The Dark

London: Faber & Faber, (1963). First edition, 1st impression. 8vo. 191 pp. Original black paper-covered boards, stamped in white, in original unclipped (21s) dust-jacket. Without the spine fade that is commonly found. A few tiny closed vertical tears to top front panel edge. Light wrinkling and crimping to spine ends, else without considerable flaws. Slight offsetting. Light handling wear and smudges. Protected in archival mylar.Book is tight, square and firm. Trivial handling wear to edges with faintest smudges to panels. Light toning to page edges. Sans pencil price erasure to ffep, interior is clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Near Fine

Hardcover: Near Fine

“The Dark is set in Ireland's rural north-west, and it focuses on an adolescent and his emerging sexuality, as seen through the lens of the strained and complex relationship he has with his father, Mahoney. John McGahern (12 November 1934 – 30 March 2006) was an Irish writer and novelist. He is regarded as one of the most important writers of the latter half of the twentieth century. Known for the detailed dissection of Irish life found in works such as The Barracks, The Dark and Amongst Women, he was hailed by The Observer as "the greatest living Irish novelist" and in its obituary The Guardian described him as "arguably the most important Irish novelist since Samuel Beckett".