Books

First edition; 8vo; publisher's cloth, light sunning to spine, spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket, light toning and creasing to spine, neat repairs and restorations to spine ends and corners, light surface soiling to lower panel, in effect a very good copy. An unusually good example of the author's classic novel set in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, the inspiration for a number of film adaptations, most famously that of John Ford in 1935.

Set during the Irish War of Independence, 'The Informer' tells the story of Gypo Nolan, a man who betrays his friend, Frankie McPhillip, to the British authorities for a reward, and is subsequently consumed by guilt and paranoia. It is a gripping exploration of moral conflict and psychological turmoil.