The Poor Mouth (An Béal Bocht). A Bad Story About The Hard Life. Translated by Patrick C. Power and Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. London: Hart-Davis, Macgibbon, 1973. First Edition. Pp, 128. A nice bright copy in lightly faded pictorial dust jacket.

The first English language edition of Flann O’Brien’s celebrated satirical novel ‘An Béal Bocht’ (published in 1941), featuring Steadman’s stunning illustrations.