Item #019017 POEMS AND A MEMOIR. Seamus HEANEY.

POEMS AND A MEMOIR

(New York): Limited Editions Club, (1982). Henry Pearson. 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 #1544 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. Owner blindstamp on the front endpaper. Touch of fading to the spine, the leather quite supple and evenly colored. Close to Fine in a close to Fine slipcase. Item #019017

Price: $550.00

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