The Saucer Of Larks
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1962. First Edition. Hardcover.
8vo; 215pp; publisher's beige cloth over boards; flock of birds in gilt on bottom right front cover, titling on spine in same bright gilt; original dustjacket. A fine, well-preserved copy of author's first collection of short stories. Rare book to find in the wild, let alone in this condition. Hints of edge wear on folds and spine ends, rub marks on back panel, 1/2" closed tear top front panel, in a price clipped jacket. A very nice copy.
"A collection of eighteen warm and beautifully written stories of Ireland", "wistful and and nostalgic, but with enough realism and acid humor to keep them gritty;" "major theme is is solitude, their central characters those for whom solitude is the greatest enemy - the very young and the very old" - From the inner flap of DJ.
. Item #74
Price: $233.12
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