Books - "poetry"
Showing 5521 to 5540 of 5849 results.
Selected Poems of Eugene Lee-Hamilton (1845-1907): A Victorian Craftsman Rediscovered
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
Thomas Traherne: Centuries, Poems, and Thanksgivings (2 vols)
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
Sea Changes: Poems
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
Oeuvres completes (2 vols)
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
Baudelaure a Paris
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
Verse Alive
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
Theocritus' Pastoral Analogies: The Formation of a Genre
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
Whim-Wham Verses 1943
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
La Chanson de L'Enfant (Huitieme Edition)
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
Poesies Choix de Henri Derieux
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
New Selected Poems
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
About Now
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
Calligraphy / Typewriters: The Selected Poems of Larry Eigner
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
Visions and Ruins
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
Rhodesian Rhymes
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
Yesterday, To-Day, and Fore Ever: A Poem, in Twelve Books
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
The Poet and the Landscape
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
Legends of the South Sea: The world of the Polynesians seen through their myths and legends, poetry and art
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
How to take off your clothes at the picnic: Poems by Bill Manhire
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
The Silences Between (Moeraki Conversations)
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