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Book Description
Published by Faber and Faber, 1975. 1st Edition. Slim 8 vo. First edition, first printing of Heaney's fourth regularly published collection and one of his major achievements, which was also the first to directly address The Troubles. Publisher's original blue cloth, gilt titles to spine; pp. 73. An about very good copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains tight and sturdy, light shelfwear to board extremities, a few spots of discoloration to front panel of the dust jacket. Internally very good. Slightly ugly scuff mark to verso the title page. A couple of tea stains on a couple of pages. Relevant pencil annotations on the Bog Queen.
Dealer Notes
Heaney's fourth regularly published book also proved his most controversial, as it was his first work to directly address The Troubles, which he presented within his characteristic framework of mythology in an effort to contextualize the present
Author
Heaney, Seamus
Date
1976
Binding
Hardback
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Very Good -
Pages
73
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