Collected Poems by Padraic Fallon - 1990

Manchester / Loughcrew: Carcanet / Gallery Press. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 280 pp., Spine of dust jacket faded; gift inscription onfront free endpaper. .

Carcanet Press, 1990. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780856358173

First Edition First Impression. Octavo. Carcanet Press/Gallery Books (Manchester/Loughcrew), 1990. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. 280 pages with notes on the poems. Frontispiece depicting stainless steel sculpture "Head of my Father" by noted sculptor and son of the author, Conor Fallon. Foreword by Seamus Heaney. Afterword by editor Brian Fallon. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Some foxing to head of text block, fore edge and tail unaffected. Some minor sun-fading to spine of dust jacket. Not price-clipped. No marks or inscriptions. Binding is perfectly tight and free of leaning. A beautiful copy.
Fallon was a pillar of Irish literary life for most of the 20th century, writing poems, essays, short stories, television and radio dramas but he had a somewhat eccentric dislike of book publishing. This meant that, although frequently appearing in journals, his poetry was not available in bound form until months before his death in 1974. Published 16 years later, this is the… Read More

Carcanet Pr, 1990-06-01. Hardcover. Good.

Carcanet Press Ltd, 01/06/1993 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in.