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The Faber Book of Irish Verse
by MONTAGUE, John, edited by (HEANEY, Seamus)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Edited by John Montague. Octavo. 400pp. Dark green cloth spine stamped in gilt. Very good with some soiling to the top of the text block and discoloration on the pastedown from the binder's glue, which is typical for this title, in near fine lightly soiled dust jacket with small rub spot on the front edge. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip. The ink owner name of Irish scholar and friend of Montague's, Colin L. McElvie, on the first page. McElvie wrote a letter to the *Irish Times* to defended Montague's editing after reading its unfavorable review of this book. Laid in is an Autograph Letter Signed by Montague on University College, Cork letterhead, dated May 3 1976, in which he thanks McElvie for his published letter and discussed other reviews of his books. Also laid in are various newspaper clipping about this book, an anthology of Irish verse which features a 19-page essay ("In the Irish Grain") by Montague, four poems by Seamus Heaney and numerous contributions of ancient and modern poets, including Jonathan Swift, Owen Roe O'Sullivan, Thomas Moore, W. B. Yeats, James Stephens, Padraic Colum, Samuel Beckett, Derek Mahon, Eavan Boland, and others. An interesting association copy.
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- Seller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 499607
- Title
- The Faber Book of Irish Verse
- Author
- MONTAGUE, John, edited by (HEANEY, Seamus)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Poetry, IrishLiterature, Anthology, Letters(ALS/TLS), AssociationCopy, AdvanceCopy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Association Copy
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Publisher's Slip
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- Advance Review Copy
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- Text Block
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