MICHEAL SHAYER - Unoriginal Sins

27 Sep A NOTE ON FINLAY’S “THE DANCERS INHERIT THE PARTY”. 1960.

Posted at 18:04h in Miscellany

Ventura: Migrant Press, 1960 27 x 21cm, 3pp (two stapled sheets top left), mimeographed. A 2pp text in English about Finlay's poetry (which is not overwhelmingly positive) distributed by the Press who published the poet's first book. The second sheet is a promotional leaflet for "The Dancers Inherit the Party" which a short biographical text about Finlay and promoting "The Seabed and Other Stories" published by the Alna Press. There is also a short bio for the illustrator Zeljko Kujundzie. Both sheets with some browning to the paper but else VG+. Rare early document. ...

16 Feb THE DANCERS INHERIT THE PARTY. 1960. FIRST EDITION. WITH PROMOTIONAL ESSAY INSERT.

Posted at 11:44h in Artist's Books

Worchester and Ventura: Migrant Press, 1960
21.5 x 18cm, 36pp. Original red on orange wrappers. First edition of this Finlay's second book of poems - traditional in format mostly and usually in Scots/Doric. This has lino-cut illustrations by Zeljko Kujundzik. Scarce true first edition.
JOINT:
A NOTE ON FINLAY'S THE DANCER'S INHERIT THE PARTY BY MICHEAL SHAYER
Worchester and Ventura: Migrant Press, Autumn 1960
30 x 21cm, 4pp mimeograph short essay on Finlay's book along with a promotional leaflet for the book. Some browning and folded to be inserted in the book else VG. Rare.

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