A Book of Favourite Modern Ballads

London, W Kent & Co (Late D Bogue), 1860. Hardcover. London: W Kent & Co (Late D Bogue), 1860. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lavishly illustrated poetry/ballad collection with git borders and detailing on all pages. Gilt also to all edges. One section a little loose and stands slightly proud of block.Gilt decorated bevelled red boards with binding by Bone & Co of Fleet Street. Wear to corners and edges. 8vo. 168pp . Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003429

Catalogue: Poetry

Coridon's Song and Other Verses from Various Sources

London, Macmillan & Co, 1894. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Introduction by Austin Dobson. Foxing throughout, otherwise all in good order. Black boards. Paper label to spine darkened. 8vo. 161pp . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006007

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Hugh Thomson

The Guinness Book of Poetry 2 1957-58

London, Putnam, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Alongside Guinness and Cheltenham Festival prize winners, the best poems, chosen from some 3,000 published in the year to 1st July 1958, as judged by a trio of experts: Laurie Lee, Louis MacNeice and Lennox Robinson. Stock a little toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Blue cloth, lightly bumped and dulled to edges, with bright gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j a little grubby and marked and lightly worn to edges. 8vo. 144pp . Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 102932

Catalogue: Poetry

Me, with No Imagination! Writings from Buxton, Glossop and New Mills

New Mills, High Peak Community Arts, 1992. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New Mills: High Peak Community Arts, 1992. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Results of a project involving three local writing groups. Poetry and prose. All in VG order throughout. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). Oblong 8vo. 153pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003661

Catalogue: Poetry

Muse in Exile an Anthology from Fighting Men of South East Asia

Calcutta, SEAC Newspaper, 1945. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Exceptionally scarce collection of wartime verse from the pages of SEAC, the services daily newspaper of South East Asia Command, in 1944-45. As the editor notes: "Several of the poems are, I think, worthy of a place in any anthology of World War II. Other are merely pleasantly nostalgic. All are expressive of sentiments deeply held." In good internal order, with minor foxing to block edge. Coloured endpapers. Covers well worn to edges and marked to rear. Small adhesive tape patch to front top right. 12mo. 48pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007909M

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Naval & Military

Pã�Sen O Nem㉠Tvã�Ri

Svatý Kopecek, Otto F Babler, 1939. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Svatý Kopecek: Otto F Babler, 1939. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Scarce Czech language compilation of animal poetry. Limited edition, no.22 of 350 copies. Signed and dedicated by the publisher, Babler, to one of the contributors, noted pre-war poet Teresa Hooley. All in good internal order. Card covers a little creased and worn to edges. Most of acetate outer wrap intact. 12mo. 67pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002648

Catalogue: Poetry

The Romantic Movement - Four Poetry Readings

London, The Arts Council Of Great Britain, 1959. Soft cover. Booklet to accompany series of poetry readings in conjunction with The Romantic Movement Exhibition, London, July 1959. In fine condition throughout. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 24pp . Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005775

Catalogue: Poetry

Tennyson [the English Poets in Pictures]

London, Britain In Pictures, 1941. 1st Edition . Hardcover. ND. [1941] From the poetry offshoot of the Britain In Pictures series. All in VG clean and bright order. Decorated paper-covered boards only lightly marked. Clipped d/j a little spotted and marked. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 80pp . Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 005703

Catalogue: Poetry

War Poets of '39

London, Open Space / BBC, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. London: Open Space / BBC, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Booklet produced by the BBC TV programme 'Open Space' in conjunction with the Salamander Oasis Trust, celebrating the poets of the Second World War. Includes interviews with the poets Douglas Street, Stephanie Batstone, Jim Meddemmen, Molly Corbally and John Brookes. Press release and other Open Space materials laid in at rear. VG throughout in clean, crisp card covers. 8vo. 32pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002175

Catalogue: Poetry

Dannie Abse

Funland and Other Poems [Signed]

London, Hutchinson, 1973. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Signed by author to title page. All in VG clean and bright internal order. Card covers rather toned. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 71pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005709

Catalogue: Poetry

Anna Adams

Six Legs Good

Hitchin, The Mandeville Press, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Hitchin: The Mandeville Press, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. From an edition of 225 copies. In fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. Light wear only to green card covers, very slightly faded to edges. 4to. Unpaginated [13pp]. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 103750

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Private Press

Geoffrey Adkins

Doorkeeper

London, Ealing Press, 1974. 1st Edition . Soft cover. London: Ealing Press, 1974. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Poetry collection from Adkins who, according to Google, "died unexpectedly on his way to work". All in VG internal order. Light wear and minor marking to card covers. 8vo. 44pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 101843

Catalogue: Poetry

Richard Aldington

The Complete Poems of Richard Aldington

London, Allan Wingate, 1948. 1st Edition . Soft cover. London: Allan Wingate, 1948. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stock rather toned to edges, commensurate with post war paper quality, but otherwise all in VG internal order for this collection, introduced by the poet himself. Light foxing to endpapers. Neat gift inscription to fep. Blue boards lightly worn, but rather dulled to edges and moreso to spine. 8vo. 366pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 103365

Catalogue: Poetry

Jerome Alexander

Retorts from a Chemist's Laboratory

New York, Privately Published, 1941. First . Soft cover. Exceptionally scarce volume of poetry from leading American chemist and noted technical author Alexander. Two additional typescript poems laid in. Rust marks from staples, but in generally good order. Card covers a little worn and toned to edges. 28pp. 8vo. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). Good/no dj.

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Book number: 002127

Catalogue: Poetry

Rewi Alley

The Freshening Breeze

Peking, New World Press, 1977. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Peking: New World Press, 1977. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Intriguing collection of verse written between 1975 and 1977 by regime-supporting New Zealander, resident in China since 1927. All VG internally, cover shows some wear and darkened strip at top front. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000667

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Asian, General