SCOTT, HARDIMAN.(EDITOR).

Sir Thomas Wyatt. Selected Poems.

Manchester: Fyfield Books, 1996. 1857542290. 1st edition. "Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542), 'the first great English lyric poet', remains one of the most popular writers of Henry VIII's court, and the most romantic, given his entanglement with Anne Boleyn, which resulted - legend says - in some of his most passionate and vulnerable poems." Pp.96, signed by Hardiman Scott to title page. Pbk. VG.

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SCOTT, HARDIMAN.

When the Words are Gone.

London: Chatto and Windus/The Hogarth Press, 1972 0701119144. 1st edition. The Phoenix Living Poets series. "The majority of poems in this collection are concerned with East Anglia, its natural and human and historical landscapes, and particularly the first of these, in the form of quiet but sharp vignettes of the country scene." Hardiman Scott was the BBC's first Political Editor. Pp.32, inscribed by the author "Daphne with best wishes Hardiman Scott" to front free endpaper. Orange cloth, dustwrapper has wear to top edges. VG/G+.

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SERVICE, ROBERT W.

Ballads of a Cheechako.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1910. 1st British edition. Collection of verse, inspired by tales of the Klondike Gold Rush, by the British/Canadian writer Robert W. Service, following his previous book "Songs of a Soughdough". Pp.140/4(publisher's catalogue, front free endpaper absent. occasional light spotting. Dark crimson cloth, gilt title to front and spine, sunning to spine and front edge next to spine. Good.

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Book number: 48416

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Keywords: Robert Service Ballads Cheechako Verse Poetry Yukon Gold Rush Canadian 49850 Poetry

SERVICE, ROBERT.

Carols Of An Old Codger.

London: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1954. 0. 1st British edition. "Readers of 'Carols of an Old Codger' will find the same infectious virility, humour and pathos that have made the poems of this 'balladeer of the Yukon' beloved throughout the English-speaking world." Pp.199, occasional light spotting mainly affecting closed page edges and preliminary pages. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine slightly rubbed, unclipped dustwrapper is rubbed and worn to edges but has a clear protective wrap. Scarce. G+/G+.

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Book number: 34826

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SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM.

The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare (with an Introduction and Bibliography).

Ware, England: Wordsworth Editions, 1994. "In addition to 'The Sonnets', this volume includes Shakespeare's two lengthy narrative poems on classical themes, 'The Rape of Lucrece' and 'Venus and Adonis' as well as 'The Phoenix and the Turtle'." Pp.197. P/b with illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 20771

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Keywords: Shakespeare Poems Sonnets Rape Lucrece Venus Adonis Phoenix Turtle Poetry A15299 Poetry

SHARP, WILLIAM.

American Sonnets. (Selected and Edited with an Introduction).

London:Walter Scott, nd.(c.1890's). An anthology of American poetry. 13.5cms x 10.5cms. Pp.60/294/6(ads), red-ruled throughout, pencilled name to fep. Brown decorated cloth, gilt title to front and spine. VG.

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Book number: 26887

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Keywords: Sharp American Sonnets Poetry Poems Adams Alden Aldrich Auringer Bates Beers Bensel Benton Boyesen Bryant Bunner Burton Chadwick Cone Cranch Dorr Fawcett Gilder Hayne Heavysege Jackson Kenyon 15961 Poetry

SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE 1792-1822 / FORMAN, H. BUXTON (HARRY BUXTON FORMAN 1842-1917 ) - EDITOR

The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley: Given from his own editions and other authentic sources: Collated with many manuscripts and with all editions of authority ...

London: Reeves & Turner 196 Strand, 1886 . 0. "Second edition with the notes of Mry Wollstonecraft Shelley". Two volume set in matching gilt decorated bindings. 7.75" x 5.5" x 2.0". 8vo. Vol. I. : Frontispiece - Portrait Of Shelley By Miss Curran, Etched By William Bell Scott. pp.xcvii/[3pp.]/pp.572 . Vol. II. : Frontispiece - Shelley's Grave, Painted And Etched by W. B. Scott, pp.xiv/[2pp.]/pp.580/[2pp.]/pp.14 (Adverts). Matching brown buckram bindings with gilt stylised countryside images. Each spine with gilt title volume number and publication date. Deckled (rough cut) page edges. Previous owner's details to each half-title: "Arthur G. Taisley from his Mother August 15th 1891." Clean text throughout. VG. Full Title reads: "The poetical works of Percy Bysshe Shelley : given from his own editions and other authentic sources : collated with many manuscripts and with all editions of authority : together with his prefaces and notes, his poetical translations and fragments and an appendix of juvenilia / edited by H. Buxton Forman.".

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Book number: 50155

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 51668 Arthur G. Taisley Reeves & Turner the Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Poetry: : 19th Century

SILKIN, JON.

Out of Battle: The Poetry of the Great War.

London: Oxford University Press, 1972. 1st ed. "No other book on this subject - central to the mythology of the twentieth century - ranges so widely or probes so deeply the responses and achievements of the 'war poets' ." Pp. 10/366, ex college library stamps to fep, verso front board and title page. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

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SITWELL, EDITH.

Selected Poems. (D16).

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952. Most of the poems in this volume have been published in the collection under the title of The Canticle of the Roe and the present selection has been made by Dr Sitwell. Pp.134,pages toned. Paperback, discolouration to spine. Good.

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Book number: 47590

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Keywords: Edith Sitwell Penguin Poets Poetry 49072 Poetry

SITWELL, EDITH.

The Song of the Cold.

New York: Vanguard Press, 1948. 0. 1st edition. Poetry. Pp.113, signed gift inscription from the author to Maria-Eugenia Huneeus to front free endpaper, slight toning to endpapers. Red cloth, sunning to spine. G+. **"HUNEEUS Maria Eugenia. Passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2009, aged 93 years. A distinguished jungian analitic psychotherapist, born Santiago, Chile, raised in Boston, Mass, USA. In the 1960's Maria shared her time between London and Suffolk working for the Ealing Hospital and Child Guidance Service."(EADT).

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Book number: 35457

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Edith Sitwell Signed Song Cold Poetry Poems Literature 34831 Poetry

SKELTON, ROBIN.

Third Day Lucky: Poems.

London: Oxford University Press, 1958. 1st ed. ".. they are all related to the exploration of a central theme, that of man's relationship with his environment, his history, and himself." Pp. 9/71, ex college libris. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w. G+/G+.

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Book number: 26340

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Skelton Third Day Lucky Poems A17208 Poetry

SMITH, JOAN.

Daughters of the Law.

Lyth Bank: Feather Books. 1996. "The poems in this collection, without being militantly feminist, are intended to redress the balance of traditional approaches to the Bible, which seem to tilt unfairly against women". Pp 26. P/b. VG.

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Book number: 26998

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Smith Daughters Law Poetry Feminist Bible 24006 Poetry

SMITH, JOHN. (COMPILER).

A Feast of Poetry.

London: Burke Publishing Co, 1988. 0222010630. 1st ed. An Anthology of poems and verses. "Masterpieces by such geniuses as Keats or Marvell, Hopkins or Yeats are..'complemented by children's poems, entertainments and minor delights which surround them' within the anthology." Pp.14/130, decorations by Winifred Boon. Blue and yellow laminated boards. VG.

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Book number: 31544

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Smith Feast Poetry Anthology Poems Verse 31079 Poetry

SMITH,T.R.

Poetica Erotica. A Collection of Rare and Curious Amatory Verse.

New York:Crown Publications,1927. Erotic love poetry. Pp.30/770. Blue cloth, gilt title to front,spine darkened. G+.

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Book number: 15649

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Smith Poetica Erotica Amatory Verse Poetry Love Rochester Roxburghe Ballads A10180 Poetry

SOMERVELL, DAVID.

A Companion to Palgrave's Golden Treasury.

London: Grant Richards Ltd,1918. Pp.138, Harrow School inkstamp to fep,slight spotting to edges. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine,bottom edge slightly rubbed. VG.

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Book number: 1509

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Somervell Grant Richards Palgrave Golden Treasury Poetry Companion Criticism 12189 Poetry