SOFTBACK * Edition: 7th Imp. 7,9,10,8, * Date of Publication: 1990* Publisher: Penguin* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers, Minor shelf wear, slight rubbing to corners, slight creases to hinge, not to spine. NEAR FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp, tight & bright. Very slight colouration to page margins and edges. No inscriptions or annotations.* Pages: 230 pp. text. vii pp. Index at rear.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 230 pp. text. vii pp. index at rear.* Product Description:- McGough's first book of poems was published just over 20 years ago, and this volume represents his own selection of his best work. His other titles include "Melting Into the Foreground", "Sky in the Pie" and "Summer with Monika". The book consists of selected works between 1967 and 1987. Poems featured include Let Me Die A Youngman's Death, Away From You, Soil, Bulletins, Out of Sequence, Three Rusty Nails, Cabbage, Rabbit in Mixer Survives, Bye Bye Black Sheep and, Hundreds and Thousands. A witty and satirical collection.* This is a VG copy of the 1st./7th. with minimal shelf wear & slight age.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 357
Title: Blazing Fruit: Selected Poems 1967-1987
Author: McGough, Roger
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - VG+/Nr F
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st. Edn, 7th. Imp.
ISBN 10: 0140586520
ISBN 13: 9780140586527
Publisher: Penguin
Place of Publication: London Uk 240
Date Published: 1990-10-25
Keywords: Poetry, Literature
Size: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1.6 cm

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