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103 97 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED holes above title on spine. A good square copy. The Valley of Bones, (Heinemann 1964) First Edn. v.g. in cloth, dust wrappers. Block leaning a little. Endpapers, prelims and dust wrappers toned, text bright. Dust wrapper is clipped, with light wear to corners, small loss at bottom corner of front panel. Tape-repaired verso; The Soldier's Art, (Heinemann 1966) First Edn., V.g. in cloth, dust wrappers. Endpapers barley toned, dust wrapper is unclipped, in archival cover, age toned at spine - lovely overall condition. (3) €200-€300 516. Longley (Ml.) Snow Water, (Cape 2004) No 18 of Ltd. Edn. 100 copies, specially bound in goatskin and signed by author. Fine, in slipcase. Spine slightly faded; A Hundred Doors, (Cape 2011) No. 7 of Special Ltd Edn. 75 copies, specially bound in goatskin and signed by author. Fine. Slipcase stained [ill. Longley Sarah]: Out of the Cold: Drawings & Poems for Christmas, (Abbey Press 1999) First Edn., signed. No. 33 of Ltd. Edn. 50. Total cloth edition was 500. Signed by poet and illustrator. Fine in slipcase. (3) €200-€300 517. Longley (Ml.) An Exploded View: Poems 1968-72, (Gollancz 1973) First Edn., signed. v.g. in cloth, dust wrapper faded In protective cover. Inscribed " for Phil / blessings / Michael Longley 16.IX.99"; Poems 1963-1983, (Wake Forest 1987) First Edn., signed. V.g. in wrappers. Inscribed: " for Philip / warm wishes / Michael Longley." ; The Ghost Orchid, (Wake Forest nd [1995]) First Edn., signed. V.g. in cloth, dust wrappers faded. In protective cover Inscribed: " for Philip / Warmest wishes / Michael Longley."; Gorse Fires, (Secker 1991) First paperback Edn. V.g. in rubbed wrappers, flat-signed; Broken Dishes, (Abbey Press 1998) First paperback Edn. No. 180 of Ltd. Edn. of 250 copies, numbered and signed by author. (Total edition 1000).; 20th Century Irish Poems, (Faber 2002) First Edn., edited by Longley. v.g. in cloth, dust wrapper. Non-author gift inscription to ffep. (6) €180-€220 518. Longley (Ml.) Broken Dishes, (Abbey Press 1998) First Edn., v.g. in cloth, dust wrapper. No. 199 of Ltd. Edn. of 250 copies, numbered and signed by author (total edition 1000); The Weather in Japan, (Cape 2000), near fine in printed glassine wrappers, top edge dusty; The Echo Gate, (Secker 1979) First Edn., signed. V.g. in cloth, dust wrapper clipped, creased at top edge. Inscribed " Michael Longley - Belfast - 16 June 1987" No Continuing City, (Macmillan 1969) First Edn., signed. v.g. in wrappers. covers rubbed, edges toned; Baucis & Philemon: After Ovid, (Privately printed 1993) NO. limitation stated. Drawings by James Allen. signed, inscribed " Michael Longley - Sligo - 28.Vii.03," near fine. Laid in: 1mls, acs. (5) €180-€220