Skylark Sing Your Lonely Song (first printing) An Anthology of the Writings of Bobby Sands

Sands, Bobby & Ulick O'Connor (intro)

Published by Mercier Press, Dublin, 1982

About this Item

The Mercier Press Ltd. Dublin and Cork. 1982. 173 pages. Wraps. First edition, first printing. Paperback original. 4.95 price intact. Binding and hinges are sound. Light handling along edges. Small scuff on front cover. Rear cover has writing on inside (name, address, phone). Sands was the leader of the infamous IRA hunger strike in 1981 that captured international attention. During his hunger strike he was elected to British Parliament. 66 days into his hunger strike Sands died. It was then the International Longshoremen's Association in New York announced a 24-hour boycott of British ships while over 1,000 people gathered in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral to hear Cardinal Terence Cooke offer a reconciliation Mass for Northern Ireland. Irish pubs throughout NYC were closed for two hours in mourning. A rare offering of the true first edition first printing of the scarce Sands title with noted flaws. Rare. Seller Inventory # 002942

Bibliographic Details

Title: Skylark Sing Your Lonely Song (first ...

Publisher: Mercier Press, Dublin

Publication Date: 1982

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition