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The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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New York: The Viking Press, 1932. The Irish author's first book, the beginning of a long and distinguished career. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition (it was published in the same year in England by Jonathan Cape). Green cloth binding; titling on paper labels on the spine and front cover. Clean text; xii, 137 pages with red topstain. Introduction by Edward Garnett. Small bookseller label on the front free endpaper. Textblock is Fine, very bright and fresh. Light fade around the margins; small chip to spine label; two tiny dings to bottom of the front cover. Lacking the dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

The Irish author's first book, the beginning of a long and distinguished career. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition (it was published in the same year in England by Jonathan Cape). Green cloth binding; titling on paper labels on the spine and front cover. Clean text; xii, 137 pages with red topstain. Introduction by Edward Garnett. Small bookseller label on the front free endpaper. Textblock is Fine, very bright and fresh. Light fade around the margins; small chip to spine label; two tiny dings to bottom of the front cover. Lacking the dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.

First edition. Full green cloth with orange and white paper labels to spine and front board, 7-7/8" tall, 237 pp. Significant toning to spine panel of dust jacket which is otherwise near fine; more moderate toning to spine of book. The first collection of stories from the influential Irish author & critic.

First edition. 8vo. 283, (1) pp. Publisher's green cloth, yellow lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped. Wear with slight loss to the spine ends and upper corners of the jacket, else very good. The author's first published volume of short stories, his first novel ("A Nest of Simple Folk") appeared the following year.

283 pages. Lightest wear only. Jacket in beautiful condition with only smallest nicking to top of flap fold at rear. Jacket not price-clipped--original price of 7s. 6d. in lower corner of front flap. Light rubbing only to bottom edges of boards. A beautiful copy in every respect. Author's first book.

First edition of Midsummer Night & Other Stories by Sean O'Faolain. Octavo, 283pp. Green cloth, title printed on spine. Stated "First Published 1932" on copyright page. In publishers scarce first edition dust jacket, retail price on front flap, light wear along top edge, small closed tear at seam, otherwise near fine. Works by Sean O'Faolain, originally named John Francis Whelan, focus on the lower and middle class Irish citizens. Midsummer Night Madness was his first successful work.