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Poems of Ye Citie, with Manie Another Dittie
A Citie Barde Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Limited 1895 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
Blue cloth binding. Endpapers browned and with some rubs to the spine. 96pp. Price on the front board of 2/-. 'Poems of ye Citie, With manie another dittie;, And Prose by ye smae writer, To suit ye young reciter.' 1895. 024229
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12.00 GBP
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Poems of Lakeland, An Anthology
Abraham, Mrs Ashley P.; with a foreword by Hugh Walpole Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd. 1946 4th Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"
Original green boards. No dust jacket. Previous owner's name, place and date written in ink on the front endpaper. With colour frontis. and 12 full-page illustrations.179pp. Lightly rubbed at the spine ends. Boards and pages clean. 051285
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5.00 GBP
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The Religion of Beauty: Selections from the Aesthetes
Adlington, Richard (introduction by) William Heinemann Ltd 1950 First Edition Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Blue cloth. A few very small foxing speckles to the top outer closed textblock edge. No names or inscriptions. 364pp. 103421
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5.00 GBP
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An Introduction to Arab Poetics
Adonis ; translated from the Arabic into English by Catherine Cobham Saqi Books London 2003 0863563317 / 9780863563317 Soft cover Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Soft back. In excellent, clean and tight, fine condition. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. As new. pp. 108. 308733
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6.00 GBP
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Drumming in the Sky: Poems from Stories and Rhymes
Bechely, Paddy (ed.) British Broadcasting Corporation London 1981 0563179007 / 9780563179009 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Lamont, Priscilla
Hardback with dust jacket. In very good, clean condition. The binding is firm and pages are bright and clean. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. The dust jacket is rubbed at the spine ends and corners and has a few tears. Front flap not price clipped. The dust jacket is supplied in a loose protective clear film sleeve. pp. 160. 020623
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5.00 GBP
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Scar on the Stone : Contemporary Poetry from Bosnia
Agee, Chris (edited by) Bloodaxe Books Ltd 1998 1852244151 / 9781852244156 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Very good clean condition paperback. Second-hand but barely read / unread. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. 208pp. Original RRP. £8.95. 301078
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6.00 GBP
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Avril: Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance
Belloc, H. Duckworth and Co. London 1911 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback. Original navy cloth. Good condition. Blind embossed motif on the front board. Gilt titles to spine. Light marks to boards. Light rubs and bumps to edges. Short nick at head of spine. Tiny hole to the front board next to the spine. Previous owner's name and date on the f.e.p. Sporadic foxing. Binding firm. pp. xv, 238. First published in 1904, this is a second reprint in the Readers' Library edition. 103750
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6.00 GBP
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Planet of Spirits - Fifteen Poems [SIGNED copy]
Aldrich, Robert The Mitre Press London 1975 0705102181 / 9780705102186 1st Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Signed by the poet on the reverse of the half-title page: 'With best wishes, Robert Aldrich, June 1975'. Very good. Some pale foxing spots to the boards, endpapers and dust jacket flaps. Blue cloth boards. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Minor rubs and nicks to the dust jacket edges. Not price-clipped. Original price of £1.25 net. on the front flap. The dust jacket is now protected in a loose film sleeve (does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way). 22cm. 49pp. 100094
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5.00 GBP
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Broken Wings: A Soldier's Diary
Bennett, Vernon Harold The Fortune Press London 1959 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Bright red boards. Previous owner's signature at the top corner of front free endpaper. 38pp. Complete with beige dust jacket. There is a pale stain to the back cover of the dust jacket. The DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve to prolong the life of the jacket. (This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and is fully removable if preferred). 302785
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15.00 GBP
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Facing Demons [Inscribed by the author]
Alexander, Ann Peterloo Poets 2002 1871471214 / 9781871471212 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Inscribed by Author(s)
Paperback. Inscribed by the author, with dedication, on the half-title page. In otherwise excellent condition; appears barely read / unread. Clean and tight. pp. 80. 308229
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5.00 GBP
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The Style of La Fontaine's Fables (Language and Style Series)
Biard, Jean Dominique Basil Blackwell Oxford 1966 First Edition Hardback Very Good Very Good 8vo - 9" Tall / 23cm
1st edition. Book is in near fine condition. Dust jacket a little darkened at the spine, with some minor rubs. Price-clipped. The DJ is protected in a fully removable loose clear film sleeve. No names, inscriptions or other marks. 211pp. 055206
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10.00 GBP
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Collected Poems of Laurence Binyon [Vol. II]: London Visions, Narrative Poems, Translations.
Binyon, Laurence Macmillan & Co Ltd London 1931 First Thus Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Green cloth. The boards are significantly faded to both sides. Top corners bumped. Pencilled signature on the front pastedown. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckled / untrimmed. Some light foxing to outer edges, but otherwise in nice clean condition. pp. vi, 312. Dust jacket has minor rubs and nicks to the edges. Not price clipped [10/6 net]. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 102802
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42.00 GBP
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Seeing Stars
Armitage, Simon Faber and Faber London 2010 0571249906 / 9780571249909 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. First impression. In excellent very near fine condition. Clean, tight and unmarked. The slightest bruise to the head of the spine and to one corner. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. 74. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. 308245
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10.00 GBP
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Collected Poems of Laurence Binyon [Vol. I] : Lyrical Poems
Binyon, Laurence Macmillan and Co., Limited London 1931 Hardcover Good Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Publisher's original green boards - significantly faded in patches. An ink gift inscription on the f.e.p. Some quite heavy foxing to the pastedowns and endpapers. Lighter sporadic foxing to pages. Top edge gilt. Foredges untrimmed / rough cut. Short tear in the margin of one leaf. 388pp. Pages otherwise clean. The dust jacket is rubbed and torn at the edges, with significant loss at the spine ends. Not price clipped [10/6 net], the DJ is supplied in a loose archival protective film sleeve (does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way). 388pp. 22.5cm. 102975
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30.00 GBP
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The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867; AND The Poems of William Wordsworth [2 Separate Volumes Uniformly Bound]
Arnold, Matthew (with an introduction by Sir A. T. Quiller-Couch) ; Wordsworth, William (with introductions and notes edited by Thomas Hutchinson) Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press [1913 and 1916] 1913 Half Leather Very Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
These separate volumes are uniformly bound in a handsome red morocco with red cloth boards, six gilt ruled spine compartments, five raised bands. Top edges are gilt. Minor rubs. An attractive and sturdy pair. The pair belonged to Hermione Lady Cobbold (nee Bulwer-Lytton) and were given to her by her mother on the occasion of her 15th birthday. The inscription inside each volume reads 'August 31st 1920, Hermione Lytton, from Mother'. Both volumes have some darkening to the edges of the endpapers. Both have a frontis. portrait with tissue guard. The Matthew Arnold volume has a very pale stain to the bottom edge of the front pastedown, endpaper and following free page. Other occasional light marks to pages but overall in very good, clean condition. Bindings firm. Matthew Arnold: pp. xxvii, 460. Wordsworth: pp. xxxii, 986. 19.5cm. A HEAVY pair - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK mainland as these volumes cost more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. Surcharge may apply for posting to UK highlands and islands; significant surcharge for delivery overseas - all destinations; NO additional charges for sending within the UK mainland. 306180
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92.00 GBP
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The Farmer's Boy; A Rural Poem. [The Sixth Edition]
Bloomfield, Robert Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry; and Longman and Rees, Paternoster Row, by James Swan. London 1802 Leather Bound Good Book 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
Contemporary mottled calf, with renewed lighter calf spine. Red morocco title label. Later marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Binding tight and firm. There are small worm traces: a small hole at the base of the front joint, and traces to both the top and bottom of the inner hinges, both front and back. Text pages and text block remain unaffected. Some light scattered foxing. A couple of pencil notes to pages. Two previous owner's signatures. Ribbon page marker present but not attached. With black and white engraved plates and vignettes. Some offsetting from the plates. An attractive little volume. pp. xxxii, 128. [Robert Bloomfield, 1766-1823]. 1802. 16.5cm x 10.5cm. 101167
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30.00 GBP
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Lorca: The Poet and his People
Barea, Arturo ; translated from the Spanish by Ilsa Barea Grove Press Inc New York 1958 Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Paperback. Evergreen edition, second printing. In good condition but with rubs and discolouration to the covers, light rubs to the cover edges and some creasing to the top corner of the front cover. Previous owner's signature and date at the top edge of the half-title page. Pages are age-toned but clean. pp. xv, 176. 106111
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6.00 GBP
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Songs and Lyrics From The English Playbooks
Boas, Frederick S. (collected and edited by) ; decorated by Hans Tisdall The Cresset Press London 1945 First Edition Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Tisdall, Hans
Hardback, without dust jacket. Cream boards, significantly marked and grubby / discoloured in appearance. The boards are rubbed at the spine ends and cloth frayed at the ends of the spine. Previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper, with date and place written underneath and a brief gift inscription written above the bookplate. The binding is firm and pages are clean. Lovely two-tone illustrations. pp. xvii, 258. 307591
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4.00 GBP
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The Alphabetical Zoo
Barker, George Faber and Faber London 1972 0571098924 / 9780571098927 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Roland, Krystyna
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition. In lovely clean condition but the boards are slightly bowed / bent. Bright and clean inside. No names, inscriptions or other marks. Slim and unpaginated. Illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed at the spine ends and corners and the front flap has been price clipped. 021735
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8.50 GBP
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The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Barrett Browning, Elizabeth Smith, Elder, & Co. London 1900 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Original cloth, with gilt titles and emblem on the front board. There are two partial cup ring marks on the front board. Minor rubs to spine ends. Original black endpapers. Partial cracks to inner hinges. Frontis. illustration slightly coming loose. Binding is otherwise firm and sound. There is a short tear in the foredge of the title page. The pages are tanned / darkened. pp. xiv, 667. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. 103270
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15.00 GBP
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Oxford Lectures on Poetry
Bradley, A. C. Macmillan and Co., Ltd St Martin's Street, London 1920 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Publisher's original blue cloth. Deckled / untrimmed page edges. Gift inscription (dated 1923) written neatly on the f.e.p. Foxing to the outer closed textblock edges. A few pencil marks in the text (just a few). Small abrasion on the front pastedown. Binding firm and sound. pp. ix, 395. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 103792
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8.00 GBP
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This Lamentable City - Poems of Polina Barskova
Barskova, Polina ; edited and introduced by Ilya Kaminsky Tupelo Press USA 2010 1932195831 / 9781932195835 Soft cover Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Slim paperback. In excellent, very near fine condition - clean, tight and unmarked. No names or inscriptions. Dual langauge - Russian and English translation. pp. xiii, 34. 307950
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7.00 GBP
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The Zoo in Winter, Selected Poems
Barskova, Polina ; selected and translated by Boris Dralyuk and David Stromberg Melville House 2010 1935554263 / 9781935554264 Soft cover Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Soft back. In excellent, very near fine condition. Clean, tight and unmarked; appears unread / unused. No names, inscriptions or other marks. pp. x, 165. 308225
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5.00 GBP
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The Spirit of Man
Bridges, Robert Longmans, Green & Co. London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta and Madras 1917 Half Leather Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback. Bound in half burgundy morocco. Five raised bands and gilt-ruled spine panels. Top edge gilt. Some light rubs to the spine edges and to corners and there are short and minor cracks to the leather joints at the head of the spine. The binding is nice and firm. Inner hinges are very good. A brief gift inscription (dated 1917) written in ink on the front pastedown. First published in 1916; this is a later impression of 1917. Unpaginated. An attractive copy. 308907
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45.00 GBP
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