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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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Songs from the Land of Sawn
Kagawa, Toyohiko ; and other Japanese Poets ; interpretation by Lois J. Erickson and decorations by Henry Y. Sugimoto Friendship Press New York 1949 First Edition Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback. Cloth spine, with red paper-covered sides. A review copy slip is tipped onto the front endpaper. The binding is firm and pages clean. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Includes tatty original thin tissue dust jacket, printed on the flaps; otherwise plain and translucent. A little light foxing. pp. xvi, 78. 308773
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8.00 GBP
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The Poets on Christmas
Knight, William (selected and edited by) Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge London 1907 First Edition Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback. Original red cloth. Patchy fading to the edges of the boards and edge of spine, with a pale splash-type stain to the top edge of the front board. A gift inscription written on the front pastedown. Otherwise good clean condition. The binding is firm. Top edge gilt. Some foxing to other outer closed textblock page edges and to prelims with occasional spots to pages. pp. xvii, 192, 8. 307427
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8.00 GBP
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Histoire de la Pleiade: 3 Volumes (of 4). Volumes I, II and III
Chamard, Henri Didier 1961 Hard Cover Very Good 4to - 10" / 25cm tall
3 Volumes (of a 4 volume set - volume 4 missing). Beige boards with blue lettering to spine and blue motif on the front boards. Very good clean condition. No names or inscriptions. Reprint of an earlier 1939 edition. Volume 1, 380pp; Volume 2, 401pp; Volume 3, 423pp. All in clean condition. Original glassine wrappers cover the boards, although with the occasional chip / small bit missing. A heavy set - there may be a surcharge for overseas (non-UK) posting. No extra charge for UK posting. 057385
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45.00 GBP
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Viewing Gloucestershire: Gloucestershire through the Eyes of its Authors
Pilbeam, Alan Nonsuch Publishing 2006 1845880633 / 9781845880637 Soft cover New Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
New paperback. RRP. £12.99. 128pp. From the rich autumn shades of the Cotswold beech-woods to the majesty of Gloucester Cathedral, from the simple grandeur of Tewkesbury Abbey to the historic Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire's residents and visitors know well the beauty of its varied scenery. Viewing Gloucestershire is a study of the descriptions of, and reflections on, the landscape by fifteen distinctive writers, ranging from William Gilpin, through the imagery of First World War poets, to the lush and evocative prose of Laurie Lee. 305683
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8.99 GBP
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The Old Testament: Lyrics from the Authorised Version
Cole, G. D. H. & Cole, M. I. (selected by) Noel Douglas London 1928 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"
The Ormond Poets, No. 12. Original orange cloth boards. The spine is slightly faded and there is a small pale mark on the front board. Previous owner's signature in very small writing on the front endpaper. Fimly bound. Pages clean. Foredges untrimmed / rough-cut. 61pp. 041762
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4.00 GBP
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The Image of the Poet: British Poets and their Portraits
Piper, David Clarendon Press | Oxford University Press 1982 0198173652 / 9780198173656 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Both the book and dust jacket are in very good condition. Red cloth. No names or inscriptions. Some light foxing to outer closed textblock edges. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. xxi, 219. 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. 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. 103747
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8.00 GBP
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Selected Poems [The Folio Poets - Coleridge]
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor ; edited and introduced by Richard Holmes ; engravings by Miriam Macgregor The Folio Society 2003 Hardcover Fine Slipcase Near Fine Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Lovely book. Quarter leather with printed cloth sides. Top edge blue. In excellent FINE condition with a very near fine navy slipcase. The text of this edition follows that of the 1996 HarperCollins edition. pp. xxxv, 372. VERY HEAVY - overseas postage will be significantly higher than our standard rate and will be charged at cost; NO extra charges for delivery within the UK (mainland). 102261
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30.00 GBP
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Les Trophees (Athlone French Poets)
De Heredia, Jose-Maria ; edited by W. N. Ince The Athlone Press 1979 0485127091 / 9780485127096 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Second hand paperback. Slightly faded spine. Clean and tight. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Critical edition with introduction and commentary in English. pp. xi, 178. 308420
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6.00 GBP
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King's Daughter (Hogarth Living Poets No. 11)
Sackville-West, V. [Vita] The Hogarth Press Tavistock Square, London 1930 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback. Green paper boards, faded to brown at the spine and all edges. The boards are a little rubbed at the head of the spine and there is a short tear across the spine, approx. 1cm. up from the spine base - only visible on opening the book. Second impression, May 1930. A gift inscription written on the front endpaper. Some foxing to pages throughout. The binding is firm. pp. 37. 307574
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22.00 GBP
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The Greek Bucolic Poets [Loeb Classical Library series]
Edmonds, J. M. (with an English translation by) William Heinemann London 1919 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
Hardback, without dust jacket. Dark green cloth. Lightly rubbed board edges. Pages are tanned / darkened but otherwise clean. Slight bumps to corners. pp. xxviii, 527. From the collection of the archaeologist Christopher Hawkes (1905-1992) and bears his signature and date of 1924 on the front endpaper. 105939
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7.50 GBP
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The Fantasticks: John Donne - George Herbert - Richard Crashaw - Henry Vaugham
Scott, W. S. John Westhouse (Publishers) Ltd London 1945 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
1st edition. VG in VG slightly foxed, darkened dust jacket. DJ shows minor rubs to edges too and a short tear to the back cover. Not price clipped (12/6 net on front flap). Previous owner's name and date in pencil on the f.e.p. Endpapers foxed. Contents otherwise clean. The DJ is supplied in a loose archival protective film sleeve. 170pp. The Fantasticks was a name given to a school of mystical and metaphysical writers who flourished in the seventeenth century, of whom John Donne was the chief. 101337
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12.50 GBP
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Lives Like Loaded Guns : Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds
Gordon, Lyndall Virago Press 2010 1844084531 / 9781844084531 Hardcover Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
An excellent, fine, as new copy. 491pp. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose archival quality protective film sleeve (which does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear). 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. 300681
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13.00 GBP
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The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil
Sellar, W. Y. Oxford at the Clarendon Press | Oxford University Press 1908 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback. Green cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Corners are bumped, spine ends lightly bruised. Some slight wrinkles to the cloth at the spine and at the spine edge of the front board. The binding is shaken and cracked internally at a couple of place though hinges are good and pages all firmly bound in. From the collection of archaeologist Christopher Hawkes (1905-1992) and bears his signature, prize note (Winchester College) and date of 1923 on the front endpaper. Pages are clean, if age-toned / tanned at the edges. pp. contents, 423. 3rd edition. 105909
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7.50 GBP
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, A New Edition in Twelve Volumes. With an Essay on his Life and Genius by Arthur Murphy. Volume VIII (the Eighth). [Single volume only]
Johnson, Samuel ; Murphy, Arthur Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, G. and W. Nicol, and others Carter Lane, London 1823 Leather Bound Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Full calf binding. Spine has been sympathetically rebacked, with lovely gilt tooling to the spine. The rear board has faded and has splash stains to the calf. The binding is nice and firm. Brown marbled endpapers. All edges marbled but top edge very dark / discoloured. Two previous owner's bookplates on the front pastedown. Sporadic foxing to the beginning and end of the textblock but majority of pages are nice and clean. VOLUME VIII ONLY. pp. iv, 391. This volume comprises The Lives of The English Poets - Swift, Broome, Pope, Akenside, and others. 106916
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25.00 GBP
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Anthem For Doomed Youth: Twelve Soldier Poets of the First World War
Stallworthy, Jon Constable & Robinson | the Imperial War Museum 2003 1841196355 / 9781841196350 Hardcover Fine Fine Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Both the book and dust jacket are in excellent, fine condition. Dust jacket not price clipped [£14.99]. 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. HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to orders with a delivery address outside the UK, as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will allow. NO extra charges for delivery within the UK. 192pp. 102565
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16.00 GBP
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![Facing Demons [Inscribed by the author], Alexander, Ann](shop_image/product/308229.jpg "Facing Demons [Inscribed by the author], Alexander, Ann")
![Selected Poems [The Folio Poets - Coleridge], Coleridge, Samuel Taylor ; edited and introduced by Richard Holmes ; engravings by Miriam Macgregor](shop_image/product/102261.jpg "Selected Poems [The Folio Poets - Coleridge], Coleridge, Samuel Taylor ; edited and introduced by Richard Holmes ; engravings by Miriam Macgregor")
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