A25

Roddy Doyle – Life Without Children

A25 a. UK Edition

1. First Edition

Jonathan Cape. Published 7^th October 2021. Hardback. Blue-green endpapers, half-title, title, [ii], 177 pages numbered 1-177, [i], 2 blanks. Pages 215mm x 132mm. Cream boards; down spine in black ‘RODDY DOYLE  LIFE WITHOUT CHILDREN  (Cape logo)’.

Dustjacket. 515mm x 222mm. Front: blue with a photo of children behind curtains; at the top in white ‘RODDY’ and in black ‘DOYLE’, in the lower left of the photo in white ‘Stories’, and below in black ‘LIFE’ and in white ‘WITHOUT CHILDREN’. ISBN 978-1-787-33357-4. Price on front flap £14.99.

2. Proof

No proofs sighted.

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A25 b. USA Edition

1. First Edition

Viking. Published 22^nd February 2022. Hardback. White endpapers, half-title, [i], title, [ii], 177 pages numbered 1-177. Pages 207mm x 133mm. Blue boards quarter bound in cream; down spine in red ‘Life Without Children  (graphical device)  Roddy Doyle  VIKING’.

Dustjacket. 509mm x 211mm. Front: a composite photo of terraced houses and sky; in white ‘LIFE | WITHOUT | CHILDREN | RODDY | DOYLE’, in black ‘Booker-Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha’. ISBN 978-0-593-30056-5. Price on front flap $25.00.

2. Proof

No proofs sighted.

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