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Brendan Behan, Brendan Behan’s Island
Bernard Geis Associates, New York, 1962. First Edition, signed to the title page by Brendan Behan and Paul
Hogarth. A fine copy in brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper, 8vo. 192 pp.
Estimate €300-€500 £260-£430
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 145146
De Burca, Seamus, D’alton Louis and others. 1940s to 1970s collection of booklets
De Burca (Bourke) Includes Brendan Behan A Memoir, love And Acid Drops, Peggy O’reilly’s Purse, The End
of Mrs Oblong, etc. The D’Alton titles include They Got What They Wanted, the Money Doesn’t Matter, and The
Other Eden. Other writers include K.A. Fox, Gerard Healy, James Whitbread, J.K. Lyons, Patrick Kelly, James
O’Rourke, James Duffy, Piaras Beaslai and Peadar Kearney. Also includes a letter to Seamus de Burca from Brian
Behan. (25). Mainly
Provenance: In the collection of P.J. Bourke’s family, who were related to the Kearney and Behan families; from whom
purchased by the present owner.
A detailed list available on request.
8 x 5in. (20.32 x 12.70cm)
Estimate €200-€300 £170-£260
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 146