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$65.00
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Selected Poems of Eugene Lee-Hamilton (1845-1907): A Victorian Craftsman Rediscovered


JACKSON, MACDONALD P (ed)

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO VINCENT O'SULLIVAN. Super 8vo, pp. [12] + v + 208 + [6 (advts)]; yellow illus. cl bds, spine lettered in blue; frontis.; VG (moderate scuffing, foxing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: The Edwin Mellen Press 2002

KEYWORDS: Eugene Lee-Hamilton 19th century poet poetry poems MacDonald P Jackson Victorian

$100.00
2f5b/28

Thomas Traherne: Centuries, Poems, and Thanksgivings (2 vols)


MARGOLIOUTH, H M (ed)

TWO VOL SET. Provenance attributed to Vincent O'Sullivan. 8vo, pp. xli + 297, x + 426; blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, roll-tooled border in blind to bds, publisher's device in blind to front board; bottom edge deckled, frontis.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals;

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1958

KEYWORDS: Thomas Traherne centuries poems thanksgivings religion religious poetry poet

$40.00
2f5b/30

Sea Changes: Poems


GRAHMAN, JORIE

Provenance attributed to Vincent O'Sullivan. Super 8vo, pp. xii + 56; green heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; publisher's device in blind to front board; VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping).

PUBLISHER: Ecco 2008

KEYWORDS: Jorie Graham 21st century poet poetry poems

$45.00
2f5b/31

Oeuvres completes (2 vols)


BAUDELAIRE; PICHOIS, CLAUSE (ed)

TWO VOL SET. Sm 8vo, pp. lvii + 1604, xiii + 1691; green leather bds, spine lettered & ruled in gilt; top edge stained grey; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & foxing; back to cover not present).

PUBLISHER: Gallimard 1975

KEYWORDS: Charles Baudelaire 19th century poet author poetry literature fiction complete works France French language

$60.00
2f5b/32

Baudelaure a Paris


PICHOIS, CLAUDE; RUE, MAURICE (photos)

TEXT IN FRENCH. Provanace attributed to Vincent O'Sullivan. Imp. 8vo, pp. 163; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Librairie Hachette 1967

KEYWORDS: Charles Baudelaire 19th century poet author poetry literature fiction Paris France French language

$145.00
2f5b/36

Verse Alive


RHODES, H WINSTON & GLOVER, DENIS (ed)

Crown 8vo, pp. 38; yellow light card covers lettered in black; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand verse poetry poets poems The Caxton Press 20th century

$40.00
w14a/31

Theocritus' Pastoral Analogies: The Formation of a Genre


GUTZWILLER, KATHRYN J

LACKS D/W, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 304pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to board edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: University of Wisconsin Press 1991

KEYWORDS: Theocritus pastoral poetry literature writings Greek history criticism literary form

$40.00
1y6a/4

Whim-Wham Verses 1943


WHIM-WHAM (CURNOW, ALLEN)

Octavo, stapled light card covers, black & green lettering to front cover, 47pp, VG+ (light to moderate tanning & sl foxing to covers- minor creasing also, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Progressive Publishing Society N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers literature Allen Curnow Whim Wham poetry poems verse

$75.00
1y6a/9

La Chanson de L'Enfant (Huitieme Edition)


AICARD, JEAN

TEXT IN FRENCH, duodecimo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, black decoration to rear board, aeg, ix + 239pp, VG+ (light rubbing to spine & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, minor discolouration to gilt on page edges, lengthy inscription in ink to single prelim page)

PUBLISHER: Librairie Fischbacher N/D (c.1880s?)

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH poetry poems verse literature Jean Aicard

$40.00
1y6a/12

Poesies Choix de Henri Derieux


VERHAEREN, EMILE

TEXT IN FRENCH, sm duodecimo, floral cloth stiff card covers, black lettering to title plate on front cover, aeg, DIY looking marbelling to eps, 125pp, VG (light soiling & warping to covers, light tanning & soiling to title plate on front cover, sm gift inscription in ink to prelim pgs, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Librairie Payot et Cie N/D

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH literature verse poetry poems Emile Verhaeren Henri Derieux

$17.50
xx176pol1207855

New Selected Poems


HUGHES, TED

Super 8vo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Harper & Row 1982

KEYWORDS: 20th century England English British poet poetry poems Ted Hughes

$17.50
xx176pol1207863

About Now


REEVE, RICHARD

8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Maungatua Press 2024

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Richard Reeve poet poetry 21st century poem

$35.00
xx185pol207942

Calligraphy / Typewriters: The Selected Poems of Larry Eigner


EIGNER, LARRY & FAVILLE, CURTIS (Ed) & GRENIER, ROBERT (Ed)

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: University of Alabama Press 2017

KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature collection Larry Eigner

$20.00
xx185pol207959

Visions and Ruins


RUSSELL, PETER & RAINE, KATHLEEN (Fore)

LIMITED NUMBERED (#491/750), FIRST EDITION, super octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Saint Albert's Press 1964

KEYWORDS: first editions limited numbered poetry poems verse literature Peter Russell

$20.00
xx185pol207992

Rhodesian Rhymes


GOULDSBURY, CULLEN

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Books of Rhodesia Publishing Co 1969

KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature Cullen Gouldsbury Rhodesia

$22.50
xx184pol207999

Yesterday, To-Day, and Fore Ever: A Poem, in Twelve Books


BICKERSTETH, EDWARD HENRY

Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Rivingtons 1872

KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature Edward Henry Bickersteth

$22.50
xx184pol208017

The Poet and the Landscape


YOUNG, ANDREW

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Rupert Hart-Davis 1962

KEYWORDS: first editions literature literary Andrew Young poetry

$75.00
2e25a/7

Legends of the South Sea: The world of the Polynesians seen through their myths and legends, poetry and art


ALPERS, ANTONY

Association copy, first edition. Signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw (Hella) and Frank Hofmann. 8vo, pp. xvi + 416; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, spine & front board illus. in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate closed tear to front; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1970

KEYWORDS: Polynesian anthropology social history mythology myth legend poetry art Pacific Ocean first edition

$40.00
2e25a/16

How to take off your clothes at the picnic: Poems by Bill Manhire


MANHIRE, BILL

First edition. 8vo, pp. 61; illus. light card covers; VG (light to moderate scuffing, fading & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Wai-te-ata Press 1977

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature poetry poem Bill Manhire 20th century poet

$400.00
2e25a/17

The Silences Between (Moeraki Conversations)


HULME, KERI

First edition. Signed & inscribed by author. Booker Prize winner's first book. 8vo, pp. 55; illus. light card covers; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's stamp in purple ink to ht).

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1982

KEYWORDS: Keri Hulme 20th century New Zealand poet poetry poems literature modern first edition

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