Description: SWEENEY ASTRAY: A VERSION FROM THE IRISH - SIGNED Author: Heaney, Seamus (translation); Middleton, Colin (illustrations) Title: SWEENEY ASTRAY: A VERSION FROM THE IRISH - SIGNED Publication: Derry: Field Day Theatre Company Limited, 1983 Edition: First Edition Description: First Impression, cloth issue, one of 1,000 copies. Octavo (23.75cm); greyish-white rexine cloth boards, with titling and decorative elements stamped in black on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xii,77,[3]pp. Signed by the author on the title page, dated August, 1993. Fine in a Fine dustjacket, with some trivial wear along the upper edge. A sharp copy of Heaney's translation of Buile Suibhne, a classic of medieval literature. "The story centres on the fate of Sweeney, the king of Dal-Arie in Ulster, who was cursed by a saint, turned into a bird, and driven astray for years until the curse was fulfilled by his death" (from front flap). Brandes & Durkan A34.a. Seller ID: 5597 Subject: Literature, Website Only Captain Ahab's Rare Books pursues fine books in all fields, with a special emphasis in 19th and 20th century literature, manuscripts, association copies, mystery & science fiction. We are proud members of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 660 USD
Location: Stephenson, Virginia
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Author: Heaney, Seamus (translation); Middleton, Colin (illustrations
Publisher: Field Day Theatre Company Limited
Year Printed: 1983
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Signed
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
