Description
The first American edition of The Butcher Boy, signed by Patrick McCabe.
Octavo, [6], 215pp, [3]. Beige hardcover, cloth spine, title stamped in gilt along the spine. Stated “First Edition 1993” on the copyright page. In the publisher’s near fine dust jacket, $19.95 on the front flap, bright illustrations. This work was first published in London by Picador in 1992.
Signed by Patrick McCabe on the title page.
The Butcher Boy won the Irish Times/Aer Lingus Literature Prize and was shortlisted for the 1992 Booker Prize. The novel was adapted into the 1997 film directed by Neil Jordan.
