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ABSE, DANNIE  Funland, and Other Poems
United Kingdom, Hutchinson, 1973. (ISBN: 0091147514) Soft Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A very good, clean copy of htis book of poetry. "It skilfully uses the metaphor of a mental institution to develop a comic, but surrealist and disturbing view of the world". 71 pages. Very Good.
GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 | JP¥ 593] Book number: 025395
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ABSE, DANNIE  Selected Poems
London, Hutchinson, 1973, Third Impression. (ISBN: 0091012015) Soft Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A very good, clean copy of these "engaging, unpretentious poems". 95 pages. Very Good.
GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 | JP¥ 593] Book number: 025396
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ALEXANDER, FRANCESCA  The Hidden Servants and Other Very Old Stories
London, Simpkin & Marshall, 1111. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. "These rhymed legends of Florence are lovely and have a deeply religious significance which will appeal to all spititually minded people". Square tight copy in unclipped dustjacket which has darkened to the spine. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Some foxing to endpapers and edges but text block is clean. Tissue protected frontis. 234 pages. Good/Good.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 034639
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TENNYSON ALFRED  In Memoriam
Sevenoaks, Noel Rawnsley, 1909, Reprint. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cream vellum with gilt titles and wreath decoration to front board. All edges gilt. Bevelled boards. Tissue protected frontis of Tennyson. Reprinted by special request from the first edition. Unpaginated. Rear cover is lightly marked. Internally pages are immaculate. A lovely, clean, bright copy. Very Good.
GBP 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 45 US$ 66.64 | JP¥ 5928] Book number: 016044
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ALLOTT, KENNETH  The Penquin Book of Contemporary Verse
Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Penguin, 1971, Reprint. (ISBN: 0140420126) Paper Back , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 413 pages. A very well looked after copy. Edited by Kenneth Allott. Tanning to page edges. Very Good.
GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.83 | JP¥ 519] Book number: 004724
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ALLSOPP, JANE  The Land of Lost Content : The Shropshire Landscape of Housman's Poetry
Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, Shropshire Books, 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 090380266X) Soft Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The author chooses poetry which, for her, seem to capture the very essence, atmosphere and spirit of this land. Clean, tight, large format paperback - 104 pages. Near Fine.
GBP 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 22 US$ 32.49 | JP¥ 2890] Book number: 038102
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ANGELOU, MAYA  Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie
London, United Kingdom, Virago Press Ltd, 1988. (ISBN: 0860682641) Paper Back , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 116 pages with some light tanning to edges. Good.
GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.83 | JP¥ 519] Book number: 015841
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ANON  Augustan Books of Poetry No. 18 John Drinkwater
London, Ernest Benn, 1936, Seventh Impression. Soft Cover . Covers are a little creased/sunned but internally clean. 30pp. A good, clean reading copy. Reading Copy.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 015589
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ANON  Augustan Books of Poetry No. 38 Alice Meynell
London, Ernest Benn, 1933, Sixth Impression. Soft Cover . Covers are creased/sunned but internally clean. 30pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy. Reading Copy.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 015590
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ANON  A Book of Modern Verse
London, Chatto & Windus, 1941, Second Impression. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A very good clean copy. Previous owner's book plate and gift inscription on front fly leaf. Jacket spine has faded slightly. Includes poetry from T.S. Eliot, Wilfred Owen, W.B. Yeats, Siegfried Sassoon etc. Very Good/Very Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 009304
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ANON  The Casquet of Gems : Choice Selections from the Poets
London, Thomas Yardley, 1111. Full Leather , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reading copy as pronounced curling and rubbing to covers. All edges gilt. Internally clean and bright - 717 pages. No date but neat gift inscription to ffep dated 1893. Reading Copy.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 021462
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ANON  The Eclogues and Georgics of Virgil
London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1946, Reprint. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Part of the Everyman's Library Series No 222. Jacket is a little shelf worn to top edge. 182 clean, bright pages. An attractive copy translated into English Verse by T. F. Royds , Very Good +/Very Good.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 007439
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ANON  Emblems and Poetry of Flowers
London, Thomas Nelson, 1850. Hard Cover , 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Coloured decorated frontispiece. 256pp. Gift inscription dated 1855 on front pastedown. Both hinges cracking. Red embossed boards with gilt lettering to decoration to spine. Spine ends are worn with loss to cloth at head of spine (see photo). Edges a little worn. All edges gilt. Occasional underlining to text. Book is cocked. Fair.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 011301
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ANON  The Golden Treasury - Book Fourth
London, Little Blue Book Company, 1111. Soft Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 64 page booklet which includes some of the best lyrical poetry in the English language. A good clean copy. Previous owner's sticker inside front cover. No. 30 in the Little Blue Book Library series. Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 040325
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ANON  The Laureate Poetry Books Book XI Selections from Longfellow
London, Edward Arnold, 1111. Soft Cover . Book is loose from its cover. 48pp. Price twopence. Undated. Pages 6 & 7 are soiled. Fair.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 006158
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ANON  Mary,Queen of Scots: A Poetry Anthology
London, United Kingdom, Methuen, 1981. (ISBN: 0413485501) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Clean, bright copy in unclipped jacket. 80 pages including index. An illustrated anthology of poetry relecting the conflicting images of Mary Queen of Scots. Near Fine/Near Fine.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 026176
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ANON  The Penguin Book of Nonsense Verse
London, United Kingdom, Penguin Books Ltd, 1995. (ISBN: 0140587578) Soft Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A very good clean copy which has light reading creases to the spine. Illustrated & chosen by Quentin Blake. 285 pages. Very Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 029090
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ANON  Poems of Today
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1919. Hard Cover . A good reading copy which shows some staining to covers. Internally pages are clean and bright. 174 pages including index of first lines. Good/No Jacket.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 001783
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ANON  The Poems of Tennyson, 1830 - 1865
London, Cassell, 1908, Second Impression. Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Light waviness to pages. Gilt lettering to spine. Indent to back cover and slight opening to hinges. Clean, clear pages. 596pp. Good.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 011384
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ANON  Poems of Today - Second Series
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1943, Reprint - School Edition. Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mustard yellow covers with black lettering. 174 pages + notes (complied by H. R. Hall). Pages are clean, although now yellowing a little with age. A very good, tight copy. Good +/No Jacket.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 015433
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ANON  Poems of to-Day: An Anthology
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1917, Reprint. Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Published for the English Association. Well cared for copy with previous owners' names to front fly leaf. 174 pages including index of first lines. Very Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 017697
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ANON  Poems of to-Day Second Series
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1928, Reprint. Hard Cover . Brown cloth with silver lettering and decoration. Square tight binding. Internally clean. Slight sunning to spine strip. 174 pages including index of first lines. Good/No Jacket.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 035035
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ANON  Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes III Poems from the Breakfast - Table Series Etc
Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1892. Hard Cover , 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Blue cloth with black decoration. Spine strip has darkened. Rear board soiled. 256 pages + publishers adverts. Top edge gilt. Text block very clean. An attractive copy. Good.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 023248
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ANON  Sabrinae Corolla in Hortulus Regiae Scholae Salopiensis Contexuerunt Tres Viri Floribus Legendis.
London, G. Bell & Sons, 1890, Fourth Edition. Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue leather covers with gilt lettering and decoration. Spine a little faded but decorated with gilt to six raised bands.Dulwich College stamp in gilt on front board. Marbled edges and endpapers, Some slight scuffing to boards.Prize presentation to front pastedown dated 1905. 494 pages. Small ink stain to bottom edge does not extend to text. A couple of slight ink smears to a couple of pages. Text in LATIN. A most attractive book of Lain verse , Very Good.
GBP 27.50 [Appr.: EURO 31 US$ 45.82 | JP¥ 4075] Book number: 007577
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ANON  The Second Anglia Anthology
Newmarket, Anglia Girl Guides Association, 1984, First Edition. Soft Cover . A collection of readings, quotations, poems and prayers selected by members of Anglia Girl Guides. 54pp + index. Book plate on interior of front cover. Very Good.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 009791
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