A5
Roddy Doyle – Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
A5 a. UK Edition
1. First Edition
Secker & Warburg. Published 17th June 1993. Hardback. Rose red endpapers, half-title, title, [i], 282 pages numbered 1-282. Pages 215mm x 131mm. Black boards; down spine in black ‘RODDY DOYLE Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha SECKER & | WARBURG’.
Dustjacket. 500mm x 222mm. Front: a black and white photo of a young boy hanging from a wall by one hand; in black text ‘RODDY DOYLE’, in red ‘Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha’, and in black ‘Secker & Warburg’. ISBN 0-436-20135-6. Price on front flap £12.99 CN $24.99.
2. Proof
Penguin. Paperback. Half-title, title, [ii], 282 pages numbered 1-282. Pages 205mm x 133mm. Front: a black and white photo of a young boy hanging from a wall by one hand; in black text ‘RODDY DOYLE | Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha | Secker & Warburg’.
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A5 b. USA Edition
1. First Edition
Viking. Published January 1994. Hardback. White endpapers, half-title, title, [i], 282 pages numbered 1-282. Pages 214mm x 136mm. Black boards quarter bound in chestnut cloth; down spine in silver ‘RODDY DOYLE PADDY CLARKE Ha Ha Ha VIKING’.
Dustjacket. 514mm x 221mm. Front: a black and white photo of a young boy hanging from a wall by one hand; in black text ‘PADDY CLARKE’, in red ‘Ha Ha Ha’, at the bottom in white ‘RODDY DOYLE’ and in black ‘AUTHOR OF THE COMMITMENTS‘. ISBN 0-670-85345-3. Price on front flap $20.95.
Note 1: The first printing of the first edition dustjacket mis-spelled the title ‘Paddy Clark’ on the spine. On subsequent printings this was corrected.
2. Proof
Viking. Paperback. Half-title, title, [i], 282 pages numbered 1-282, 2 blanks. Pages 228mm x 148mm. Front: shades of brown and white photo of a young boy hanging from a wall by one hand; in black text ‘PADDY CLARKE’, in red ‘Ha Ha Ha’, at the bottom in white ‘RODDY DOYLE’ and in black ‘AUTHOR OF THE COMMITMENTS‘; a white bar across the cover photos with in black ‘ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOFS NOT FOR SALE’.
Note 1: The proof also has the misspelling ‘PADDY CLARK’ on the spine.
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