PAUL MULDOON (b.1951, editor) – PAUL McCARTNEY (b.1942).
The Lyrics. London: Allen Lane, 2021.
First UK edition of the definitive life and lyrics of Paul McCartney, signed in both volumes and inscribed by the editor, the poet Paul Muldoon, with an apt couplet: ‘First editions, however well-wrought / May be subject to second thoughts!’. Compiled from discussions between McCartney and Muldoon over a five-year period, The Lyrics recounts McCartney’s life through the prism of 154 of his songs, from his time with The Beatles and Wings to his solo work.

2 volumes, quarto. Printed decorative boards, pictorial dust jackets.

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