Sweeney Astray
by Heaney, Seamus
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1984. Signed Limited Edition. hardcover. Fine. The signed limited edition, one of only 350 signed and numbered copies, this copy is as new still sealed in publisher's shrink-wrap. Publisher's slipcase. First US edition. Limited issue of 350 numbered copies signed by Heaney on the limitation page. 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.
Synopsis
Sweeney Astray is a version of the Irish poem Buile Shuibhne written by Seamus Heaney and published in 1983. It is based on an earlier translation by J.G. O'Keeffe. Heaney's version was well received in many circles and, much like his later take on Beowulf, has largely become the standard translation on college syllabi.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2207128
- Title
- Sweeney Astray
- Author
- Heaney, Seamus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Fine
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