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Dublin: Swan River Press, 2017. Trade paperback, New,. Meggan Kehrli. Dublin: Swan River Press:, 2017. Trade paperback, New, 222 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Meggan Kehrli "First collected in 1974, the stories in A Flutter of Wings span Mervyn Wall's entire writing career, dating back as far as the 1940s. Told in an easy style, tales such as 'They Also Serve . . . ' and 'Adventure' offer the same satirical sensibilities found in Wall's classic novel The Unfortunate Fursey; while darker tales such as 'Cloonaturk' and 'The Demon Angler' are not without a hint of the grimly sardonic. In addition to an introduction by Val Mulkerns and illustrations by Clare Brennan, this new edition boasts the uncollected Jamesian fragment 'Extract from an Abandoned Novel', and Wall's early play, 'Alarm Among the Clerks'. a savagely hilarious and ultimately brutal depiction of office life."

Dublin: Swan River, 2017. 9781783800179. Limited numbered 1st edn (56 of 300). 8vo. Original pictorial boards (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. ix + 222, illus with b&w line drawings by Clare Brennan (no inscriptions).

Swan River Press, 2017. 1st edition. 300 copy limitation. First collected in 1974, the stories in A Flutter of Wings span Mervyn Wall's entire writing career, dating back as far as the 1940s.. Hardback. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper.

Dublin: Swan River Press, 2017. First printing, Hardcover, Limited, New in dust jacket,. Meggan Kehrli. Dublin: Swan River Press:, 2017. First printing, Hardcover, Limited, New in dust jacket, 222 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Meggan Kehrli This edition limited to 300 copies and replete with assorted ephemera. "First collected in 1974, the stories in A Flutter of Wings span Mervyn Wall's entire writing career, dating back as far as the 1940s. Told in an easy style, tales such as 'They Also Serve . . . ' and 'Adventure' offer the same satirical sensibilities found in Wall's classic novel The Unfortunate Fursey; while darker tales such as 'Cloonaturk' and 'The Demon Angler' are not without a hint of the grimly sardonic. In addition to an introduction by Val Mulkerns and illustrations by Clare Brennan, this new edition boasts the uncollected Jamesian fragment 'Extract from an Abandoned Novel', and Wall's early play, 'Alarm Among the… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

The Swan Press: Tacoma, 2017. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Collection of stories (some weird/fantasy) first published in 1974, but now including a new introduction by Val Mulkerns. This new edition adds ''Extract From An Unpublished Novel'', plus the 82-page play ''Alarm Among The Clerks'', first staged in 1937 and now in print for the first time. Limited to 300 hardcover copies. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new) with publisher's postcard laid in.

Dublin, Ireland: The Talbot Press, 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) with 'First Published 1974' to the copyright page. Light rubbing and soiling to the jacket especially the rear, clean unmarked text.Surprisingly Uncommon..