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O'BRIEN, Flann (pseud. of Brian O'Nolan). At Swim-Two-Birds.
(New York): Pantheon, (1951). First U.S. edition, published in 1951 but with ‘First Published 1939' on the verso of the titlepage. Black cloth spine, yellow paper boards. A fine copy in dustwrapper with the original price of ‘$3.00', with a small chip at the foot of the spine but o/w about fine.
This 1939 novel by Irish writer Brian O'Nolan, writing under the pseudonym Flann O'Brien, is widely considered to be his masterpiece. The novel was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005 (2010). It was also included in a list, published by The Guardian (2015), of the 100 best English-language novels of all time. At Swim-Two-Birds was accepted for publication by Longmans on the recommendation of Graham Greene, who was a reader for them at the time. It was published under the pseudonym of Flann O'Brien, a name O'Nolan had already used to write hoax letters to the Irish Times. It was not an initial success and the bombing of Longmans' premises in 1940 destroyed most of that edition, making it very scarce on the market.
$875
O'BRIEN, Flann (pseud. of Brian O'Nolan). At Swim-Two-Birds. (New York): Pantheon, (1951). First U.S. edition, published in 1951 but with ‘First Published 1939' on the verso of the titlepage. Black cloth spine, yellow paper boards. A fine copy in dustwrapper with the original price of ‘$3.00', with a small chip at the foot of the spine but o/w about fine.
This 1939 novel by Irish writer Brian O'Nolan, writing under the pseudonym Flann O'Brien, is widely considered to be his masterpiece. The novel was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005 (2010). It was also included in a list, published by The Guardian (2015), of the 100 best English-language novels of all time. At Swim-Two-Birds was accepted for publication by Longmans on the recommendation of Graham Greene, who was a reader for them at the time. It was published under the pseudonym of Flann O'Brien, a name O'Nolan had already used to write hoax letters to the Irish Times. It was not an initial success and the bombing of Longmans' premises in 1940 destroyed most of that edition, making it very scarce on the market.
$875
