Field Work by Heaney, Signed (12 results)

Card covers. Condition: Very Good. 64 pages. First published 1979, this is the first reprint: 1980. Inscribed by Heaney on first leaf. Light rubbing to covers, spine sunned. No spine crease. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First edition. First edition. 8vo. 64 pp. Chocolate brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. In brown and orange dustjacket, printed in white (priced £3.00 net to front flap). Scarce signed copy by Heaney to title page. Light spotting to textblock top-edge, price-clipped dust jacket gently faded to spine, a hint of foxing to flaps, else near Fine. Poetry Book Society Choice. Author's fifth volume of poetry, a collection of elegies and love poems, it contains Heaney's justly celebrated "Glanmore Sonnets", named after the hamlet in Co. Wicklow, where the poet settled for four years, having left the turbulence of Belfast in 1972. Shortly before its publication, he wrote to Brian Friel that he "no longer wanted a door into the dark" but "a door into the light." That turning towards the light - leaving behind the incessant funeral rites in North (1975), heralded a new preoccupation with clarity, vision, and self-definition in his poetry, ushering in a reappraisal of the role of the poet during the "Troubles". Winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature. "[T]his is a book we cannot do without." -Guardian. [Randall, James. 1979. "An Interview with Seamus Heaney." Ploughshares, 5 (3): 7-22; Brandes & Durkan A20a]. signed.

Condition: Fine. First edition eighth printing softcover Fine in stiff pictorial wrappers SIGNED BY HEANEY ON THE TITLE PAGE. Signed by Author(s).

Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED (NOT INSCRIBED) BY SEAMUS HEANEY on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1979 true 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with offsetting (fading in this case) along the panel edges. Thin octavo, 64 pgs. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Octavo, pp 64. Bound in brown cloth covered hard boards and in the original publisher's dust jacket, un-clipped and priced £3.00 net. SIGNED and INSCRIBED to the title page. The inscription reads: "to George | after our turas to Rassay, and the holy ground of Hallaig - Seamus Heaney | 5 June 2004". This appears to be a reference to Heaney's visit to Hallaig on the island of Rassay (near Isle of Skye, Scotland) in 2002 when he was translating Sorley Maclean's poem "Hallaig" from Scots Gaelic to English; "turas" is Scots Gaelic for "trip". We have not been able to identify George, but possibly this is George Davie (1912-2007), philosopher and close associate of Sorley Maclean. The book and jacket are both in absolutely Fine condition, there is no fade to the jacket spine as so often found. [Brandes A20a]. Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition, SPECIALLY INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY SEAMUS HEANEY. 8vo, publisher's original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, in the original dustjacket. 66 pp. A very fine copy, the book and jacket both beautifully preserved, as pristine. THE FIRST EDIITON SPECIALLY INSCRIBED BY SEAMUS HEANEY AND A MASTERFUL COLLECTION. FIELD WORK was Heaney's first collection of poetry to follow his much celebrated collection NORTH in 1975. It can be seen as a record of his years living in rural County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland after leaving the violence of 'The Troubles'. The collection contains some of his best-loved poems, such as 'Oysters', 'Casualty', 'The Skunk', and the defining sequence 'Glanmore Sonnets'. It has been cited by many including the poet's wife, Marie as their favorite volume.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Uncorrected proof of the American edition. Printed blue wrappers. Tiny faint cover stain, spine slightly tanned, and four tiny impressions near the spine (from a clip?) not tearing the paper, near fine. Signed by Heaney on the title page. Housed in a custom forest green cloth clamshell case with Heaney's facsimile signature and spine titling in gilt.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Octavo, brown cloth lettered in gilt; unclipped pictorial dust jacket. First American edition. A presentation copy, inscribed by Heaney to the Irish-American artist John French. A gorgeous copy with a distinguished provenance. Inscribed by Author(s).

Third reprint. 8vo. 64pp. Fine copy in pictorial card covers. Signed by Author on f.e.p. Heaney was one of the greatest poets of our age, and probably the best known poet in the world. His work Field Work was originally published in 1979.

First Edition. First UK Edition. This is the First Paperbound Edition. SIGNED COPY. 8vo, pp. 64. Publisher's original printed card wrappers. ISBN: 0 571 11433 4. A VG+ copy. Spine faded to dark-green. Minor rubbing to the spine edges No reading crease to the spine. No former owner names. The last page of the book is browned (caused by an old newspaper review by Peter Porter laid in). Quite a nice copy. Signed by the Author in black ink to the 1/2 title. Quite uncommon, Signed. "Field Work is the record of four years during which Seamus Heaney left the violence of Belfast to settle in a country cottage with his family in Glanmore, County Wicklow. Heeding "an early warning system to get back inside my own head," Heaney wrote poems with a new strength and maturity, moving from the political concerns of his landmark volume North to a more personal, contemplative approach to the world and to his own writing. In Field Work he "brings a meditative music to bear upon fundamental themes of person and place, the mutuality of ourselves and the world" (Denis Donoghue, The New York Times). Photographs/scans available upon request. Signed by Author.

A first edition, first paperback printing of Field Work by Seamus Heaney, published by Faber in 1979. A near fine book inscribed by the author on the half title page in black ink, with minor handling wear to the front and rear panels, fading to the spine, spotting and minor browning to the top edge of the text block. Field Work by Seamus Heaney is a collection of poetry reflecting his return to life in rural Ireland. The poems explore themes of nature, personal relationships and the political turmoil of Northern Ireland. Heaney's vivid imagery and rich language celebrate landscape and the rural traditions whilst also addressing the complexities of identity and belonging. The collection marks a significant period in Heaney's career, showcasing his deepening poetic voice and engagement with both personal and political landscapes.