Lot 87

Heaney, Seamus





Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
£375
Description
The testament of Cresseid: a retelling of Robert Henryson's poetry with images by Hughie O'Donoghue. London: Enitharmon Editions, (printed by the Rampant Lions Press) 2004. First edition, folio, 6 mounted coloured plates, publisher's dark green cloth, printed paper label, reduced image of Cresseid on paper inserted on front cover, no. 103 of 425 copies, signed by Seamus Heaney and Hughie O'Donoghue, with the prospectus loosely inserted as well as an invitation to the launch, and other related material
Footnote
Provenance: From the collection of Bruce Ritchie.




