KAVANAGH, Patrick

The Great Hunger

London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1966. Second Edition. (First Trade edition). Octavo; stapled signatures laid in to printed green wrappers; 24pp. Some faint spotting to the wrappers, still Very Good or better. Preceded only by a limited printing (250 copies) at the Cuala Press in 1942. This copy with an ink presentation inscription, "To Mummy from Peter," dated Christmas 1968.

Kavanagh's great satirical long-poem, chosen by Fintan O'Toole in 2015 as one of 100 Irish Artworks Illustrating the character of Modern Ireland ("Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks" [in] The Irish Times, 5/16/2015). Quite uncommon.

Price: $200.00

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