OBrien (Flann) At Swim-Two-Birds, first edition, 1939.

O'Brien (Flann) At Swim-Two-Birds, first edition, Edmund Crispin's copy with his ownership signature of his real name "Bruce Montgomery, 1944" on half-title, light foxing to margins, original black cloth, spine gilt, very light soiling marks to covers, spine ends and corners a little frayed, still overall a very sharp copy, 8vo, 1939. ⁂ The exceedingly rare author's first novel. Most of the issue was destroyed in 1940 when the Germans bombed London, including Longmans' premises.