{"product_id":"the-third-policeman-flann-o-brien-hart-davis-macgibbon-3rd-impression-1973","title":"The Third Policeman – Flann O’Brien (Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 3rd Impression 1973)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Hart-Davis, MacGibbon third impression (1973) of \u003cem\u003eThe Third Policeman\u003c\/em\u003e by Flann O’Brien, first published 1967, is of interest to collectors of Flann O’Brien, Irish modernist fiction, and 20th century British and Irish literary firsts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good third impression in the original dust jacket. Jacket shows tanning and a small chip to the head of the spine; light rubbing to extremities; the bold cobalt blue and mint design remains bright and striking. Boards clean and tight. Interior clean and bright throughout with minimal age-toning. A very presentable copy of this desirable O’Brien title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: The Third Policeman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Flann O’Brien\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date: 1973 (first published 1967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: 3rd Impression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust Jacket Condition: Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hart-Davis, MacGibbon third impression, original cobalt blue and mint dust jacket, collectable O’Brien title, desirable for bibliophiles and collectors of Irish modernist and surrealist fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flann O’Brien’s \u003cem\u003eThe Third Policeman\u003c\/em\u003e, written in 1939–40 but rejected by publishers and left unpublished until after his death in 1966, is one of the great hidden masterpieces of 20th century literature. A darkly comic, surrealist novel set in a nightmarish rural Ireland, it follows an unnamed narrator’s increasingly bizarre encounters with a pair of eccentric policemen obsessed with bicycles and the philosophy of de Selby. Wildly inventive, philosophically playful, and deeply unsettling, it stands alongside \u003cem\u003eAt Swim-Two-Birds\u003c\/em\u003e as essential O’Brien.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hart-Davis, MacGibbon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54088191869268,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/5972\/1556\/files\/the-third-policeman-flann-o-brien-1600x1600-0394.jpg?v=1775139120","url":"https:\/\/www.alexanderdavidfinebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-third-policeman-flann-o-brien-hart-davis-macgibbon-3rd-impression-1973","provider":"Alexander David Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}