ONE FOND EMBRACE

First edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in the Timothy Engelland designed dustwrapper. Illustrated with two wood cuts by Timothy Engelland. A near fine copy, the binding firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with some offsetting to the pastedowns, are otherwise clean throughout, and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears and a touch of fading to the spine and panel extremities.

Published simultaneously by The Deerfield Press, Massachusetts, and The Gallery Press, Ireland in an edition of 300 copies in December 1981. Signed by Thomas Kinsella in black ink on the colophon.