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The Ikons, and Other Poems.
London: Faber and Faber, 1966. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp. 48. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the yellow and blue typographic dust-jacket, priced at 13/6. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Jacket a little rubbed to edges, and gently toned to spine. Near fine... More
![A Persian Lady [Broadside Poem]. Lawrence DURRELL, 1912–1990](/pictures/thumb/58973.jpg?v=1612373707)
A Persian Lady [Broadside Poem].
Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, no date [1963]. [Broadside Poem] FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, a trial proof. A single sheet of Saunders paper (37 x 23cm), printed by Alan Anderson (1922-2016) by hand on his Crown Folio Arab Press. Apparently separate from the six copies officially printed, as per hand-written note to..... More
The Tree of Idleness, and other poems.
London: Faber and Faber, 1955. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.48. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the green typographic dust-jacket, priced at 8/6. Some offsetting to endpapers. Jacket a little toned to spine, with some rubbing and a couple of small closed tears. Near..... More
Vega, and Other Poems.
London: Faber and Faber, 1973. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.54 [2]. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the blue typographic dust-jacket, priced at £1.40. Some light handling; a lovely fine copy. More
A Lost Season.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1944. [Second World War Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.60. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the plain dust-jacket titled in blue. A lovely crisp copy on wartime economy standard paper. Price to jacket flap carefully removed (not clipped), with some..... More
New Poems.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1968. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.61 [3]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the purple typographic dust-jacket designed by Patricia Davey, priced at 15s. Just a hint of toning to jacket spine, otherwise a lovely crisp copy. Near fine. More
Off Course.
London: Turret Books, 1969. SIGNED Limited Edition (First). Small Octavo, pp. 16 [1]. No. 47 of 250 copies signed by the author. In publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. As new. 15 short poems. More
A Dream Observed, and Other Poems. PL Pamphlets No. 2.
London: Poetry, no date [1941]. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 21 [3]. Publisher's grey typographic soft covers, stapled twice. Light handling, with some toning to edges and spine. Very good. More
Twenty Poems.
Dublin: Privately Printed, 1934. [Irish Poetry] INSCRIBED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (19 x 14cm), pp.26 [2]. Number 103 of 300 copies thus. Separately INSCRIBED in blue ink to half-title: 'For John Slocum, | who has done so much | for Irish-American relations! | N. Sheridan.' Publisher's grey card covers, sewn..... More
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