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Poetry & Drama
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
The Plays of John Galsworthy.
London: Duckworth, 1929. [Drama] FINE PRIZE BINDING, second printing. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[10] 1149 [5]. Printed on india paper. Contemporary tree calf by BICKERS & SON of London for Sherborne School, with raised bands, gilt titles to maroon label, and further gilt decoration to spine. Gilt school medal and..... More
Plays: The Silver Box; Joy; Strife.
London: Duckworth and Co., 1909. [Drama] EX LIBRIS CLEMENT ATTLEE, second printing. Octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.[8] 89 [1]; 94; 110 [2]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. An early iteration of Attlee's distinctive monogram bookplate to front pastedown. Toning to edges. Spine heavily browned, with..... More
Poems of Milosz.
London: Enitharmon Pamphlets, 1993. [Poetry] LIMITED EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (21 x 16cm), pp.[24]. Number 58 of 200 copies thus. Completely plain paper covers, sewn, with the blue dust-jacket titled to upper, and priced at £3.50 to rear. Light rubbing to spine. Near fine. More
Apes, Japes and Hitlerism. A Study and Bibliography of Wyndham Lewis.
London: Unicorn Press, 1932. [Literary Biography / Bibliography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.100. Publisher's blue cloth with black titles to spine. With the light blue illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 3/6. Illustrated bookplate of T.J. Honeyman to front pastedown. A little toning to spine and edges. Jacket toned and..... More
Oscar Wilde: A Study.
Oxford: The Holywell Press, 1905. [Literary Biography] LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 16cm), pp.[12] 110 [2]. From an edition of 500 copies. With five illustrated plates, including a frontispiece caricature of Wilde. Publisher's slate blue paper-covered boards with red and black titles to paper labels on spine and upper. All..... More
The Savoy Operas. Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875-1893.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1926. [Comic Opera] FINELY BOUND. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[8] 698 [2]. Contemporary red half calf by RAMAGE of London, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and matching cloth over boards. Top edge gilt, and marbled endpapers. Some toning to edges, otherwise crisp..... More
Hugh MacDiarmid: An Essay for 11th August 1977.
Preston: Akros Publications, 1977. [Literary Criticism] LIMITED SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Small quarto pamphlet (21 x 21cm), pp.12 [4]. Number 67 of 300 copies thus, SIGNED by the author and publisher in black ink to limitation page at rear. Publisher's red card covers, stapled, with black card fly-leaves. Light handling to..... More
The Crowning Privilege: The Clark Lectures 1954-1955. Also Various Essays on Poetry and Sixteen New Poems.
London: Cassell & Company, 1955. [Poetry and Literary Essays] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.x; 230. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the plain typographic dust-jacket priced at 15s. Gently toned throughout; a little light wear to board. Jacket lightly toned all over; more heavily to..... More
The English Ballad. A Short Critical Survey.
London: Ernest Benn, 1927. [Poetry Anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.139 [1]. Publisher's orange cloth with plain paper title label to spine. A nice clean copy internally, with light wear to boards, and heavy sunning and toning to spine. Very good. More
More Poems 1961.
London: Cassell, 1961. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[10] 45 [1]. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at 10/6. Very slight sunning to jacket spine, otherwise a lovely fine copy. More
New Poems 1962.
London: Cassell, 1962. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[10] 42. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at 12/6. A little rubbing and a couple of nicks to jacket, otherwise a lovely fine copy. More
Poems 1926-1930.
London: William Heinemann, 1931. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[12] 89 [3]. With the spare title label at rear. Publisher's maroon cloth with white lizard-skin pattern and black titles to paper labels on spine and upper. Fore and lower edges untrimmed. With the remains of the matching dust-jacket..... More
Poems 1926-1930.
London: William Heinemann, 1931. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[12] 89 [3]. With the spare title label at rear. Publisher's maroon cloth with white lizard-skin pattern and black titles to paper labels on spine and upper. Fore and lower edges untrimmed. Black ink gift inscription to fly-leaf. A...... More
Poems 1965-1968.
London: Cassell, 1968. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.[2] x; 97 [3]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the blue typographic dust-jacket, priced at 25s. Some light spotting to endpapers and cloth. Light handling to jacket only. Near fine. More
Poems 1968-1970.
London: Cassell, 1970. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.x; 90. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the green and cream dust-jacket designed by Brian Roll, priced at £1.50. Light rubbing and a couple of small closed tears to jacket edges, and some light red marks..... More
Poems 1970-1972.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973. [Poetry] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xii; 83 [1]. Publisher's quarter orange cloth with brown titles to spine, and black cloth over boards. Orange endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at $5.95. Light handling and rubbing to jacket, with a few..... More
Poems 1970-1972.
London: Cassell, 1972. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.x; 85 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the Blue typographic dust-jacket. Blue ink gift inscription to fly-leaf. Price-clipped jacket very slightly tone to spine, with one tiny closed tear and very light handling. Near fine..... More
Poems and Satires 1951.
London: Cassell & Company, 1951. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii; 40. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the plain typographic dust-jacket titled in purple, priced at 7/6. A lovely clean copy with just a little toning and rubbing to jacket; more so to spine..... More
The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray, English and Latin. Illustrated.
Eton: E.P. Williams, 1854. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND FIFTH EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] viii; c; 142 [4]. With 15 steel engravings and woodcuts after drawings by Charles Radclyffe, including a frontispiece and vignette title page, each with a tissue guard. Good-sized print on good paper. Contemporary tan full calf..... More
The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray, English and Latin. Illustrated.
Eton: E.P. Williams, 1847. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND SECOND EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[4] x; lxvi; 142 [2]. With 15 steel engravings and woodcuts after drawings by Charles Radclyffe, including a frontispiece and vignette title page, each with a tissue guard. Good-sized print on good paper. Contemporary red full morocco..... More
Marigold Garden: Pictures and Rhymes.
London: Frederick Warne and Co., no date [circa 1920]. [Children's Illustrated] ATTRACTIVE REPRINT. Large octavo (25 x 20cm), pp.56. With fine colour illustrations by the author, printed from the original wood blocks by Edmund Evans, to every page. Publisher's illustrated glossy paper-covered boards with black titles to grey cloth spine..... More
Under the Window: Pictures and Rhymes for Children.
London: Frederick Warne and Co., no date [circa 1920]. [Children's Illustrated] ATTRACTIVE REPRINT. Large octavo (25 x 20cm), pp.56. With fine colour illustrations by the author, printed from the original wood blocks by Edmund Evans, to every page. Publisher's illustrated glossy paper-covered boards with green titles to cream cloth spine..... More