A12

Roddy Doyle – Paula Spencer

A12 a. UK Edition

1. First Edition

Jonathan Cape. Published 6^th September 2006. Hardback. Black endpapers, half-title, title, [i], 277 pages numbered 1-277, [i], 1 blank. Pages 215mm x 132mm. Black boards; down spine in metallic red ‘RODDY DOYLE  (Cape logo)  PAULA SPENCER’.

Dustjacket. 522mm x 222mm. Front: very pale blue with in black ‘RODDY | DOYLE’, in yellow ‘A NOVEL’ and in red ‘PAULA | SPENCER’. ISBN 0-224-07866-6. Price on front flap £16.99.

2. Proof

Jonathan Cape. Paperback. Half-title, title, [i], 277 pages numbered 1-277, 2 blanks. Pages 215mm x 128mm. Front: glossy white with in red ‘RODDY DOYLE’ and in pink PAULA SPENCER; down the right side in red ‘FREE JONATHAN CAPE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY – NOT FOR RESALE’.

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A12 b. USA Edition

1. First Edition

Viking. Published 2^nd January 2007. Hardback. White endpapers, half-title, title, [i], 279 pages numbered 1-279, [i]. Pages 208mm x 136mm. Black boards quarter bound in cream; down spine in red ‘RODDY DOYLE  Paula Spencer  VIKING’.

Dustjacket. 515mm x 215mm. Front: brown and white photo of an almost empty milk bottle in an empty fridge; in red ‘RODDY | DOYLE’ and in black ‘PAULA SPENCER | A NOVEL’. ISBN 978-0-670-03816-9. Price on front flap $24.95.

2. Proof

Viking. Paperback. Half-title, title, [i], 279 pages numbered 1-279, [i]. Pages 208mm x 132mm. Front: brown and white photo of an almost empty milk bottle in an empty fridge; in red ‘RODDY | DOYLE’, in black ‘PAULA SPENCER | A NOVEL’, and a white band across the top with in black ‘ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOFS – NOT FOR SALE’.

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