MOAT JOHN

Fiesta & the Fox Reviews His Prophecy SIGNED COPY

London, Enitharmon Press. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0905289161) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: John Moat. (500 gram rate) pink paper DW lihtly handling soiled, some minor damp rippling with faint amount of dye transference to the reverse of the wrapper only, 34pp on laid paper (with watermark) SIGNED BY MOAT on the title page, and an ORIGINAL DRAWING BY MOAT ("Fox entering by the back door"), "Ros and David from John.". Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 005924

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: British Private Press Poetry Author Signed Copy First Edition 0905289161 John Moat

GOHORRY JOHN

Five Poems

King's Langley, Kit-Cat Press. 1977, First Edition. Original Wraps, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Colin Reeve. Private Press, spine minimally sunned, saddle sewn into paper wrapper, 12pp, hand printed private press, email to reduce postage charge. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 013218

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Private Press Hand Set Typography Collectable Colin Reeve

OXENHAM JOHN

Hearts Courageous

London, Methuen. 1919, reprint. Quarter cloth, 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall. small book khaki boards with white buckram spine, endpapers show a trooper on horseback silhouetted above a trench, gift inscription to title page, February 1919 reprint (after November 1918 first) completing 42,000 copies, war poetry (500 gram rate). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012969

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: War Poetry First World War Great War

MASEFIELD JOHN

Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems, With Sonnets

London, Heinemann. 1917, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) lightly rubbed cloth, pencil inscription to paste down and fep, age toned paper stock. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008802

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: British Poetry First World War World War One War Poet John Masefield Modern First Edition

DRINKWATER JOHN

Poems of Love and Earth ( Signed Copy )

London, David Nutt. 1913, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR 'Nancy Staples, Repertory Theatre, Birmingham' to free end paper and signed by Drinkwater to title, Drinkwater was the manager of Barry Jackson’s Birmingham Repertory Theatre, some foxing to prelims and closed edges, 63+2pp adverts, second impression of first edition, papered boards with red titling, backstrip chipped with loss and tape stains onto spine and spine edges of boards, spine will need restoration or careful handling. Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 013228

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: British Poetry John Drinkwater Signed Copy Nancy Staples, Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

MILTON JOHN

The Poetical Works of John Milton with Memoir, Explanatory Notes Etc

London, Frederick Warne. reprint. Full-Leather, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. full maroon leather, spine rubbed and faded, gilt to cover and spine, corners and bottom edges rubbed, all edges gilt, clean original black endpapers, gift inscription facing title [ To William Hofmeister from E Hewitt ] xxvi pp memoir 581pp includes Paradise Lost and Regained, the wear to the leather could maybe be repaired with coloured polish, flexible stiffened leather not boards. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003397

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: British Poetry Literature Paradise Lost Deluxe Leather Gilt Gift Edition Satan Lucifer Gothic

DRYDEN JOHN

The Poetical Works of John Dryden with Illustrations By John Franklin

London, George Routledge & Co. 1857, reprint. Disbound, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. boards missing, leather spine intact with some wear, titled in gilt, all edges gilt with embossed pattern, front fep marbled, frontis. + xx 522pp (lacks final page at rear), pp 511 to the end are detached, rebound this would be an attractive copy with nice gilt edges. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008092

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: John Dryden Victorian Edition Illustrated All Edges Gilt Dentelles Binding Copy

GROVES JOHN

Poetry on Purpose Includes Lawrence of Arabia: In Memoriam

Cornwall, Castle Press. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0952385104) Printer Wrapper, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Private Press, (200 gram rate) very tidy, 52pp perfect bound in printed stiff paper wrappers, includes; Sonnets for Scientists; Billy a Prose Poem and Lawrence of Arabia, In Memoriam. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003200

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Private Press Cornwall T E Lawrence Sonnets for Scientists Billy a Prose Poem Lawrence of Arabia in Memoriam 0952385104

LAWS JOHN

Results of Love

Sydney, Paul Hamlyn. 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 0600071502) Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 grams) name to fep, light handling soiling, 109pp Australian poetry. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 004500

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Australian Poetry Fiction Literature Modern First Edition 0600071502

MASEFIELD JOHN

South and East

London, Medici Society. 1929, First Edition thus. Cloth, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. Ill.: Jacynth Parsons. beige cloth titled and decorated on upper board. some wear to edges of cloth with a few tiny holes or tears worn through. 24 text pages. blank pages guarding colured paper pages mounted with a tipped on colour plate. 6 plates in all incl frontis. Poetry of "Arthurian" bent. was printed in a limited edition of 2750 copies but not stated. text block has partly pulled from the spine so binding showing between some pages, some soiling to a few page margins. wonderful allegorical plates. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011528

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Illustrated Plates Limited Jacynth Parsons

SUMMERS JOHN

Strictly for the Words

Christchurch, Pisces Print. 1974, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Poetry by one of Christchurch's personalities and a bookseller for a number of years. First edn. 96pp , nice quality paper, jacket rubbed to edges etc a little faded in places. (500 gram rate). Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 011550

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: New Zealand Poetry John Summers Bookseller Christchurch

SUMMERS JOHN

Venus Like Fire on Water ( Signed by Author )

Christchurch, Pisces Print. 1985, First Edition. Quarter cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. limited edition, jacket is lightly aged or soiled, 115 of 150 copies numbered, gift inscription to half title by author, 32pp hand set on laid paper, nice Private Press edition printed by Nag's Head Press for Pisces Print, includes slipped in the original reciept for the book from John Summers. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 003834

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Nag's Head Press Private Press Hand Printed Limited Edition Signed By Author Poetry John Summers New Zealand

SUMMERS JOHN

Venus Like Fire on Water ( Signed by Author )

Christchurch, Pisces Print. 1985, First Edition. Quarter cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. limited edition, dust jacket lightly aged or soiled, 57 of 150 copies numbered, signed to half title by author, 32pp hand set on laid paper, nice Private Press edition printed by Nag's Head Press for Pisces Print, near fine condition excepting some flecking to cloth spine. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 013232

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Nag's Head Press Private Press Hand Printed Limited Edition Signed By Author Poetry John Summers New Zealand

CHESTERTON G K

The Collected Poems Of G. K. Chesterton

London, Cecil Palmer. 1927, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. cloth rubbed to joints, foxing mainly to closed edges and prelims, ink date and rubber name stamp to fep, scattered foxing throughout, some slipped in newspaper cuttings refer to Chesterton (obituary etc) 364pp. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008913

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Catholic Intellectual Poetry Gilbert Keith Chesterton Anthology First Edition

SCHERMERHORN MARLO K.

Harking Back - Poems (1930 - 1982) SIGNED

New York, Marleta Press. 1982, First Edition. Printer Wrapper, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (200 gram rate) wrappers, 102pp, the name "Una Dromgoole" to fly, presentation inscription to her from author on title. Very Good/No Jacket. Presentation Copy.

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Book number: 009729

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Verse Signed By Author Marlo K. Schermerhorn