To Stay Alive Tapa dura - 1984

London, The Bodley Head, 1984; 0-370-30801-8. 1st edition; Hardback; Very good/ Dj Very good; 196pp; Yellow covers withgilt title on spine; Dust jacket has price intact. Author's first novel. How to stay alive, physically and psychologically, in the wrecked gettos of Belfast ? Rosaleen & Dan try to focus on their own lives but the violence around them is inescapable." m .

London: The Bodley Head Ltd. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0370308018 . Light Tan boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. Front bottom corner bumped. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is NOT price-clipped. Dust-jacket by Les Wies. There are very light smudge marks to the dustjacket covers, which can only be seen if held up to the light. The d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks FINE. The pages are lightly tanned due to the cheap paper used, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. Looks unread. 196 pp. Overall, this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'Fine' copy. "Linda Anderson's First novel is an example of vigorous Irish writing and was shortlisted for the Sinclair Prize for Fiction. See Images; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Bodley Head, 1984. Book. VG++, Shelfwear, Browning. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Irish drama. Jacket by Les Wies. Expanded condition report/scan on request..

London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good+/Very Good First Edition, 1st UK Printing. A very nice copy with as-new boards, square and tight binding, pages slightly tanned with a few folded corners, no markings of any kind. Unclipped DJ has a trace of edge wear only. 8vo, 5.5" by 8.75", 196 pages.