A7
Roddy Doyle – A Star Called Henry
A7 a. UK Edition
1. First Edition
Jonathan Cape. Published September 1999. Hardback. Black endpapers, half-title, title, [ii], 342 pages numbered 1-342, [i]. Pages 233mm x 150mm. Black boards; down spine in silver ‘A Star Called Henry | RODDY DOYLE (Cape logo).
Dustjacket. 550mm x 240mm. Front: Black, with a small black and white photo of a man in a doorway overlooking a city street; in white ‘A Star Called Henry’ and in orange ‘RODDY DOYLE’. ISBN 0-224-06019-8. Price on front flap £16.99.
2. Proof
Jonathan Cape. Paperback. Half-title, title, [ii], 342 pages numbered 1-342. Pages 233mm x 148mm. Front: a black and white photo of a man in a doorway overlooking a city street; in black text ‘RODDY DOYLE’, in orange ‘A STAR | CALLED HENRY’, and in white ‘A JONATHAN CAPE UNCORRECTED BOOKPROOF’.
3. Dublin Airport Edition
Jonathan Cape. Published September 1999. Hardback. White endpapers, half-title, title, [ii], 342 pages numbered 1-342, [i]. Pages 197mm x 126mm. Illustrated boards: black, with a small black and white photo of a man in a doorway overlooking a city street; in white ‘A Star Called Henry’ and in orange ‘RODDY DOYLE’; affixed to the front is a yellow sticker with in red ‘Airport Edition | Exclusive to | (Hughes & Hughes logo) | Dublin Airport’. ISBN 0-224-06057-0. Price on back cover £10.
Note 1: This is quite different from the UK first edition. It is much smaller, has printed boards rather than a dustjacket and a different ISBN. As “airport” editions tend to be available for sale before the publication date this is probably the true first edition.
See photos below.
A7 b. USA Edition
1. First Edition
Viking. Published 13th September 1999. Hardback. White endpapers, half-title, title, [ii], 340 pages numbered 3-342, [i], 1 blank. Pages 228mm x 147mm. Tawny boards quarter bound in black; down spine in bronze ‘Roddy Doyle A Star Called Henry Viking’.
Dustjacket. 544mm x 235mm. Front: a black and white photo of a boy with a city street in the background; in white text ‘RODDY DOYLE | Bestselling Author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha’, in yellow ‘A Star Called Henry’, and in silver ‘A NOVEL’. ISBN 0-670-88757-9. Price on front flap $24.95.
2. Proof
Viking. Paperback. Half-title, title, [ii], 342 pages numbered 1-342, [i]. Pages 228mm x 148mm. Front: a black and white photo of a boy with a city street in the background; in white text ‘Roddy Doyle | * | A STAR | CALLED HENRY | A NOVEL BY THE BESTSELLING | AUTHOR OF PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA’, and a white bar across the bottom with in black ‘ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOFS – NOT FOR SALE’.
Note 1: The face of the boy in the cover photo is different from one on the hardback dustjacket.
See photos below.
