A14

Roddy Doyle – The Dead Republic

A14 a. Ireland Edition

1. Limited Edition Broadside

The Graphic Studio, Dublin. Published 2008. Broadside measuring 432mm x 330mm. On textured art paper with in the centre a facsimile of three paragraphs from a handwritten draft of The Dead Republic signed by Roddy Doyle and dated 25 April 2007. Also hand numbered 8/20 and signed by Roddy Doyle in pencil.

Note 1: This is believed to have been published as a charity fund-raiser.

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A14 b. UK Edition

1. First Edition

Jonathan Cape. Published April 2010. Hardback. Burgundy endpapers, half-title, title, [ii], 327 pages numbered 3-329. Pages 232mm x 149mm. Black boards; down spine in gilt ‘RODDY DOYLE  THE DEAD REPUBLIC  (Cape logo)’.

Dustjacket. 560mm x 240mm. Front: white with a graphic of a red and black cowboy boot; in white ‘RODDY | DOYLE | THE | DEAD | REPUBLIC’. ISBN 978-0-224-09009-4. Price on front flap £17.99.

2. Proof

Jonathan Cape. Paperback. Half-title, title, [ii], 329 pages numbered 3-329. Pages 234mm x 141mm. Front: yellow with a graphic of a red and black cowboy boot; at the top in black ‘The Booker Prize winning novelist and | author of’, in red ‘A Star Called Henry’, in black ‘and’, in red ‘Oh, Play That Thing’, in white ‘RODDY | DOYLE | THE | DEAD | REPUBLIC’, and down the right edge in black ‘A JONATHAN CAPE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY – NOT FOR RESALE’.

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A14 c. USA Edition

1. First Edition

Viking. Published 3rd May 2010. Hardback. White endpapers, half-title, title, [ii], 327 pages numbered 3-329. Pages 227mm x 144mm. Grey boards quarter bound in black; down spine in silver ‘Roddy Doyle  The Dead Republic  VIKING’.

Dustjacket. 544mm x 235mm. Front: a photo of a dirty old bicycle leaning against a wall; in black ‘RODDY | DOYLE | BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF | A STAR CALLED HENRY | AND OH, PLAY THAT THING’, and in red ‘THE DEAD | REPUBLIC | A NOVEL’. ISBN 978-0-670-02177-2. Price on front flap $26.95.

2. Proof

Viking. Paperback. Half-title, title, [ii], 327 pages numbered 3-329. Pages 228mm x 146mm. Front: a photo of a dirty old bicycle leaning against a wall; in black ‘RODDY | DOYLE | BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF | A STAR CALLED HENRY | AND OH, PLAY THAT THING’, and in red ‘THE DEAD | REPUBLIC | A NOVEL’, and a black band across the bottom with in white ‘ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOFS – NOT FOR SALE’.

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