THE BURIAL AT THEBES, with letter (both signed)
Dublin: Abbey Theatre, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated wrappers; 4to. [40 pp.] Program for the Abbey Theatre production of Heaney's translation of the play. Players biographies, cast etc. with notes (three pages) by SH and a photo of the cast and crew with him. Not to be confused with the common Abbey Theatre Playscript Series edition. Sophocles' Antigone translated by the Nobel Prize-winner. Signed by Seamus Heaney on the cover, with an accompanying letter - 35 words - in his hand using photocopied paper - 8 1/2 x 11 in. - with an humorous newspaper clipping signed "Blessings, Seamus". Fine unread copy in illustrated wraps (in removable mylar covers). The signature is smudged due to the glossy cover, the signature on the letter is fine, and all else fine. Elaborate and large production; quite uncommon and rare signed. Near fine. Item #15107
Price: $500.00