, spine sunned, wear at head and tail, price-clipped. Rare in jacket. The Irish author's debut uncommon collection of short stories. The titular story inspired the acclaimed 1992 film The Crying Game directed by Neil Jordan.
(Inventory #: 140946123)