Death Of a Naturalist

by Heaney, Seamus

Death of a Naturalist is a collection of poems written by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. The collection was Heaney's second major published volume, and includes ideas which he had presented at meetings of The Belfast Group. It won the Cholmondeley Award, the Gregory Award, the Somerset Maugham Award, and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.

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by Heaney, Seamus

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1966
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The First UK printing published by Faber and Faber in 1966. The BOOK is in Very Good condition. Some fading with a little pushing at the spine ends. Light rubbing to the edges The book has a very slight lean. A little dustiness to the text block edges. Light spotting to the prelims and end papers with a little spotting… Read more about this item
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by HEANEY, Seamus (1939-2013)

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1966
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1966. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine-. First Printing of the poet's critically acclaimed first commercially published work (preceded by the privately printed pamphlet, Eleven Poems, in 1965), one of only 1,000 copies (bound from sheets purchased from Faber and Faber, Heaney's London publisher). Tall, slim 8vo: 57,[1]pp. Publisher's aquamarine cloth, spine lettered in… Read more about this item
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1966
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"Death of a Naturalist" by Seamus Heaney. London: Faber and Faber Ltd., [1966]. First Edition, second impression. pp. 57. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine (top corners bent, corners bit worn, spine bumped & worn, several marks on front cover, top edge has couple spots of foxing, inscription on front free endpaper. dj., clipped (spine faded, bottom of… Read more about this item
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1966
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London: Faber and Faber, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A touch of foxing on the topedge, else easily fine in modestly spine-faded near fine dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed to an American poet in the year of publication. Heaney's first commercial publication with a good association. Seldom found in this condition and with a contemporary association.
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London: Faber and Faber, 1966.. Second impression. 8vo. 57, (1) pp. Publisher's green cloth, dust jacket, not price clipped. Two tears to the head of the head of the upper panel of the jacket, slight tanning to the spine and the white lower panel, else an attractive copy. The poet's first book, first published earlier the same year.
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1966
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The First UK printing published by Faber and Faber in 1966. The BOOK is in near Fine condition being tightly bound and with no inscriptions. Minor spotting to the top edge but the text block and foredges are clean. The original WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Slight wear to the top of the spine… Read more about this item
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1966
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1966. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Signed by Seamus Heaney on the title page. 57 pp. Greenish blue cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning, fading to the spine and several short closed edge-tears with light associated creasing. The Nobel Prize-winning poet's first… Read more about this item
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London: Faber and Faber, 1973. Early printing. Softcover. 57 pages. The first major collection of poems from the winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature. A clean near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear. Signed and generically inscribed by Heaney on the front free endpaper. A somewhat uncommon book to find signed.
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by Seamus Heaney

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1966
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Faber and Faber, 1985. VG+. Very good plus soft cover. A well cared for, clean, well bound copy. Carefully wrapped and packaged in a padded box for safe shipping. . Soft Cover. Very Good +.
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1966
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1966. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Some fading on spine of dust jacket, tiny chips head and heel of spine, custom quarter leather clamshell box by Don Kobetsky of Chicago. Author's 1st book, inscribed by author on title page.
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London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1969. [Poetry] FIRST PRINTING of this 'Faber Paper Covered Edition' (softback). Slim octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.57; [7] blank. Publisher's typographic wrapper priced 7s / £0.35. Neat ink name, two Heaney poems published in a contemporary newspaper tipped-in to rear blank, covers are near fine. Uncommon in the format. Heaney's first major published collection… Read more about this item
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Faber and Faber, 1969. 1st Paperback Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. In very tight, unmarked condition. Wrappers are unfaded and uncreased.
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1966
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1966. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/fine. 57p octavo, Owner's blindstamped embossed stamp on the title page else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Advance review copy with review slip an publicityphotograph laidnin. Signed by Heaney on the titlepage. Enclosed in a custom slpcase with paper labels and… Read more about this item
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London: Faber and Faber, 1966. First edition of Heaney's first major published volume. Octavo, original green cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his aunt in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, "For Aunt Annie: who is content only with the right word. Love, Seamus." Additionally signed by Heaney… Read more about this item
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Death of a Naturalist

by Seamus Heaney

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Death of a Naturalist

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1966
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London: Faber & Faber, 1966. Cloth. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Third printing of the author's first book. 8vo, 57 pp. Covers lightly rubbed at edges, slight toning to page edges. Jacket edgeworn, sunned, lighlty dustsoiled.
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