The Ginger Man. London: Nevill Spearman, 1956. First UK Edition. Pp, xi, 292. Beautifully bound in green & tan goatskin, title in black & gilt to upper cover & spine. Hand sewn endbands, all edges gilt. Housed in tan cloth slipcase. A fine bright copy.

Donleavy’s debut & most celebrated novel, first published in France by the Olympia Press in 1955 and subsequently banned for obscenity in the US & Ireland.

An ideal gift edition.