Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) Eight Signed First Editions.
Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
Eight Signed First Editions.
1) Door into the Dark. London: Faber and Faber, 1969. First edition, octavo; signed on the title page; bound in full black publisher's cloth; in the unclipped dust jacket (soiling, staining, some edge wear and small losses to jacket); 8 ½ x 5 3/8 in.
2) Station Island. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985. Stated first American edition, octavo; signed on the front free endpaper; bound in green cloth-backed boards; in the original unclipped dust jacket; 8 ¼ x 5 ¼ in.
3) Selected Poems 1966-1987. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. First American edition, limited issue, octavo; copy number 30 of 200 signed copies; bound in gray publisher's cloth; in the original slipcase; 9 x 5 ¾ in.
4) The Spirit Level. London: Faber and Faber, 1996. First edition, octavo; signed on the title page; bound in full green cloth; in the unclipped publisher's jacket; 8 ½ x 5 ¼ in.
5) Beowulf. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. First edition, limited issue, octavo; copy 47 of 300 signed on the limitation; bound in cloth-backed boards; in the original publisher's slipcase; 8 ½ x 5 ¼ in.
6) Electric Light. London: Faber and Faber, 2001. First edition, limited issue, octavo; number 97 of 300 numbered and signed copies; bound in black cloth-backed boards; in the original publisher's slipcase; 8 ½ x 5 ¼ in.
7) Finders Keepers. Selected Prose 1971-2001. London: Faber and Faber, 2002. First edition, first printing, octavo; signed on the title page; bound in white boards; in the unclipped dust jacket; 8 ½ x 5 ¼ in.
8) District and Circle. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Stated first American edition, octavo; signed on the title page; bound in oatmeal speckled paper boards; in the unclipped pictorial dust jacket; 8 ¼ x 5 ¼ in.
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Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
Eight Signed First Editions.
1) Door into the Dark. London: Faber and Faber, 1969. First edition, octavo; signed on the title page; bound in full black publisher's cloth; in the unclipped dust jacket (soiling, staining, some edge wear and small losses to jacket); 8 ½ x 5 3/8 in.
2) Station Island. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985. Stated first American edition, octavo; signed on the front free endpaper; bound in green cloth-backed boards; in the original unclipped dust jacket; 8 ¼ x 5 ¼ in.
3) Selected Poems 1966-1987. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. First American edition, limited issue, octavo; copy number 30 of 200 signed copies; bound in gray publisher's cloth; in the original slipcase; 9 x 5 ¾ in.
4) The Spirit Level. London: Faber and Faber, 1996. First edition, octavo; signed on the title page; bound in full green cloth; in the unclipped publisher's jacket; 8 ½ x 5 ¼ in.
5) Beowulf. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. First edition, limited issue, octavo; copy 47 of 300 signed on the limitation; bound in cloth-backed boards; in the original publisher's slipcase; 8 ½ x 5 ¼ in.
6) Electric Light. London: Faber and Faber, 2001. First edition, limited issue, octavo; number 97 of 300 numbered and signed copies; bound in black cloth-backed boards; in the original publisher's slipcase; 8 ½ x 5 ¼ in.
7) Finders Keepers. Selected Prose 1971-2001. London: Faber and Faber, 2002. First edition, first printing, octavo; signed on the title page; bound in white boards; in the unclipped dust jacket; 8 ½ x 5 ¼ in.
8) District and Circle. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Stated first American edition, octavo; signed on the title page; bound in oatmeal speckled paper boards; in the unclipped pictorial dust jacket; 8 ¼ x 5 ¼ in.
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