Heaney (Seamus) Door into the Dark
£275
London, Faber & Faber, 1969.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 15s.
Heaney’s second collection of poetry, preceded by his widely acclaimed Death of a Naturalist (1966). The poems graphically depict the author’s rural upbringing, from the local forge to the banks of Lough Neagh, concluding with his iconic poem ‘Bogland’.
In stock
A little very light foxing; cloth very good; jacket very good.
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