Devlin Polly: Signed (15 results)
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Published by The O'Brien Press, 1998
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1998. First Edition. 206 pages. Signed by the author. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Signed by the author with dedication to title page. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overa…ll a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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Seller: West Elk Books, Paonia, CO, U.S.A.West Elk Books
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Paperback. Condition: As new. Signed simply "Polly Devlin" on title page, this softcover Modern Virago Classic edition, printed 2004, is fresh and unmarked: gift quality. Apparently unread. Growing up in Northern Ireland after WW2.
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Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, IrelandKennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd.
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Condition: Very Good. 1983. First Edition. hardcover. Signed, dated and inscribed on title page. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy. First edition copy. . . Signed Copy.
Published by Chatto & Windus 1990, 1990
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Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Add to basketsigned and inscribed by author, first edition, hardcover octavo (VG+) d/w (VG+); all specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your ov…erall postage costs.
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Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United KingdomThe Print Room
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN ON TITLE PAGE, WITH BLUE POSTCARD FROM THE AUTHOR INSCRIBED IN BLACK PEN TIPPED IN. On title page: To Barry who took the best photograph of the dedicatee Polly, with Po…lly Devlin above crossed out printed author's name. Postcard reads: 'Barry - You are not only the kindest man but the most thoughtful & remembering man. I'm simply delighted by the photographs, plus you remembering to bring them to the studio. I sent you a copy of my first book, (I hope you got it with the photo cover) but here is another different book! x Polly'. Some slight edge wear to top andf bottom of jacket and spine, some yellowing to page block, not price clipped (£13.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 276pp. The story of Dora, who looks back over her childhood in Ireland, her wild days in London, her comfortable marriage and meeting with her lover. Polly Devlin OBE (b.1944) is a writer and Irish broadcaster. Scarce signed. Jacket by Andrea Pinnington after Breughel the Elder (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1983
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Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United KingdomThe Bookstore
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Inscribed by author. Good used condition, some age discolouration marks. Dust wrapper - Good condition. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Victor Gollancz, London, 1983
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Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United KingdomThe Bookstore
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by the author. very good condition. Dust wrapper - very good condition. Ian Newsham (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Victor Gollancz, London, 1983
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Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United KingdomThe Bookstore
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by the author. Very good condition. Dust wrapper - Very good condition. Ian Newsham (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).
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Published by The O'Brien Press, Dublin, 1998
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A first edition, first impression copy of this collection of essays from Northern Irish writer and broadcaster Polly Devlin, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page, in presentation to Carmen Callil, an… Australian publisher who founded Virago Press in 1973, to "publish books which celebrated women and women's lives, and which would, by so doing, spread the message of women's liberation to the whole population". Virago publish works by new and neglected female authors, publishing the works by authors such as Daphne du Maurier, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter, all with a distinctive green spine synonymous with Virago. A collection of essays considered the best of Devlin, selected from Image and The World of Hibernia, presenting her witty, entertaining, and often spontaneous writing. From lost dogs, Venetian palaces, and marries, list, to her Irish background, police brutality, and Parisian museums, this collection is fresh and lively. Written by Polly Devlin, a Northern Irish writer and broadcaster. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small crease. A light crease to the bottom tip of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.
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Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1979
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Seller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, U.S.A.RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the artist and photographer Alexander Liberman who supplied the Introduction, to a member of the Conde Nast art department involved in the books production. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dus…t jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed.
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Published by London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1983
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Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United KingdomBookLovers of Bath
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition (first printing). Signed copy. Hardback. Dust wrapper over fuschia boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.8 kg); pp 200; Cover art by Andrew Kay; Signed by the author, in name only, on the title page without prove…nance. || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #205018 ||.
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Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1983
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Fine
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A signed first edition of this beautifully written memoir of growing up Catholic in Northern Ireland. Signed by the author to the title page, "with love & admiration & gratitude".The first edition, first impression of this work.With the publisher's…unclipped dust wrapper.This vivid autobiography describes the author's upbringing as one of seven siblings in a Catholic household in 1950s Northern Ireland.Polly Devlin is a writer, broadcaster and filmmaker who was awarded the OBE for Services to Literature in 1992 Birthday Honours.From the library of Carmen Callil, an Australian publisher who founded Virago Press in 1973, to"publish books which celebrated women and women's lives, and which would, by so doing, spread the message of women's liberation to the whole population". Virago publish works by new and neglected female authors, publishing the works by authors such as Daphne du Maurier, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter, all with a distinctivegreen spine synonymous with Virago. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with the faintest shelf wear to the spine tail. Dust wrapper is excellent, with mild edge wear and sunning to the edges of the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. With a couple faint spots to the first couple leaves, however majority of the work really is bright and clean. Author's inscription to the title page. Fine. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.
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Published by Incline Press, Oldham, 2002
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Fine. First edition. A signed presentation copy of this limited edition work by Seamus Heaney and his family, inscribed to publisher Carmen Callil, and with a loosely inserted signed photograph of the Heaney family. A signed association copy of this work.A limited edition work consisting of twenty-two poems or…prose pieces by members of Seamus Heaney's extended family commemorating a midsummer gathering, with the poet himself contributing half of them.One of 230 copies produced, signed 'for Carmen' by Heaney to the limitation leaf.From the library of Carmen Callil, an Australian publisher who founded Virago Press in 1973, to"publish books which celebrated women and women's lives, and which would, by so doing, spread the message of women's liberation to the whole population". Virago publish works by new and neglected female authors, publishing the works by authors such as Daphne du Maurier, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter, all with a distinctivegreen spine synonymous with Virago.With Callil's bookplate loosely inserted.An additional loosely inserted photograph of the extended Heaney family is inscribed to the reverse 'Carmen: a few of the family at the feast - P (and a thank you letter)'.This is from Polly Devlin, the editor of the work, and Heaney's sister in law. In the publisher's original cloth backed marbled paper covered boards. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.
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Published by Incline Press, Oldham, 2002
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Seller: MintFirsts Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, Macclesfield, CHESH, United KingdomMintFirsts Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: As new. No jacket. First and only edition. First and only edition. 8vo. Pp. 41, [1 (blank)]. Quarter-bound green cloth over multi-coloured marbled paper boards by Anne Muir, decorative printed labels to cover and spine. Illustration by Catherine Heaney, linocuts by Bert Eastman and title-page calligraphy by…Diana Hardy Wilson. No. 11 of 230 copies handset in Garamond and printed on various Zerkall mould-made papers by Graham Moss and Kathy Whalen of Incline Press. Backstrip cloth and marbled board colouring and patterning differed throughout the limited print run. Signed by Heaney to title page and with the original prospectus loosely inserted. Twenty-two poems or prose pieces by members of Seamus Heaney's extended family commemorating a midsummer gathering, with the poet himself contributing half of them. [Brandes & Durkan B230]. signed.
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Published by Incline Press, Oldham (United Kingdom), 2002
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo. 42pp. + four-page publisher's prospectus bound in. Green quarter cloth and hand-made marbled paper-covered boards with printed paper wrappers. A fine copy in custom cloth clamshell case. Laid in are a four-page, publisher's prospectus, and a promotional postcard. Limited to 230…numbered copies Signed by Seamus Heaney and Polly Devlin. Nicely printed by Graham Moss and Kathy Whalen of the Incline Press. Seamus Heaney contributes ten poems, and a poetic tribute to Rose and Tom, family members whose wedding anniversary occasioned an extended family reunion and resulted in the publication of this book by Seamus' sister Polly Devlin.
