Seamus Heaney
Shop rare books and first editions by Seamus Heaney, widely recognised as one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.
A towering figure in 20th-century literature, the Irish poet has left an indelible mark on the world of poetry with seminal works like 'Death of a Naturalist', 'North', and 'The Spirit Level'. His writings often explore the Irish landscape, history, and identity, and are characterized by their lyrical language and vivid imagery.
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North.
HEANEY, Seamus.Original price £2,850.00 - Original price £2,850.00Original price £0.00£2,850.00£2,850.00 - £2,850.00Current price £2,850.00Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. With the author's signed, presentation inscription to the front free endpaper on the day of pub...
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Eleven Poems.
HEANEY, Seamus.Original price £2,500.00 - Original price £2,500.00Original price £0.00£2,500.00£2,500.00 - £2,500.00Current price £2,500.00First edition of Heaney's rare first published work, with the notice for his 'first book of poems, Death of a Naturalist' to be published in Sprin...
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The Testament of Cresseid.
HEANEY, Seamus; O'DONOGHUE, Hughie (artist); CARTER, Sebastian (designer).Original price £2,250.00 - Original price £2,250.00Original price £0.00£2,250.00£2,250.00 - £2,250.00Current price £2,250.00A faithful rendering of a 15th century poem originally composed in the Scots language by Robert Henryson, here given fresh new life through the re...
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The Midnight Verdict.
HEANEY, Seamus.Original price £1,500.00 - Original price £1,500.00Original price £0.00£1,500.00£1,500.00 - £1,500.00Current price £1,500.00With the author's signed presentation inscription to the title page, "for Mary - 'lighting sky and heart' Seamus". A spectacular copy of the scarc...
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Wintering Out.
HEANEY, Seamus.Original price £675.00 - Original price £675.00Original price £0.00£675.00£675.00 - £675.00Current price £675.00The true first edition of Heaney's third collection of poetry, preceding the hardback edition by a year. 'Though Seamus Heaney is now back in his ...
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Door Into the Dark.
HEANEY, Seamus.Original price £650.00 - Original price £650.00Original price £0.00£650.00£650.00 - £650.00Current price £650.00An exceptionally attractive copy of the author's second major collection.First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's black cloth, titles to ...
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Spelling it Out: in honour of Brian Friel on his 80th birthday.
HEANEY, Seamus.Original price £525.00 - Original price £525.00Original price £0.00£525.00£525.00 - £525.00Current price £525.00An acrostic by chapter, Heaney works his way through the ten letters that constitute his subject's name. A touching and eloquent tribute to a trul...
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De geloofwaardigheid van de poezie [in] De Gids.No. 3.
HEANEY, Seamus [Contributes].Original price £125.00 - Original price £125.00Original price £0.00£125.00£125.00 - £125.00Current price £125.00Signed by Heaney at his contribution. Loosely inserted is a letter from Peter Fallon to the previous owners despatching this and several other ite...
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Statement about his adjudication [in] New Poetry 36.
HEANEY, Seamus [Contributes].Original price £125.00 - Original price £125.00Original price £0.00£125.00£125.00 - £125.00Current price £125.00Signed by Heaney at his contribution. Heaney was one of the panel of judges which instigated this publication.First edition, first impression; sig...
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Would They Had Stay'd [in] Poetry Review. Vol.87 No. 4.
HEANEY, Seamus [Contributes].Original price £85.00 - Original price £85.00Original price £0.00£85.00£85.00 - £85.00Current price £85.00One issue of the long running and influential periodical of London's Poetry Society. Signed by Heaney at his contribution.First edition, first imp...
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Responses.
HEANEY, Seamus (Contributor).Original price £45.00 - Original price £45.00Original price £0.00£45.00£45.00 - £45.00Current price £45.00First edition, with contributions from Seamus Heaney ('Servant Boy'), D. J. Enright, Jon Silkin, among others.First edition, unnumbered issue; 4to...
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From Squarings [in] Agni 29/30.
HEANEY, Seamus [Contributes].Original price £45.00 - Original price £45.00Original price £0.00£45.00£45.00 - £45.00Current price £45.00Squarings is a very important middle period sequence - all manifestations of it are worthy of attention.First edition, first impression; 8vo; orig...
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The Anthology of Popular Verse.
HEANEY, Seamus [contributes].Original price £30.00 - Original price £30.00Original price £0.00£30.00£30.00 - £30.00Current price £30.00Bit of a schlocky kind of publication, but our Seamus is included, by way of the reprinting of The Forge from Door Into the Dark. Issued without d...
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Clifden Community Arts Festival 2010.
HEANEY, Seamus [Programme].Original price £20.00 - Original price £20.00Original price £0.00£20.00£20.00 - £20.00Current price £20.00Heaney was a prime mover behind this extraordinary arts festival. Not only through his poetry readings and talks but also by dint of the sheer wei...
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Clifden Community Arts Festival 2009.
HEANEY, Seamus [Programme].Original price £20.00 - Original price £20.00Original price £0.00£20.00£20.00 - £20.00Current price £20.00Heaney was a prime mover behind this extraordinary arts festival. Not only through his poetry readings and talks but also by dint of the sheer wei...
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