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VERA I. ARLETT  Poems
London, Elkin Mathews. 1927, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED by the AUTHOR, poems for which the author received a medal at the Festival of Arts and Letters in 1926. Very occasional light spotting; Wrapping a bit frayed at spine, but book is tight. A rare signed volume of poems by Arlett. Very Good. Signed by Author.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 | JP¥ 2201] Book number: 002161
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MATTHEW ARNOLD  Alaric at Rome and Other Poems
London, Ward Lock. 1898. Maroon Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Often compared to Wordsworth and Dryden, this is a selection of Arnold's poems. Frontispiece. Top edge gilt; gilt decoration on faded cover; gilt lettering and decoration on faded spine; side and bottom pages untrimmed. Previous owners name on free endpaper. Part of the XIX Century Classics. Very Good.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 001586
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ROBERT BRIDGES  The Testament of Beauty
Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1932. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A poem in four books by the Poet Laureate. Small inscription on paste down (behing flap). Some wear and tear to dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 002157
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RUPERT BROOKE  The Poetical Works of Rupert Brooke
London, Faber and Faber. Blue Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes, from Brooke's school days poems at Rugby to the last poems written shortly before his death. Discreet previous owner name on paste down. Light fading to cover. Third impression. Very Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 002171
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ROY CAMPBELL  Adamstor
London, Faber and Faber. 1932. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New Edition, number 10 in the Faber Library. Campbell was described as a poetic tornado. Very light foxing. Price not clipped. Fine dustjacket. No previous owner name or other marking. Fine/Fine.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP¥ 1761] Book number: 001579
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CHARLES CAUSLEY  Dawn and Dusk
Brockhampton Press. 1962, First Edition. Beige Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Gerald Wilkinson. A wonderful set of poems by numerous authors, introduced by Charles Causley, with designs by Gerald Wilkinson. Discreet ex libris pasted on free endpaper. Very Good.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 002027
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T.S. ELIOT  Murder in the Cathedral
London, Faber and Faber. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, Faber and Faber London 1945. Fourth edition, but of significance, as according to Eliot's note: "In this fourth edition certain further rearrangements and deletions have been made, which have been found advisable by experiment in the course of production." Spine cracked and free endpapers dirty. Good/Good.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 000045
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H. W. GARROD  Keats
Oxford at the Clarendon Press. 1926. Black Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback, Bibliography and essay on Keats by an expert. Clean hardback copy. Fine.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 003020
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JOHN HARBOTTLE  Angling songs, Newcassel Sangs, and Other Verse
Leeds, Chorley and Pickersgill. 1904, First Edition. Purple Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A delightful collection of songs and verses about fishing. With line drawings by the author. Light fading to part of cover. Previous owner's discreet stamp on paste down. Very Good.
GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20 US$ 29.9 | JP¥ 2641] Book number: 001921
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KEATS  Poetry and Prose
Oxford at the Clarendon Press. 1922. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback, Clean hardback of Keats' poetry and prose, with essays by Charles Lam and others. With an introduction and notes by Henry Ellershaw. No previous owner name or markings. Some light wear to wrappers. Fine/Very Good.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 003012
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RUDYARD KIPLING  Barrack-room Ballads and Other Verses
London, Methuen. 1897. Maroon Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Famous ballads and poems by Kipling. Include several of Kipling's most famous poems, including "Fuzzy-Wuzzy" and "Gunga Din", "Manderlay" . Pages uncut. Some fading to cover and corners bumped. Penciled previous owner name on free endpaper. A very good copy of an earlier edition. Very Good.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP¥ 1761] Book number: 001694
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WALTER LEAF  Little Poems from the Greek
London, Grant Richards. 1922. Green Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Translations of a selection of greek poems, with an introduction. From the early times to the Second Century B.C. Sec. impression of first edition. Some fading to cover; edges untrimmed. Previous owner name on free endpaper. Very Good.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 001585
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GORDON LEE  Neath the Sun
Guildford, Wodeland Publications. 1943, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: J. Selwyn Dunn. Hard Cover, A scarce title of poetry and other writings, mainly about Surrey. Illustrated throughout with line drawings by Dunn (a Surrey artist particularly known for his drawings and oils - 1895-1978). Dustjacket is frail at the spine (but complete on the cover with illustration) and is now protected by mylar. Previous owner name on first page. Very Good/Good.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 003554
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SAMUEL LEVENSON  a Biography of Yeats' Beloved Maud Gonne
London, Cassel. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 0304299057) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Fascinating biography of the object of Yeats' passion. Gonne's life was fascinating (she saw herself as an Irish patriot) and combined with Yeats' life it makes for remarkable reading. Clean hardback. Neat previous owner name on free endpaper. Fine/Fine.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 003303
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ALICE MEYNELL  The Flower of the Mind - a Choice Among the Best Poems
London, Grant Richards. 1904. Red Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. This is a partial collection of English poems, from Sir Walter Raleigh to Coleridge. The Notes at the end of the volume are particularly good; they set the poem in context in a brief and entertaining manner. This is a book to be read and enjoyed, over and over again. Second edition. Gilt decoration to cover and faded gilt lettering on spine. No previous owner name. Top edge gilt, other page edges untrimmed. Very Good.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP¥ 1761] Book number: 001583
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JAMES MONTGOMERY  Poetical Works (with life)
London, T. Nelson. 1863. Decorative Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Beautifully illustrated poems of Montgomery. With a biography as introduction. Decorative cover and spine, both embossed and gilt decoration and lettering. Gilt edges all around. Top of spine a bit cracked at edge (one inch); prize inscription on free endpaper and light foxing (mostly on free endpapers and title pages as is usual). Very Good.
GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 002169
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GWENDOLEN MURPHY  The Modern Poet
London, Sidgwick. 1945. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. An anthology of poets who marked the post-war period. Based mainly on American and British poetry written at the time of publication, from Asquith to Yeats, via T.S. Eliot, e.e.cummings, D. H. Lawrence, Spender, Dylan Thomas and many more. With particularly interesting short commentaries. Previous owner name; small tear to wrapper. Very Good/Very Good.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 002203
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OGDEN NASH  The Face is Familiar
Boston, Little, Brown. 1940. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ogden Nash has selected from his published and unpublished verse the poems which make this treasure. He has selected them, edited them and even sometimes revised them. This book was very popular when published and was reprinted several times in the year of publication; this is the second reprint. No markings; no previous owner name but the dustjacket has some wear and tear. Very Good/Good.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 | JP¥ 2054] Book number: 001434
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER  Legends and Lyrics
London, George Bell & Sons. 1903. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover, First series of poems by Procter. With the ex libris of Beatrice Eleanor Countess of Pembroke. Very Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 003695
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JOHN SCOBELL  Victorian Verses
London, Christopher Johnson. First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Carl Montgomery (dj). Hard Cover, An amusing volume of verse from a Cornish poet. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author and including as well a HANDWRITTEN LETTER from the author to the friend to whom he gave this copy. Light wear and tear. Not price clipped. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed By the Author.
GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20 US$ 29.9 | JP¥ 2641] Book number: 001698
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ALFRED TENNYSON  The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson
London, Macmillan. 1886. Leather, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover, The complete works of the poet laureate. Beautiful edition in leather, with gilt edges. Covers are bright but spine is sun faded. Clean, collectable copy. Very Good.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 | JP¥ 2054] Book number: 003705
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FRANCIS THOMPSON  The Hound of Heaven
London, Burns Oates and Washbourne Ltd.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A set of poems which inspired Edward Burne-Jones. 240th thousand. No previouis owner name. Very Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 002156
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JAMES THOMSON  The Poetical Works of James Thomson
Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo. Decorative Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Beautifullly illustrated with fine steel engraved plates. Decorative cover and spine in bright gilt, with gilt edges all around. Occasional foxing. Beautiful copy of the works of the poet of the Seasons. No previous owner name. Undated. Very Good.
GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 26.58 | JP¥ 2348] Book number: 002170
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BINGHAM THOBURN WILSON  Ye Mountaineer
F. Tennyson Neely Co. 1901, First Edition. Decorative Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: J. Arthur Day. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author (twice, on free endpaper and on frontispiece). This is an unusual and extraordinary book linking poetry and painting to the scenes along Lake George and Lake Champlain during the historical period immediately preceding the war of the American Revolution. Illustrated in colour-reproductions of oil paintings by J. Arthur Day. Decorative cloth with bright gilt on cover and spine (horn, canoe and pipe are amoung the decorations). The illustrations are of mountains, lakes and Indians. Fine. Signed and Inscribed By the Author.
GBP 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 39 US$ 58.14 | JP¥ 5136] Book number: 002893
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ANDREW YOUNG  Out of the World and Back - Into Hades and a Travelller in Time
London, Rupert Hart-Davis. 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two long poems by Andrew Young. The second is the sequel of the first. No previous owner name. Sec. impression (to include the sequel). not price clipped. Very Good/Very Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 002159
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