James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Like Erskine Caldwell, Farrell was also involved in workers' rights and was active in various Socialist and Workers party politics. His Realist novels center on the Irish Americans living in Chicago's South Side during the 1940s. He is best remembered for the Studs Lonigan trilogy, the first book of which, Young Lonigan, was his first novel. Farrell never shied away from political commitment, having belonged to both the Socialist Workers Party and the Trokskyites. He is reputed to have had an enormous influence on novelist Norman Mailer, and evidently journalist Studs Terkel took that name as an homage to the Lonigan books. His writing is eminently readable and his characters remain fresh and vital.
709 Farrell, James T. Young Lonigan New American Library/NAL 1948 Mass Market Paperback 1st Edition Signet. Third printing. Cover delaminating, peeling in places, front hinge separating. Text block aged. 186 pp. $8 Add to Cart
713 Farrell, James T. My Days of Anger New American Library/NAL 1954 Mass Market Paperback 1st Edition First printing. Binding broken at pp 218-9; cover in great shape. 352 pp. $10 Add to Cart
2164 Farrell, James T. A Note on Literary Criticism Columbia Univ Pr. 1992 0231082576 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, as new. 213 pp. $20 Add to Cart
2398 Farrell, James T. Young Lonigan Penguin Books 1947 Mass Market Paperback 1st Edition Penguin 643, first Penguin printing. Cover illustration by Jonas. Near fine copy. Cover is bright and lamination is not peeling as is so common with these editions. Text block aged but clean. 186 pp. $25 Add to Cart
3032 Farrell, James T. When Boyhood Dreams Come True Signet 1953 Mass Market Paperback First Printing Short stories & play by the author of the Studs Lonigan trilogy. This copy very good with toning to paper esp. at edges, rubbing to cover at spine, slight edgewear and toning at spine. Typed reviewer's card from Signet laid in. 256 pp. $25 Add to Cart
3303 Farrell, James T. The Collected Poems of James T. Farrell Fleet Pub. Co. 1965 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Full cloth binding. Fine in near-fine DJ with one 1/4" tear at top, sticker mark to front. 82 pp. $45 Add to Cart
3674 Farrell, James T. Yesterday's Love and Eleven Other Stories Avon 1948 Mass Market Paperback First Thus Includes" Yesterday's Love," "Jim O'Neill," "Children Of The Times," "Can All This Grandeur Perish?," "Nostalgia," "Soap," "Counting The Waves," "After The Sun Has Risen," "The Sport Of Kings," "The Fall Of Machine Gun McGurk," "A Front-Page Story," "Street Scene." Paper aged, three puncture marks to cover; else very good. 154 pp. $15 Add to Cart
3899 Farrell, James T. Short Stories Penguin 1946 Mass Market Paperback First Printing Cover delaminating at edges, sunned at spine, some edgewear. Paper aging. 213 pp. $15 Add to Cart
5388 Farrell, James T. Collected Poems Fleet Pub. 1965 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Grey cloth binding, gilt titles. Near fine with some aging to paper, edge soil. DJ also near fine with one small tear at fold. 82 pp. $55 Add to Cart
5402 Farrell, James T. New Year's Eve / 1929 The Smith 1967 Hardcover First Thus Black cloth,gilt titles. Book near fine with slight aging. DJ very good with a couple of edge chips and some rubbing. 144 pp. $45 Add to Cart
6170 Farrell, James T. Yesterday's Love Avon Books 1952 Soft cover Fourth Printing Avon 475. Unread, near fine with some rubbing to cover. 154 pp. $15 Add to Cart
6188 Farrell, James T. A Dangerous Woman and Other Stories Signet 1957 Mass Market Paperback First Edition First paperback printing. Near fine copy with slight aging to paper, small spot at foreedge. 160 pp. $15 Add to Cart
6827 Farrell, James T. Studs Lonigan: A Trilogy Comprising Young Lonigan, the Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan, and Judgement Day Univ of Illinois Pr 1993 0252062825 Soft cover First Edition The entire trilogy: Young Lonigan, The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan and Judgment Day. An unread-near new copy with light shelfwear and small bump at back top corner with one signature errantly repeated. No pages are missing. 874 pp. $15 Add to Cart
7435 Farrell, James T. Studs Lonigan: A Trilogy Young Lonigan/the Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan/Judgment Day Library of America 2004 1931082553 Hardcover First Edition Signed by Author(s) First printing, stated. Green cloth, green/gilt titles, green endpapers & ribbon bookmark. Signed on editor's page by volume editor Pete Hamill. Unread, as new in like DJ with an "Autographed" sticker to front panel. Scarce with condition & signature. 988 pp. $150 Add to Cart
7747 Farrell, James T. Meet the Girls: Nine Stories Signet/ NAL 1949 Mass Market Paperback First Edition Signet 734. Nine stories from 5 of his novels. Very good with cover lamination mostly intact, edgewear, front cover bowed, small bump at foreedge, aging to paper. 165 pp. $20 Add to Cart
7960 Farrell, James T. Ellen Rogers Sun Dial Press 1942 Hardcover Reprint Grey laminate binding, maroon titles and topstain. Book near fine with some darkening to pastedowns. DJ in Mylar very good plus with darkening to spine. 429 pp. $35 Add to Cart
8034 Farrell, James T. Gas-house McGinty Avon Books 1950 Mass Market Paperback First Edition Avon 290. First printing (NAP). A very good copy with cover lamination still intact, covers bowed and with some edgewear. Paper aged. Great period cover art illustration by unnamed artist. 220 pp. $25 Add to Cart
8156 Farrell, James T. Studs Lonigan (Trilogy) New American Library 1960 Mass Market Paperback First Edition Third printing. Signet T1518. Contains all three novels. Near fine copy with light creasing, rubbing to cover, some aging to paper. 765 pp. $15 Add to Cart
8822 Farrell, James T. A World I Never Made Vanguard Press 1936 Hardcover First Edition Signed by Author(s) Stated first edition. Cream cloth binding, maroon titles, decoration and topstain. Inscribed "To Harry Clark..." and dated on ffep. Book overall very good plus with cloth darkened at gutters, pastedowns glue-darkened. Else a solid copy. DJ in Mylar also very good with a short repaired tear at top edge front panel, age-darkened and sunned at spine. Price of $2.50 intact. 508pp. $1350 Add to Cart
8959 Farrell, James T. Bernard Carr New American Library 1951 Mass Market Paperback First Edition First printing. A Signet Giant 5893, with cover art by James Avati. A near fine unread copy that has been stored in plastic bag. 351 pp. $35 Add to Cart