The Government of the Tongue : Selected Prose, 1978-1987
by Heaney, Seamus - FIRST PRINTING, FIRST EDITION HARDBACK
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571147968
- ISBN 13
- 9780571147960
- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Faber & Faber London, 1988 First edition hardback. Unread perfect condition. Protected jacket. Flaws? One neat signature on the front end paper, one attractive blind stamp to the half title. Clean and tight text block. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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- Bookseller
- the booksniffer (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-11378297970
- Title
- The Government of the Tongue : Selected Prose, 1978-1987
- Author
- Heaney, Seamus - FIRST PRINTING, FIRST EDITION HARDBACK
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0571147968
- ISBN 13
- 9780571147960
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
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