Dan Kavanagh; Julian Barnes — Putting the Boot in

London, Jonathan Cape, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition first printing of Julian Barnes' crime fiction novel published under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. Signed first edition and first imprint of Putting the Boot In with original publisher's binding and dust wrapper.This novel was written by Julian Barnes under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh, the name this book is signed by. This is one of Barnes' lesser known works, published as the third part of the four-novel series featuring the protagonist Duffy, a quirky bisexual private detective. The first of the series, titled Duffy (1980) is the most renowned work from this series. Barnes' wrote under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh to write crime fiction specifically. His other work includes The Sense of an Ending (2011) which he was awarded the Man Booker Prize with the same year. Includes the original clipped dust wrapper. In original publisher's cloth binding with clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Minor bumping to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with a touch of aging to the edges. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.