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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 Inventory # 5597
Bibliographic Details
Title: SWEENEY ASTRAY: A VERSION FROM THE IRISH - ...
Publisher: Field Day Theatre Company Limited, Derry
Publication Date: 1983
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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