A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole

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Ignatius Jacques Reilly is a disillusioned, testy anti-hero forced into the working world to his great disdain. A masterwork of comedy. First edition copy.

Publisher’s cream cloth boards with gilt writing to spine, with original dust jacket. First UK edition, first printing. Ex-library. Pp. [12] 338.
An ex-library copy with expected bumping to spine and textblock from shelfwear, spine cracked and slightly cocked. Tanning to the cream cloth of the spine - as is common with this book. Early pages contain the usual stamps and markings from public library use, otherwise internally very good. Original dust jacket is unclipped, and colours remain bright with minor shelf wear. Vertical crease along right hand edge of dust jacket.

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