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Heaney, Seamus.. Sweeney Astray. a Version from the Irish.. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1984.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American Edition, First Printing. A Fine copy in quarter brown cloth over pale green paper covered boards, in glossy green dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 85pp. with an Introduction by Heaney. Review Copy, with typed slip memorandum from FSG Jack Harrison "No, it's not a bar of 'Irish Spring' " signed by him to a third party. Q17416
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Heaney, Seamus. Sweeney Astray: A Version from the Irish. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: Chicago Signed Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated First American Edition. This book is hard-bound in light green paper covered boards, with a brown cloth spine, with green stamping, in a dust jacket with light toning. The covers show edge-wear and light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. This book is signed by the author Seamus Heaney, on the title-page.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.87 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: First US Edition, First Printing. A fine copy (slightly faded on the spine), in the fine original slip case. No. 291 of 350 copies signed by Heaney and illustrated by Barrie Cook.
Seller: Yves G. Rittener - YGRbookS, Zürich, Switzerland
Heaney, Seamus. Sweeney Astray: A Version from the Irish. Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1984.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. First American trade edition. INSCRIBED and signed by the author, dated May 1985. "This version of 'Buile Suibhne' is based on J.G. O'Keeffe's bilingual edition, which was published by the Irish Texts Society in 1913" (jacket). Bound in tan cloth over light green paper covered boards wiht gilt title to spine. Minor browning and wear to edges of boards. Clean and bright interior. In light green dust jacket with red title to spine and front panels. Fading to jacket on spine panel and along top edges of front and rear panels. Minor wear to edges of jacket and minor rubbing rubbing to panels. 85 pages. POE/070522.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$476.73 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED ACROSS THE TITLE PAGE with some vigour. A rare signed example of the American first printing, in a protected jacket. A great, some would say very great, utterly clear and comprehensible version of the 17th Century Irish text. Thought to have been composed even earlier in the 9th Century, this ravishing version takes the reader into an enchanted story world. Magnificent Heaney, writing at the top of his game, is something to treasure. This copy has the stamp of a former owner, and it is a used copy, but it is not abused. The jacket is not faded, and the smart binding has no bashed corners. There are two indentations on the back cover board, but it should bother nobody too much. This is truly a rare signed Heaney, and given the greatness of the content it is worth consideration by the serious collector. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng
Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Heaney, Seamus. Sweeney Astray - A Version From The Irish. Farrar Straus Girough, New York, 1984.
Price: US$545.88 + shipping
Description: Signed - U.S. p.p. 4 - 85. Signed by Heaney on title page. Attractive glassine protected D.J.
Seller: Healy Rare Books, Galway, Ireland
Heaney, Seamus.. Sweeney Astray. a Version from the Irish.. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1984.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. SIGNED by Seamus Heaney on title page. Fine in price-clipped otherwise near fine dust jacket. (85pp. ) (6 1/4" X 9 1/4") (Tiny speck of foxing at top edge. Orange titles at spine discolored. ) ; 6 1/4" x 9 1/4"; 85 pages 374272212
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Heaney, Seamus. SWEENEY ASTRAY. Farrar Straus Giroux, NY, 1984.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First US edition. Limited issue of 350 numbered copies signed by Heaney on the limitation page. Copy #169. Green full-cloth with embossed decoration on front board. Illustrated by Barrie Cooke. Introduction by Heaney. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Fine condition in a Fine slipcase with the publisher's original shipping carton.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.