KEANE, John B. More Irish Short Stories. (Signed by the Author)

Cork: The Mercier Press, 1992. 8vo. pp. 123. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed at extremities; some spotting to edges and preliminaries, otherwise a very good copy.

Signed by John B. Keane on the half-title: “Every good wish / John B. Keane”. With the original Danny Hannon Bookshop, Listowel, “Signed by the Author” label to upper cover.

A collection of nine characteristic stories by the celebrated Kerry playwright and author, including ‘Protocol’, ‘Dousie O’Dea’, ‘Thrift’, ‘Under the Sycamore Tree’, ‘The Teapots Are Out’, ‘Guaranteed Pure’, ‘The Last Great Hare-Hunt of Ballycoolard’, ‘Faith’ and ‘Fred Rimble’. Many originally appeared in The Limerick Leader, Cara, The Irish Press, RTÉ and the BBC.

A particularly attractive association with Listowel, Keane’s home town, retaining the bookseller’s contemporary signed-copy label.

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