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The Government of the Tongue: Selected Prose, 1978-1987 by HEANEY, SEAMUS - 1989

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by HEANEY, SEAMUS

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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Fine. 8vo. First American Edition. Quarter black cloth with gilt lettering over grey paper boards. Top and bottom edges of boards lightly sunned otherwise a fine copy. Price sticker to rear panel of dust jacket.
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  • ISBN 10 0374165785
  • ISBN 13 9780374165789
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1989

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The Government of the Tongue: Selected Prose 1978-1987

The Government of the Tongue: Selected Prose 1978-1987

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Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Ex-university library book, light shelf wear, discoloring; a good sound binding. The jacket has some discoloring and wear. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; ISBN: 0374165785. ISBN/EAN: 9780374165789. Inventory No: 210341. . 9780374165789
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Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989. 170pp, Black cloth spine with gray boards, DJ VG, slight musty odor, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TONGUE : Selected Prose 1978-1987, . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY, 1989. 1st Edition thus. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. This is the first US edition. Remainder mark. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Previous owner's name blacked over. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0374165785. ISBN/EAN: 9780374165789. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 11562. . 9780374165789
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ( 1989 ). First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 8vo, 169 pages, clothbacked boards Heaney writes about poets and poetry, obligations of writers, freedom etc.
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. octavo, blue and gray boards in dust jacket, book and jacket are in very good condition, jacket shows edgewear and toning, book shows wear to boards and foxing to the text block, 170pp.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989-02-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st edition 1st printing - minor staining to dust jacket and page edge - minor sun fade to bottom cover edge - otherwise binding strong contents clean - enjoy
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Octavo. 169pp. Textblock edges foxed, very good in a very good or better dustwrapper with a bit of foxing and toning.
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Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989. 1st US . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st U.S, edition) Larger sturdy book, black cloth spine, gray boards, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 170 pages. DJ beneath mylar, glossy gray background to front and spine with 12 small illustrations of faces at middle front, a photograph portrait of poet on all of back. ) DJ and book, both As New.
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