181. [John Minihan Collection] – [Heaney, Seamus] Minihan, John.

First Day Cover of the commemorative stamp for Seamus Heaney. Signed by irish photographer John Minihan, whose portrait of Heaney was used for the stamp. The first day cover is illustrated with a quote from Heaney’s “Bogland”: “We have no prairies – To slice a big sun at evening – Everywhere the eye concedes to – Encroaching horizon…”

Dublin, Anpost, 2014. 19 cm x 13 cm. 1 page. Original Softcover. Excellent condition. Signed and dated by John Minihan on August 28th, 2014.

182. [John Minihan Collection] – Minihan, John (*1946 –)

The Poet Michael Longley, photographed by John Minihan at the Listowel Writers-Week, County Kerry, 2018.

Original / Vintage black and white photograph on archival paper. Ireland, 2018. 35.5 cm wide x 38 cm high. From the library of John Minihan, with his blindstamped initials and copyright – stamp on the back. Signed and titled by John Minihan below the photograph and on the back.

183. Johnston, Fred.

Being Anywhere. New & Selected Poems. With an introduction by the author.

Belfast, Lagan Press Poetry, 2001. 13 cm x 21 cm. 92 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by author.

184. [Jones, David / Cowper Powys, John] Hooker, Jeremy.

John Cowper Powys and David Jones – A Comparative Study.

London, Enitharmon Press, 1979. Octavo. 54 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

185. Jones, Henry.

Tennyson.

1st Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1909. 8°. 15 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear – corners and spine bumped. No text markings. Pages yellowed. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. IV.]

186. Jones, Russell.

The Green Dress Whose Girl is Sleeping.

Glasgow, Freight Books, 2015. 13 cm x 20 cm. 71 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Loosely inserted is an original press-release for this publication.

187. Joyce, Trevor.

With the First Dream of Fire they hunt the Cold. A Body of Work 1966/2000.

Dublin, New Writers’ Press, 2001. 15,5 cm x 19,5 cm. 243 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing.

188. Judson, John.

Routes From The Onion’s Dark.

First edition. Milwaukee, Pentagram Press, 1976. 14 cm x 21 cm. 24, (3) pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger.

189. Kang-Hu, Kiang / Witter Bynner (Translator).

The Jade Mountain: A Chinese Anthology – Being Three Hundred Poems of the T’ang Dynasty (618-906). Translated by Witter Bynner from the Texts of Kiang Kang-Hu.

Seventh Printing. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. Octavo. 300 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. The rare dustjacket slightly sunned and a bit frayed but now in protective Mylar. The book in unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Name of preowner on endpaper. Very rare in this condition.

190. Kavanagh, Patrick.

A Soul For Sale. Poems by Patrick Kavanagh.

First Edition. London, MacMillan & Co.Ltd., 1947. Octavo. 54 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Dustjacket frayed and with some loss. As often with this book, some foxing to book and dustjacket.