Author: HEANEY, Seamus
Title: Poems and a Memoir
Description: (New York), Limited Editions Club, (1982). First Edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo (7-1/4" x 12") bound in full vat-dyed, dark-brown leather consisting of a top-grain aniline skin. The 8 illustrations by Henry Pearson, adapted from prehistoric carvings found just north of Dublin, are original graphics printed directly from relief engravings. The selection includes eight early and previously uncollected poems as well as a preface and memoir by Heaney. Copy #887 of 2000 numbered copies SIGNED by Heaney, Pearson, and Thomas Flanagan who wrote the introduction. The nature of the leather of this binding leads to some variation in color and texture. Monthly Letter and note on care of the binding laid in. Ill.: Henry Pearson. Spine evenly sunned, two small scratches on the rear cover, the leather quite supple and evenly colored. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with uneven sunning .

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