Richard Murphy — Sailing to an Island
London; New York, Faber and Faber; Chilmark Press, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A charming set containing the true first and first US edition of this poetry collection by Richard Murphy, one of which is signed. This set offers both the true first UK edition and the first US edition of this poetry collection by Richard Murphy. First US edition is signed by the author to the front free endpaper, "From the Prince of Wales suite to the Oscar Wilde staircase".With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers. In the original cloth bindings. With the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart, with mild bumping to the spine heads and tails. Dust wrappers are also very smart, with sunning to the spines and marks to the wraps. Slight wear to the first UK edition spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Author's contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper of first US edition. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.
