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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd., 2010

    1847771041 / 9781847771049

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    Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Prospect Press, 2016

    1526200481 / 9781526200488

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Prospect Press, 2016

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Prospect Press, 2016

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester, 2003

    1857546423 / 9781857546422

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    Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. 'There are poets who make sense in their poems,' writes Eavan Boland in her introduction to this book. 'And then there are poets who also make sense of the literature they belong to, and continue to shed light on it whenever their work is read. Padraic Fallon belongs to this second category. His poems continue to illuminate us.' Fallon published little in his lifetime but is now recognised as a major poet. He inherited a tradition of Irish culture redefined by Yeats, and contributed to it poems that combine lyricism with ironic clear-sightedness. Responding to the landscapes and history of Ireland, Fallon looks outwards, too, to European literature and the complexities of the modern world. 'Padraic Fallon comes to us now as much a contemporary as he was when he began,' Seamus Heaney declares. Padraic Fallon was long recognised in Ireland as an outstanding poet, and also as an important radio dramatist, storywriter and essayist. But he had an aversion to book publication and refused to collect his poems until shortly before his death. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd, GB, 2003

    1857546423 / 9781857546422

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    Paperback. Zustand: New. 'There are poets who make sense in their poems,' writes Eavan Boland in her introduction to this book. 'And then there are poets who also make sense of the literature they belong to, and continue to shed light on it whenever their work is read. Padraic Fallon belongs to this second category. His poems continue to illuminate us.' Fallon published little in his lifetime but is now recognised as a major poet. He inherited a tradition of Irish culture redefined by Yeats, and contributed to it poems that combine lyricism with ironic clear-sightedness. Responding to the landscapes and history of Ireland, Fallon looks outwards, too, to European literature and the complexities of the modern world. 'Padraic Fallon comes to us now as much a contemporary as he was when he began,' Seamus Heaney declares.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press, 2003

    1843510367 / 9781843510369

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    Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet New Press, 1983

    0856354317 / 9780856354311

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    Zustand: Good. 1983. Paperback. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet New Press, 1983

    0856354317 / 9780856354311

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    Zustand: Good. 1983. Paperback. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear. . . . .

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd, 2003

    1857546423 / 9781857546422

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    paperback. Zustand: Very Good. . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press, 2003

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet New Press / Raven Arts Press, Great Britain, 1983

    0856354317 / 9780856354311

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    Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 112pp.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Lilliput Press, Dublin Ireland, 2003

    1843510367 / 9781843510369

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    Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a Fine copy of the first edition (1st printing) in a Fine dust jacket. The story of the life of the poet Padraic Fallon (1905-1974) during an idyllic summer in south-east Ireland in the 1950s. Full color frontis.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press, Dublin, 2003

    1843510367 / 9781843510369

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    1st ed. No inscriptions or annotations; binding tight; dust jacket slightly worn at edges Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press Ltd, 2003

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    hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet / Gallery Press, Manchester / Loughcrew, 1990

    0856358177 / 9780856358173

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    hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st. 8vo, 280 pp., Spine of dust jacket faded; gift inscription onfront free endpaper. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet Press, Limited, 2005

    1857546636 / 9781857546637

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    Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd, 1983

    0856354317 / 9780856354311

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    paperback. Zustand: Good. Published by Carcanet Press Ltd. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press Ltd, 2003

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    hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press, 2003

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Lilliput Press, 2003

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet Press/ Raven Arts Press, Manchester/ Dublin, 1974

    0856354317 / 9780856354311

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    Paperback. Zustand: Very good. Paperback. 112pp. Tanned overall, else very good in publisher's wraps.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press, Limited, 2003

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    Zustand: New. pp. 387.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press Ltd, IE, 2003

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    Hardback. Zustand: New. A Hymn of the Dawn' tells of the life of the poet Padraic Fallon (1905-1974), his wife Don and their six sons during an idyllic summer in the south-east of Ireland in the 1950s. At Prospect, a Georgian house with a small farm, the poet writes his poems, newspaper columns, and radio plays, 'a cigarette smouldering in the ashtray at his elbow, pounding the keys of his typewriter as his eyes stare beyond the words'. His sons, when not working on house or farm, exploit the solitude and open spaces: fishing, soldiering, sailing, poaching, and finally embarking on an expedition in an old herring cot to discover the secrets of the inland waterways. The poet has his own adventures. He collects ballads and sea shanties for his radio programme, meeting sailors and fishermen, jaunting along the coast in his old car. He takes to the open harbour in a tiny punt. His sons go with him on a fishing-boat to visit a lighthouse. Other figures emerge in rich colour: the ploughman, the well-digger, the wildfowler, the handyman, the water diviner, the mischievous uncle from Dublin, poachers and fishermen, the aspiring Caruso who sings to a full moon, and the local man who runs naked through their fields. To Prospect come visitors from the outside world - the artist Tony O'Malley, piper and traditional singer Seamus Ennis, the poet Austin Clarke, the art critic and former gunman Ernie O'Malley, and a succession of writers, critics and poets. Brilliantly fusing fact with fiction, 'A Hymn of the Dawn' is an exquisitely realized evocation of childhood, as the author - the poet's youngest son - lovingly recreates the mysteries and magic of the countryside and its people.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Dublin : Lilliput Press, 2003

    1843510367 / 9781843510369

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    1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 387 pp. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 22 cm. Subjects; Fallon, Padraic 1946-2012 ; Fiction. Poets, Irish. 1 Kg.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press Ltd, Dublin, 2003

    1843510367 / 9781843510369

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    Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. A Hymn of the Dawn tells of the life of the poet Padraic Fallon (1905-1974), his wife Don and their six sons during an idyllic summer in the south-east of Ireland in the 1950s. At Prospect, a Georgian house with a small farm, the poet writes his poems, newspaper columns, and radio plays, a cigarette smouldering in the ashtray at his elbow, pounding the keys of his typewriter as his eyes stare beyond the words. His sons, when not working on house or farm, exploit the solitude and open spaces: fishing, soldiering, sailing, poaching, and finally embarking on an expedition in an old herring cot to discover the secrets of the inland waterways. The poet has his own adventures. He collects ballads and sea shanties for his radio programme, meeting sailors and fishermen, jaunting along the coast in his old car. He takes to the open harbour in a tiny punt. His sons go with him on a fishing-boat to visit a lighthouse. Other figures emerge in rich colour: the ploughman, the well-digger, the wildfowler, the handyman, the water diviner, the mischievous uncle from Dublin, poachers and fishermen, the aspiring Caruso who sings to a full moon, and the local man who runs naked through their fields. To Prospect come visitors from the outside world the artist Tony OMalley, piper and traditional singer Seamus Ennis, the poet Austin Clarke, the art critic and former gunman Ernie OMalley, and a succession of writers, critics and poets. Brilliantly fusing fact with fiction, A Hymn of the Dawn is an exquisitely realized evocation of childhood, as the author the poets youngest son lovingly recreates the mysteries and magic of the countryside and its people. A Hymn of the Dawn tells of the life of the poet Padraic Fallon (1905-1974), his wife Don and their six sons during an idyllic summer in the south-east of Ireland in the 1950s Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet, 1983

    0856354317 / 9780856354311

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    Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:0856354317.

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    Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: The Lilliput Press, Dublin, 2003

    1843510367 / 9781843510369

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    Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Fine first edition in clean unchipped dust jacket, SIGNED by the author. Very clean blue cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean and bright with illustrated blue endpapers. Signed by the author on half-title page: "Padraic Fallon". No other writing or marks. 387 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A Hymn of the Dawn tells of the life of poet Padraic Fallon (1905-1974), his wife and their six sons during an idyllic summer on a small farm in the southeast of Ireland in the 1950s. Written by his sixth son, Padraic Fallon. Signed by Author(s).

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd., 2010

    1847771041 / 9781847771049

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd, GB, 2009

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    Hardback. Zustand: New. The ghost of the Greek mathematician Archimedes breaks the silence of the night. He speaks of a cosmic discovery, one that sprang from the ancient symbol of the circle, and relates a mystery of his death. A lone figure of the modern era listens, conjured into a Hellenistic world of philosophy and war while, in the parallel dimension of today's world, he discovers a harsh mystery of his own. The Ancient Greek search for truth and the love of proportion come to life as Archimedes evokes the enigma of pi and the circle, and the events of his life that led to a scientific revelation, before he died at the hands of a Roman soldier in the siege of Syracuse. There he had proved that the philosopher citizen could be heir to the Greek Heroic tradition. The reader enters the Greek world of learning as it continued to flourish after the death of Alexander, when abstract knowledge was prized and the search for truth was uninhibited by religion or persecution. Archimedes enjoyed from childhood a natural communion with Artemis, Goddess of the Moon and protector of his city-state.The book leads us on a pilgrimage to Eleusis, to Thermopylae, and to Alexandria and the Egypt of the Ptolemies, in parallel with a modern dimension, set among the Stone Age sites of Avebury and Silbury Hill. Archimedes and his listener seek their own truths, which fuse in a vision of Creation at Silbury Hill, the goddess emerging as a symbol of Nature, an archetype that continually connects mankind with its origin. "The Circles of Archimedes", using a variety of voices, is remarkable for its coherence and its tension; it demonstrates that the wisdom of the ancients is central to the search for truths about ourselves and our cosmos.