Brendan Behan’s Island. An Irish Sketch-book. With drawings by Paul Hogarth.  London: Hutchinson, 1962. Proof Copy. Pp, 192. Original title orange wrappers & pictorial dust jacket. Jacket lightly frayed, otherwise a very good copy.

PROOF COPY with printed provisional publication date of 10th September, 1962.

Very scarce with publisher’s proof dust jacket intact.

From the snug confines of the Shaky Man—likely the closest pub to Dublin’s Guinness Brewery—Brendan Behan takes readers on a lively tour of his beloved Ireland. Bursting with songs, poems, and stories, this journey is further brought to life by Paul Hogarth’s evocative illustrations, capturing the spirit and wit of Behan’s Ireland.

Paul Hogarth was a renowned British artist and illustrator, celebrated for his expressive and detailed drawings that complemented literary works, including those of Behan, Orwell, and Dickens.