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Collected Poems
by Padraic Fallon
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0856358177
- ISBN 13
- 9780856358173
- Seller
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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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About This Item
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 first comprehensive collection of his work in verse. Edited by his son and introduced with a characteristically insightful and moving essay by Seamus Heaney. Essential reading for all who appreciate Irish Poetry.
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- Bookseller
- Quinn Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IP001
- Title
- Collected Poems
- Author
- Padraic Fallon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. First Impression.
- ISBN 10
- 0856358177
- ISBN 13
- 9780856358173
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press/Gallery Books
- Place of Publication
- Manchester/Loughcrew
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 280
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Irish poetry, Seamus Heaney
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Poetry;
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Quinn Rare Books
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Dublin, Dublin
About Quinn Rare Books
We specialise in rare and out of print books of Irish interest. We are book collectors ourselves and strive to offer buyers the best value for the highest quality books.
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