The Rattle Bag. An Anthology of Poetry. Selected and edited by Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes de SEAMUS HEANEY AND TED HUGHES - 1982

David Godine, Boston, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition, the deluxe issue of 250 numbered copies, printed in Verona under the supervision of Martino Mardersteig at the Stameria Valdonega (this being #17). Tall 4to. Cloth-backed marbled boards, very slightly bumped at the tips of two corners. A near fine copy in matching marbled slipcase, which is slightly chafed in places. No dust wrapper, as issued..

The Fortune Press, London [1964] Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. The second, unauthorised edition of the author's uncommon first book. Slim 8vo. 32pp. Asparagus-coloured boards lettered in gold at the spine. A tiny hint of wear to the head of the spine, and the upper board lifting just a fraction. One corner of front free endpaper clipped, presumably to remove a former owner name. A lovely crisp copy, internally flawless bar the aforementioned clipping. Housed in thin paper dust wrapper with the 12'6 price sticker to the front flap. The wrapper tanned at the spine panel, a little chafed at the rear flap joint, with some light sunning to some extremities and two small areas of loss from spine panel. Thirty-one poems. "The renown of the author prompted Caton to produce this second edition, but his omission to inform [Amis] of the existence or to benefit him from its sales must be construed as being rather more than forgetful-ness" - Timothy d'Arch Smith, 'R.A. Caton… Leer más

Printed for the editor at The Curwen Press, London, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. The first edition of this selection, and the first with these magnificent Reynolds Stone engravings. 4to. 94pp. One of 300 copies (out of a total edition of 350) designed by Will Carter, printed on Basingwerk parchment, bound in buckram and signed by Reynolds Stone. Stone contributes a title page decoration, five wood engraved plates and a small closing vignette; plus a small gilt decoration to upper board. Buckram just fractionally marked in one or two places, else a fine copy. No dust wrapper, as issued. Twenty-three poems (including the eleven-parter 'Flying Scrolls'), six of which are hitherto unprinted with several others making their first bookform appearance..

Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of the author's first regularly published collection (which was preceded by two pamphlets). Slim 8vo. 56pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver at the spine. Some fairly light spotting to the endpapers and to several concluding leaves, and also to occasional text leaves. A very crisp copy in price-clipped dust wrapper, a little rubbed, marked and chafed, and exhibiting some light internal spotting. A brief dedicatory verse precedes thirty-seven poems. Uncommon, especially in this casebound format (a UK edition was published alongside this Irish issue, but that one was only issued in wrappers)..

The Cresset Press, London [1939]. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The correct first edition of the author's uncommon second book, preceding the US edition which was printed from these Cresset Press sheets. 8vo. 95pp. Green cloth lettered in gold at the spine and upper board, and with the fore- and bottom edges rough-trimmed. A light scattering of spotting to the top edge and free endpapers, with just a touch more to several preliminary leaves. A lengthy but light crease to the front free endpaper. A very crisp copy in the scarce dust wrapper, non-price-clipped but tanned at the spine panel and with some spotting and a little edge-chafing. A short crease to the base of the front wrapper flap..

Printed for the editor at The Curwen Press, London, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. The first edition of this selection, and the first with these magnificent Reynolds Stone engravings. 4to. 94pp. One of 300 copies (out of a total edition of 350) designed by Will Carter, printed on Basingwerk parchment, bound in buckram and signed by Reynolds Stone. Stone contributes a title page decoration, five wood engraved plates and a small closing vignette; plus a small gilt decoration to upper board. Buckram just fractionally marked in one or two places, else a fine copy. No dust wrapper, as issued. Twenty-three poems (including the eleven-parter 'Flying Scrolls'), six of which are hitherto unprinted with several others making their first bookform appearance..

Red Ozier Press, New York, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First edition, limited to 175 numbered copies, this being one of just forty casebound copies (#22), signed by the author in pencil at the base of the colophon. 8vo. Unpaginated. Printed on Johannot mouldmade paper with hand-lettering by Anita Karl and bound into decorated paper-covered cloth designed by Claire Maziarczyk and with a paper spine label. A fine copy of a most handsome production. No dust wrapper called for, but housed in the original unprinted acetate protector. Thirty-one poems. Uncommon..

Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of the author's first regularly published collection (which was preceded by two pamphlets). Slim 8vo. 56pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver at the spine. Some fairly light spotting to the endpapers and to several concluding leaves, and also to occasional text leaves. A very crisp copy in price-clipped dust wrapper, a little rubbed, marked and chafed, and exhibiting some light internal spotting. A brief dedicatory verse precedes thirty-seven poems. Uncommon, especially in this casebound format (a UK edition was published alongside this Irish issue, but that one was only issued in wrappers)..

The Cresset Press, London [1939]. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The correct first edition of the author's uncommon second book, preceding the US edition which was printed from these Cresset Press sheets. 8vo. 95pp. Green cloth lettered in gold at the spine and upper board, and with the fore- and bottom edges rough-trimmed. A light scattering of spotting to the top edge and free endpapers, with just a touch more to several preliminary leaves. A lengthy but light crease to the front free endpaper. A very crisp copy in the scarce dust wrapper, non-price-clipped but tanned at the spine panel and with some spotting and a little edge-chafing. A short crease to the base of the front wrapper flap..

John Murray, London, 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition - the uncommon first state, which was subsequently withdrawn and pulped; this copy seemingly the publisher's file copy, with that text lightly inkstamped to the front free endpaper. 8vo. 66pp. Green cloth lettered in gold at the spine. A fine copy in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, just slightly faded at spine panel and at the head of the upper panel, and with a small sliver of staining to the lower edge. Thirty Betjeman poems accompanied by a Piper frontispiece and seventeen line drawings, several of them full-page. Printing errors impacting the poems 'Bristol and Clifton' and 'Sunday Afternoon in St. Enodoc Church, Cornwall' necessitated a complete recall and a corrected edition was published the following year. See Peterson A48..