Midsummer Feast, Used (24 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: acceptable. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may be missing bundled media.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

9 x 6, one sheet folded into 4 panels, some wrinkling and toning, ink "ordered 9/03/02" inside else a nice example. Honoring Seamus Heaney with works by his family.

A prospectus promoting the publication of 'Poetry and prose for a Midsummer Feast'. A single sheet folded once to produce four printed pages, including a reproduction of the 'Contents' page listing twenty-one poems, ten of which are written by Seamus Heaney. 9" x 6ĵ", pp. [4]. A prospectus in Very Good condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective display pocket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Quarter bound hardcover with marbled boards, no dust jacket, in very good condition. This edition is limited to 230 copies, of which this is number 38. Linocuts by Bert Eastman. Titlepage calligraphy by Diana Hardy Wilson. Rough-cute pages. Board spine ends are a little bumped. No other notable faults. LW.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Quarter bound hardcover with marbled boards, no dust jacket, in very good condition. This edition is limited to 230 copies, of which this is number 69. Linocuts by Bert Eastman. Titlepage calligraphy by Diana Hardy Wilson. Rough-cut pages. Board spine ends are a little bumped. No other notable faults. LW.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Poetry and prose for the Midsummer Feast at Cannwood House. Marbled paper boards, red cloth spine. Very nice copy. One of 230 numbered copies.Published to celebrate a family gathering with contributions from many of the extended clan. Heaney contributes ten poems. Published on variously coloured papers to differentiate between the authors. Publisher's prospectus loosely inserted.

Hardback. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. 17 x 24cm 41pp near fine hardback with marbled boards, number 16 of a limited edition of 230 copies printed on Zerkall paper. Contributors include Polly Devlin, Catherine Heaney, Seamus Heaney, Veronica Horwell, Daisy Garnett, Barry Devlin, Marie Heaney, Patrick Kinmonth, Tess Hurson. Certain poems accompanied by a small illustration.

FIRST EDITION, no.42 of 230 copies; pp.41; linocut embellishments by Bert Eastman; printed on various Zerkall papers in 12pt Garamond; cloth-backed Ann Muir marbled boards, paper label. An extended gathering of an illustrious literary family & friends celebrated in 22 pieces of verse & prose, the majority by Heaney. Other contributors include Catherine & Marie Heaney, Polly & Barry Devlin.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Quarter bound hardcover with marbled boards, no dust jacket, in very good condition. This edition is limited to 230 copies, of which this is number 83. Heaney's family prospectus loosely bound in at the rear. Illustration by Catherine Heaney and linocuts by Bert Eastman. Titlepage calligraphy by Diana Hardy Wilson. Board spine ends are a little bumped. No other notable faults. LW.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No. 14 of a limited edition of 230. This copy comes with a loosely inserted prospectus for the book, and a compliments slip from The Old School Press. Printed and bound by hand on Zerkall paper; Quarter bound in cloth with marbled paper-covered boards (paper by Ann Muir). Printed paper labels on the front and spine. Teeny crease to corner of label, otherwise in as new condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Special Edition. Number 47 of 230 copies handset in Garamond and printed in black on various Zerkall papers. Illustration by Catherine Heaney, linocuts by Bert Eastman and title-page calligraphy in blue by Diana Hardy Wilson. Ann Muir marbled paper-covered boards, predominantly greens, purple and mauve, beige cloth spine, decorative printed labels on spine and front cover. A fine copy. A Heaney family get together. The contributors are: Catherine Heaney, Franny Harvey, Seamus Heaney (11), Polly Devlin (2), Veronica Horwell (2), Daisy Garnett, Barry Devlin, Marie Heaney, Patrick Kinmonth, Tess Hurson.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Number 45 of 230 copies handset in Garamond and printed in black on various Zerkall papers. Illustration by Catherine Heaney, linocuts by Bert Eastman and title-page calligraphy in blue by Diana Hardy Wilson. Ann Muir marbled paper-covered boards, predominantly olives, purple and mauve, maroon cloth spine, decorative printed labels on spine and front cover. A fine copy. A Heaney family get together. The contributors are: Catherine Heaney, Franny Harvey, Seamus Heaney (11), Polly Devlin (2), Veronica Horwell (2), Daisy Garnett, Barry Devlin, Marie Heaney, Patrick Kinmonth, Tess Hurson.

Hardback. Condition: As new. No jacket. First and only edition. First and only edition. 8vo. Pp. 41, [1 (blank)]. Quarter-bound black cloth over black and gold marbled paper boards by Anne Muir, decorative printed labels to cover and spine. Illustration by Catherine Heaney, linocuts by Bert Eastman and title-page calligraphy by Diana Hardy Wilson. No. 106 of 230 copies handset in Garamond and printed on various Zerkall mould-made papers by Graham Moss and Kathy Whalen of Incline Press. Backstrip cloth and marbled board colouring and patterning differed throughout the limited print run. With the original prospectus loosely inserted. Twenty-two poems or prose pieces by members of Seamus Heaney's extended family commemorating a midsummer gathering, with the poet himself contributing half of them. [Brandes & Durkan B230].

Copy number '105' of an edition limited to 230 copies printed on Zerkall paper in 12pt Garamond with title-page calligraphy by Diana Hardy Wilson and lino-cut embellishments by Bert Eastman. Quarter bound with burgundy cloth and marbled paper covered boards by Ann Muir, printed and decorated paper labels to the front cover and spine. With ten poems by Seamus Heaney, and others by Catherine Heaney, Polly Devlin, Franny Harvey, Veronica Horwell, Daisy Garnett, Barry Devlin, Marie Heaney, Patrick Kinmonth and Tess HUrson. 9½" x 6½", pp. [2, blank] [half-title] [blank] [title-page] [blank] [dedication by Polly Devlin] [blank] [Contents] [blank] 9-41 [blank]. A book in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective display pocket.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A signed presentation copy of this limited edition work by Seamus Heaney and his family, inscribed to publisher Carmen Callil, and with a loosely inserted signed photograph of the Heaney family. A signed association copy of this work.A limited edition work consisting of twenty-two poems or prose pieces by members of Seamus Heaney's extended family commemorating a midsummer gathering, with the poet himself contributing half of them.One of 230 copies produced, signed 'for Carmen' by Heaney to the limitation leaf.From the library of Carmen Callil, an Australian publisher who founded Virago Press in 1973, to"publish books which celebrated women and women's lives, and which would, by so doing, spread the message of women's liberation to the whole population". Virago publish works by new and neglected female authors, publishing the works by authors such as Daphne du Maurier, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter, all with a distinctivegreen spine synonymous with Virago.With Callil's bookplate loosely inserted.An additional loosely inserted photograph of the extended Heaney family is inscribed to the reverse 'Carmen: a few of the family at the feast - P (and a thank you letter)'.This is from Polly Devlin, the editor of the work, and Heaney's sister in law. In the publisher's original cloth backed marbled paper covered boards. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. signed by author. book.

Hardback. Condition: As new. No jacket. First and only edition. First and only edition. 8vo. Pp. 41, [1 (blank)]. Quarter-bound green cloth over multi-coloured marbled paper boards by Anne Muir, decorative printed labels to cover and spine. Illustration by Catherine Heaney, linocuts by Bert Eastman and title-page calligraphy by Diana Hardy Wilson. No. 11 of 230 copies handset in Garamond and printed on various Zerkall mould-made papers by Graham Moss and Kathy Whalen of Incline Press. Backstrip cloth and marbled board colouring and patterning differed throughout the limited print run. Signed by Heaney to title page and with the original prospectus loosely inserted. Twenty-two poems or prose pieces by members of Seamus Heaney's extended family commemorating a midsummer gathering, with the poet himself contributing half of them. [Brandes & Durkan B230]. signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo. 42pp. + four-page publisher's prospectus bound in. Green quarter cloth and hand-made marbled paper-covered boards with printed paper wrappers. A fine copy in custom cloth clamshell case. Laid in are a four-page, publisher's prospectus, and a promotional postcard. Limited to 230 numbered copies Signed by Seamus Heaney and Polly Devlin. Nicely printed by Graham Moss and Kathy Whalen of the Incline Press. Seamus Heaney contributes ten poems, and a poetic tribute to Rose and Tom, family members whose wedding anniversary occasioned an extended family reunion and resulted in the publication of this book by Seamus' sister Polly Devlin.

First edition, only printing. One of 230 copies. An exceptionally well produced, hand bound book. 22 poems or prose pieces by members of Seamus Heaney's family, with Seamus Heaney contributing 11 items. Signed by Seamus Heaney at one of his contributions. Several illustrations, also by the Heaney family. Each piece is printed on paper appropriate to it. Fine Each copy is bound in different marbled cloth. No dustjacket.

First edition, number 77 of 230 copies printed. 8vo., original quarter green cloth with hand-marbled paper boards in green, pink and blue by Ann Muir. Oldham, Incline Press. This delightful volume was commissioned by Marie's sister, Polly Devlin, on the occasion of a family gathering to celebrate a wedding anniversary. Heaney contributes 11 poems from 22 contributions. Given the private nature of the book, it is not surprising that most copies were reserved for family members. The marbled papers were individually created and only three covers were fashioned from each sheet, so the edition runs to about sixty diverse bindings according to the printers. A fine copy.