(London: Faber and Faber, 1979).

THE FIRST EDIITON SPECIALLY INSCRIBED BY SEAMUS HEANEY AND A MASTERFUL COLLECTION. FIELD WORK was Heaney's first collection of poetry to follow his much celebrated collection NORTH in 1975. It can be seen as a record of his years living in rural County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland after leaving the violence of 'The Troubles'. The collection contains some of his best-loved poems, such as ‘Oysters’, ‘Casualty’, ‘The Skunk’, and the defining sequence ‘Glanmore Sonnets’. It has been cited by many – including the poet’s wife, Marie – as their favorite volume. Item #33675

First Edition, SPECIALLY INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY SEAMUS HEANEY. 8vo, publisher’s original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, in the original dustjacket. 66 pp. A very fine copy, the book and jacket both beautifully preserved, as pristine.