Norman MacCaig — Collected Poems

London, Chatto & Windus, 1990 . Cloth. Signed by the author Norman MacCaig this 1990 New Edition celebrates his 80th birthday with nearly 700 poems, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: "For John, for the pleasure of meeting you again and with my best of good wishes. - Norman. June '91." This volume is the New Edition, published to mark Norman MacCaig's 80th birthday, offering a substantial anthology of nearly 700 poems, incorporating all his previous material, with poems such as: "Another Flood", "Dying Landscape", "Creator", "Treeless Landscape", "Crocus", "Christmas Snow in Princess Street", "Harris, East side", and "Above Inverkirkaig", to name a few. Norman MacCaig (1910–1996), was a Scottish poet, known for his witty, concise, landscape-infused voice beloved by readers and praised by poets such as Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Very slight rubbing, bumping and fading to extremities. One or two very slight handling marks to boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper, lovely. The slightest rubbing and bumping to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Fine.