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Books 206 Grose, Francis, Antiquities of the County of Meath: With Illiustrations of the principal Abbeys, Castles, &c. by the late Francis Grose, Esq.To Which is Prefixed a Brief View of the Annals and Records of the County by John D’Alton, Esq. Tyrell, Dublin 1833, 4to, printed paper wrappers, 17 hand-coloured engravings. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£180) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 206 207 Heaney, Seamus. Death of a Naturalist, Door Into the Dark and Wintering Out, signed and inscribed by Heaney. Death of a Naturalist, first paperback edition, Faber and Faber, 1966, inscribed to the flyleaf, ‘for MabWilson Moltke with gratitude for your patronage through the American Irish Foundation Seamus Heaney’; Door Into the Dark, first paperback edition, Faber and Faber, 1969, inscribed to the flyleaf, ‘for MabWilson Moltke ‘to set the darkness echoing Slainte! Seamus Heaney’ ;Wintering Out, first edition, 1972, London, Faber and Faber, first edition, card covers (the first edition was printed thus) inscribed to the half-title page, ‘from Seamus Heaney who ‘Summered In’ thanks to the AIF - for Mab Wilson Moltke’. (3) Estimate €300-€500 (approx £270-£440) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 207 208 Heaney, Seamus. Wintering Out, inscribed by the poet. 1974, London, Faber and Faber, first edition, 2nd reprint, 8vo, card covers (the first edition was printed thus). Inscribed by Heaney on title page in black ink, “From Seamus Heaney now summering in thanks to the AIF - with good wishes to Lenahan O’Connell - go raibh míle maith agat!” Lenahan O’Connell held many prestigious positions in Boston, among these membership of the America-Irish Fund. He lived to celebrate his 100th birthday. BOOKS Estimate €200-€300 (approx £180-£270) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 208 209 Heaney, Seamus. Poems 1965-1975 and Preoccupations: Selected Prose 1968-1978, first US editions. 1980 New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, first US editions. 8vo, each boxed in custom-made slip-case with title etc, in gilt on spine. (2) Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 209