Flann O'Brien, 1939

O’BRIEN, Flann (1911-1966). At Swim-Two-Birds. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1939.

First edition, including correspondence from the author concerning the book. Inscribed on a notecard laid down to the front endpaper: "to John ("Chich") Chichester with The Author's Excuses. Brian O'Nolan." [With:] Two typed letters signed and one autograph note signed "Brian O'Nolan" to John Chichester, 1956 and 1960, Dublin, 3 pp. total, regarding a potential window display promoting At Swim Two Birds and whether Chichester might have "a woodcut type of portrait of some old bollox with a filthy fungoid plaster of beard on him full of dandruff and earwigs" that O'Nolan might borrow.

Octavo. Original cloth (hinges cracked and spine leaning, some soiling, rubbing to spine ends). Printed dust jacket (loss at extremities, largely laid down, front panel detached from spine). Provenance: John Chichester (ownership inscription, letters).