The Ginger Man
Wraps | Olympia Press, Paris 1960 - 323 pages
2nd Olympia paperback edition with new cover design. Contains the slightly expurgated version that appeared in the Olympia hardcover edition published in 1958.
The Ginger Man
Cloth
| Olympia Press, Paris 1960
Hardbound with gilt edges. Most likely a re-bound copy of the 2nd. edition
paperback, 1960. It's common in France to have paperbacks converted to hardcovers
after purchase. Being researched.
The Ginger Man
Cloth | Neville Spearman, London, March, 1962 - 292 pages
4th Spearman printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York - June, 1962 - 286 pages
Third Berkley printing (expurgated).
To purchase books by J.P. Donleavy, go to the Buyers' Guide.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Corgi, Transworld Publishers, London, 1963 - 347 pages
First UK unexpurgated edition and UK mass market paperback edition. Publication
and marketing of this edition is said by Donleavy to have marked the turning
point in his career, giving him best seller status and making him famous.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Corgi, Transworld Publishers, London, 1963 - 347 pages
2nd Corgi printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Corgi, Transworld Publishers, London, 1963 - 347 pages
3rd Corgi printing.
De Rosse Bietser
Cloth
| De BeZige Bij, Amsterdam, 1963 -354 pages
First Dutch translation and printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York - February, 1964 - 286 pages
4th Berkley printing (expurgated).
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Corgi, Transworld Publishers, London, 1964 - 347 pages
4th Corgi printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Corgi, Transworld Publishers, London, 1964 - 347 pages
5th Corgi printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Corgi, Transworld Publishers, London, 1964 - 347 pages
6th Corgi printing.
Den ustyrlige mand
Wraps
| Glydendal, Copenhagen, 1964 - 357 pages
Danish translation.
Special thanks to Gareth Griffiths for providing the cover scan and publishing
info for this edition.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Corgi, Transworld Publishers, London, 1965 - 347 pages
7th Corgi printing.
The Ginger Man
Cloth
| Delacorte Press, New York, 1965 - 347 pages
First unexpurgated US edition and first worldwide hardcover unexpurgated edition.
This title was the first book issued by Seymour (Sam) Lawrence's imprint in
association with Delacorte Press.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Corgi, Transworld Publishers, London, 1965 - 347 pages
8th Corgi printing.
The Ginger Man
Cloth
| Taiwan 196? - 347 pages
Taiwanese piracy of the Delacorte Press edition. In English. No publication
date given but probably issued before or around the time of the authorized
Delacorte first edition. Dust jacket poorly printed. Very thin paper overall.
Back cover photo of Donleavy looks photocopied. About half the thickness
of the bona-fide edition.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Greenleaf Classic, Inc., San Diego, CA, 1965 - 320 pages
Front cover of this edition claims it is the first paperback unexpurgated
edition published in the U.S., but this is doubtful as it's a confirmed piracy
and the Delacorte Press, Berkley and Playboy Book Club unexpurgated editions
were also issued in 1965.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Delacorte Press, New York, 1965 - 347 pages - ISBN 044002885X
Playboy Book Club edition published by Delacorte. Unexpurgated.
Ginger Man
Cloth | Kinder, München, 1965 - 360 pages
German translation.
Akage No Otoko
Cloth | Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Tokyo, 1965 - 338 pages
Japanese translation. Front cover left, back cover right. From the library of J.P. Donleavy. Cover photos by Bill Dunn. Very special thanks to J.P. Donleavy and Bill Dunn for this addition for the Compendium site.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York - December, 1965 - 304 pages
5th Berkley printing (now unexpurgated).
Hombre de mazapan
Wraps
| Sudamericana, Buenos Aires, 1965
1st Spanish translation.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York - Jan., 1966 - 304 pages
6th Berkley printing.
The Ginger Man
Cloth
| Delacorte Press, New York, Feb., 1966 - 347 pages
2nd Delacorte printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York - July, 1966 - 304 pages
7th Berkley printing.
