Heaney, Seamus (1939-2013)
Large signed poster
£404
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 8 February 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
[Belfast]: Arts Council of Northern Ireland, [1972]. Letterpress poster containing the text of the poem 'January God' with colour lithographic illustration by T. P. Flanagan, inscribed by Heaney 'For Robin, Seamus, 8 June 1978', 75 x 55 cm. Together with an autograph letter signed from Heaney to the same recipient, 1973 ('I am holed up here with neuroses and work to do', etc., single foolscap sheet written on one side, signed 'Seamus Heaney'), and a printed copy of Heaney's poem 'Christmas Eve', single bifolium, inscribed by Heaney 'To Robin & Alison, with kindest wishes, Seamus + Marie'
Footnote
Note: The recipient was Robin Morton (1939-2021), Northern Irish folk musician and musicologist, and long-time friend of Heaney's.