A squeezed grape
Only the pip
Is left.
Only the pip."
- J.P. Donleavy from The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York, Aug. 1970 - 304 pages - ISBN 425020908
12th Berkley printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Dell, New York, Oct., 1970 - 315 pages - ISBN 0440328861
New Dell Contemporary Classic edition.
The Ginger Man
Wraps | Penguin, Middlesex, 1970 - 347 pages - ISBN 014002705X
3rd Penguin printing. 1969 reprint omitted from Penguin publishing history on subsequent reprints and this is listed as a second printing, but the 1969 reprint does exist (see Ginger Man '60s Editions page).
To purchase books by J.P. Donleavy, go to the Buyers' Guide.
Ginger Man
Wraps
| Fischer-Bücherei, Frankfurt a.M., 1970 - 292 pages
German translation. Special thanks to Thomas Reginek for publishing info and
cover scan.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Penguin, Middlesex, 1971 - 347 pages - ISBN 014002705X
4th Penguin printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York, Nov. 1971 - 304 pages - ISBN 425020908
13th Berkley printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York, 1973 - 304 pages - ISBN 425020908
14th Berkley printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Dell, New York, May, 1973 - 315 pages - ISBN 0440328861
First Dell Laurel printing.
The Ginger Man
Leatherette
| Edito-Service, Geneva, 1973 - 298 pages
English language special edition, printed in France with illustrations
by Graham McCallum. Issued without dust jacket. Gilt edges and place-holder
ribbon. Colophon states "by special arrangement with Neville Spearman,"
so this may be the expurgated text as contained in the Spearman UK editions.
It may also be an unauthorized edition. Scarce.
The Ginger Man (Heron Brown/gilt Edition)
Leatherette | Heron Books, 1973 - ISBN B000J37BNC
London-based associate of Edito-Service, Switzerland. A membership book service that presented a book of the month for approval, as well as special sets. The Ginger Man is part of set of contemporary literature.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Penguin, Middlesex, 1973 - 347 pages - ISBN 014002705X
5th Penguin printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York, 197? - 304 pages - ISBN 425020908
15th Berkley printing. No printing date given.
En farlig mann
Wraps
| Gylendal, Oslo, 1973 - 320 pages - ISBN 8205056234
Norwegian translation.
The Ginger Man
Cloth
| Delacorte Press, New York, 1974 - 347 pages - ISBN 044002885X
3rd Delacorte Press printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Penguin, Middlesex, 1974 - 347 pages - ISBN 014002705X
6th Penguin printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Dell, New York, March, 1974 - 315 pages - ISBN 0440328861
2nd Dell Laurel printing.
En inpiskad gentleman
Wraps
| Wahlström & Widstrand, Stockholm, 1974
Swedish translation, published by arrangement with Dell, New York.
Special thanks to Gareth Griffiths for the cover scan and publishing info
for this edition.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Penguin, Middlesex, 1975 - 347 pages - ISBN 014002705X
7th Penguin printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Dell, New York, Feb., 1975 - 315 pages - ISBN 0440328861
3rd Dell Laurel printing.
* Ingverjev cvet
Cloth
| Ljubljana, Slovenije, 1975
Slovenian translation. From the library of J.P. Donleavy. Cover photo by Bill
Dunn. Very special thanks to J.P. Donleavy and Bill Dunn for adding this edition
to the Compendium site. [see footnote]
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York, 1976 - 304 pages - ISBN 425020908
16th Berkley printing.
Hombre de mazapan
Wraps
| Sudameridana, Buenos Aires, 1976
Spanish translation.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Penguin, Middlesex, 1977 - 347 pages - ISBN 014002705X
8th Penguin printing.
Holtiton mies
Cloth
| Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, Helsinki, 1977 - 358 pages
Finnish translation. From the library of J.P. Donleavy. Cover photo by Bill
Dunn. Very special thanks to J.P. Donleavy and Bill Dunn for adding this edition
to the Compendium site.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Dell, New York, Aug., 1977 - 315 pages - ISBN 0440328861
4th Dell Laurel printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Penguin, Middlesex, 1978 - 347 pages - ISBN 014002705X
9th Penguin printing.
The Ginger Man
Leather
| Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1978 - 378 pages - ISBN 1117075893
or 1111623821
Special signed edition, with gilt edges and place marker ribbon. New introduction
by Donleavy. A 26-page booklet by the editors regarding the background of
The Ginger Man and Donleavy was originally laid in. Many copies now
offered lack the booklet. This edition is listed with either of the two ISBNs
above (neither is imprinted)
Holtiton mies
Binding?
| Weilin & Göös, Helsinki, 1978, - 408 pages - ISBN 9513119750
Finnish translation.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Berkley Medallion, New York, 1978 - 304 pages - ISBN 425020908
17th Berkley printing.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Penguin, Middlesex, 1979 - 347 pages - ISBN 014002705X
10th Penguin printing.
L 'homme de gingembre
Cloth
| French & European Publishing, Inc., Paris, 1979 - 406 pages - ISBN 0785919015
French translation.
L 'homme de gingembre
Wraps
| Editions Denoël, Paris, 1979 - 405 pages - ISBN 2070371409
2nd Denoël edition.
The Ginger Man
Wraps
| Dell, New York, June, 1979 - 315 pages - ISBN 0440328861
5th Dell Laurel printing.
De rosse bietser
Wraps
| De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam, 1979 - 354 pages - ISBN 9023406753
Dutch translation. 4th De Bezige Bij edition; 3rd paperback printing.