A19
Roddy Doyle – Dead Man Talking
A19 a. Ireland Edition
1. First Edition
New Island Books. Published 4th February 2015. Paperback. Title, [i], 119 pages numbered 1-119. Pages 179mm x 107mm. Front: at the top on a black background in pistachio ‘RODDY | DOYLE’, on a grey background a graphic of a coffin, a black bar, on a pistachio background in black ‘Dead Man Talking’ and on a black background in white ‘new island open door’. ISBN 978-1-84840-410-6.
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A19 b. UK Edition
1. First Edition
Jonathan Cape. Published February 2015. Paperback. [i], half-title, title, 99 pages numbered 1-99, [i], [vi] excerpt from The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, [iv]. Pages 198mm x 125mm. Front: asparagus background and a graphic of a coffin with two hands lifting the lid; on the coffin lid in white ‘DEAD | MAN’, on a white word balloon in red ‘Talking’ and in white shadowed in red ‘RODDY DOYLE’; across the top on a blue band a Quick Reads logo, in pale blue ‘Only | £1’ and an advertisement for Galaxy chocolate. ISBN 0-7322-6849-4. Price on front and back covers £1.
2. World Book Night Edition
Jonathan Cape. Published February 2015. Paperback. Half-title, title, 99 pages numbered 1-99, [ii], 1 blank, [i]. Pages 198mm x 125mm. Front: on a beige background a reduced size image of the Jonathan Cape first edition front cover; above in grey ‘WORLD BOOK NIGHT’, in blue ‘2015’; along the bottom ‘(World Book Night logo) This book is a gift. You can keep it or pass it on…’. ISBN 978-1-91070-227-7.
Note 1: World Book Night 2015 was held on 23rd April. It is run by the charity, The Reading Agency, to encourage reading.
3. Vintage / The Reading Agency Edition
Vintage. Published 13 April 2023. Paperback. Half-title, title, 99 pages numbered 1-99, [i], [vi] excerpt from The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, [iv]. Pages 197mm x 125mm. Front: asparagus background and a graphic of a coffin with two hands lifting the lid; on the coffin lid in white ‘DEAD | MAN’, on a white word balloon in red ‘Talking’ and in white shadowed in red ‘RODDY DOYLE’; across the top on a pale grey band a Quick Reads logo, in grey ‘Only | £1’ and The Reading Agency logo. ISBN 978-1-529-91363-7. Price on front and back covers £1.
Note 1: Published for The Reading Agency campaign for adult literacy.
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