LYNOTT, Phil. Songs for While I’m Away (Inscribed limited edition of 200 copies)

Illustrated by Jim Fitzpatrick. Preface by Peter Fallon. Published by Pippen Publishers. Printed in England, 1974. Octavo. pp. 31. Black paper boards, titled in gilt. Edition limited to 200 copies only. Inscribed presentation copy ‘To Sue / Love xx/ Philip.’ Some mild toning. A fine copy of the rare signed limited edition.
A rare signed limited edition of Philip Lynott’s first poetry collection, issued in a strictly limited run of 200 copies. Songs for While I’m Away occupies a key place in Lynott’s creative output, revealing the literary sensibility that underpinned his song writing and public persona. The poems blend lyric intimacy, romantic imagery, and a distinctly Irish inflection, offering insight into Lynott’s artistic concerns at an early and formative stage of his career. Introduced by Peter Fallon, and published in small numbers by Pippen Publishers, the book is now scarce in any form and especially so signed. This warmly inscribed presentation copy, addressed “To Sue / Love xx / Philip,” adds strong personal and associative appeal to an already uncommon limited edition. Dedicated to his father.

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