'Works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth'

Seamus HEANEY. Eleven Poems. Belfast, 1965.

Heaney's rare first published work, with the notice for his ‘first book of poems, Death of a Naturalist’ which was to be published in Spring 1966.

Seamus HEANEY. Door Into the Dark. London, 1969.

An exceptionally attractive copy of Seamus Heaney’s second major collection of poetry.

Seamus HEANEY. North. London, 1975.  

One of the poet’s major achievements, this copy inscribed by Heaney. 

Seamus HEANEY. New Selected Poems 1966 - 1987. New York, 1990.

First US edition. One of 200 specially bound and numbered copies, signed by the author.

Seamus HEANEY; Hughie O’DONOGHUE (artist); Sebastian CARTER (designer). The Testament of Cresseid. Cambridge, 2004.  

A faithful rendering of a 15th-century poem originally composed in the Scots language by Henryson, here given fresh new life by Seamus Heaney.

Seamus HEANEY. Spelling it Out: in honour of Brian Friel on his 80th birthday. Loughcrew, 
2009.  

A touching and eloquent tribute to his dear friend Brian Friel. Published on Friel's 80th birthday, this charming volume reflects the camaraderie between two great literary minds. 

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