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Macclesfield, Cheshire: Clowder Books, 1997. NrF. First edition. No d/w, (as published). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on verso of front endpaper. Signing reads, 'Best Wishes/Jenny Melmoth'. Glazed pictorial covers. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings by Jo Berriman. The autobiography of English writer and poet Jenny Melmoth. The book tells of her married life in Essex and her move to Cheshire, with examples of her poetry. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine. Illus. by Jo Berriman.

Llundain: Gwasg Gymraeg Foyle, 1944. VG. First edition. No d/w. TEXT IN WELSH. A collection of poems by the Welsh poet, critic, infantry officer, teacher and broadcaster, Alun Llewelyn-Williams (1913-1988). A very good copy of the UNCOMMON first edition. NO inscriptions.. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good.

Palmerston North, New Zealand.: Dunmore Press, 2002. VG+. First Edition, First Printing. No d/w. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JOY OGIER, without dedication or inscriptionon title-page. Illustrated with photographs of plants and flowers. A collection of poems using plant images as metaphors for human experiences and personalities. A very good plus copy of a SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR JOY OGIER.. Signed by Author, Joy Ogier. First Edition, First Prining. Hardback. Very Good Plus.

Ilfracombe, Devon: Arthur H Stockwell, 1965. VG/VG. First edition in d/w not price clipped. The second collection of the poet's poems. The long title poem 'The City At The Water's Edge' is about Venice, Italy. 'Venice - such a mass of recollection/Now hangs about those two worn syllables'. Spotting to edges and occasional spotting throughout; minor age tanning to endpapers; else a very good copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition. NO inscriptions.. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Proton Press, 1986. VG+. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication but with enigmatic inscription on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'With sincere best/wishes - wind word/only 10lb at a time/Richard Fricker/March 1989'. A collection of poems. Publisher's price sticker on front endpaper and price repeated in ink at bottom corner on title-page; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good Plus.

London: John Murray, 1909. VG/VG-. Second impression (first published in 1908) in d/w. A collection of poetry, about warfare, and centred on Clifton College, Bristol, invoking loyaly and honour to school and country. Including: 'The gatling's jammed and the Colonel dead,/And the regiment blind with dust and smoke./The river of death has brimmed his banks,/ And England's far and Honour a name,/ But the voice of a schoolboy rallies the ranks:/ "Play up! play up! and play the game!" from 'Vitai Lampada'. Also, 'The School At War', 'The Volunteer', 'On Spion Kop' (to Major N H Vertue, of the Buffs, who was buried where he fell on the edge of Spion Kop), 'For A Memorial', 'The Non-Combatant', 'Commemoration', 'Epistle (To Colonel Francis Edward Younghusband)'. An example, at the turn of the twentieth century, of inspirational school/society propaganda. Inscription on front paste-down; age tanning to endpapers; age tanning… Leer más

London: Hutchinson, 1981. NrF. Later printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, DANNIE ABSE, without dedication or inscription on title-page. xi,204pp. The Welsh-poet Dannie Abse (1923-2014) 'Collected Poems' spans the range of his published work from 'The Uninvited', written in 1948, to 'Funland' published in 1972, and also includes a section of new work which has never yet appeared in book form. Very light age-tanning to edges of pages; some very light edge chipping to covers; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE later printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, DANNIE ABSE.. Signed by Author, Dannie Abse. Later Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

Salford, Manchester: Flapjack Press, 2021. NrF/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, HENRY NORMAL. Signing reads, 'to/---/love/Henry'. Henry Normal (born 1956) is a British poet and broadcaster. A near fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, HENRY NORMAL. Presentation Copy Inscribed & Signed. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Fine.

Denver: Verb, 1964. VG. First edition. Paperback. The American poet's FIRST book. A very good copy of a very scarce book. . First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Isle Of Skye: Aquila, 1976. VG. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on half-title page. Signing reads, 'Best wishes/John Purser'. 46pp. A collection of poems by the Glasgow poet John Purser (born 1942). A very good copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Rochester, Kent: John Hallewell, 1978. VG. First edition. NO d/w, (as published). Glazed pictorial boards. Illustrated with line-drawings. A nostalgic look at the county of Kent through poetry and sketches. Poems include; 'The Water Mill', 'Kent', 'Hop Picking', 'Sailing Barge Cambria', 'Estuary Night', 'Richard Jefferies', 'Boyhood' - 'I wish I could go back to my boyhood again,/ To the days when dreams came true;/To stand alike in sun and rain,/When the skies were always blue'. Illustrations include, oast houses, natural history, water mill, sailing barge Cumbria, funfair and clowns. Scuff to one corner of bottom of spine; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good.

Great Britain: YouWriteOn, 2010. Fine. New revised and updated edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To: Dear ----- (name of recipient) Felicity March 2011'. 86pp. A collection of poems which span a period of almost fifty years. They are roughly chronological and written to entertain, waken and shock the reader. A fine copy of a SCARCE new revised and updated edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. New Revised And Updated Edition. Paperback. Fine.

Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales: Cinnamon Press, 2009. Fine. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WENDY KLEIN, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To ----,/a fabulous person/and a fabulous poet/don't forget to/send me yours!/Warmest Wishes/Wendy Klein'. 80pp. A collection of poems. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

London: Chatto & Windus, 2009. First Edition, Fourth Printing (same year as first printing 2009) in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY POET AND AUTHOR, RUTH PADEL, On title-page Ruth Padel is the GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER OF CHARLES DARWIN (1809-1882). Inscription reads, 'To --------/with best wishes/Ruth Padel'. Spotting to all edges; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition. fourth printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, RUTH PADEL.. Signed by Author, Ruth Padel. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Picador, 2022. VG+/NrF. First Edition, Third Printing. in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, BRIAN BILSTONE. Signing reads, 'keep writing Bernard!/Brian Bilston'. A poem for each day of the year. Light, minor creasing to spine; else a SCARCE very good plus copy, in a near fine d/w, of a first edition, third printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, BRIAN BILSTON. D/w now protected in a detachable, clear, non-adhesive sheaf.. Presentation Copy Inscribed & Signed By Author. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Near Fine.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuevohacer, 2007. VG+. First edition. Paperback. TEXT IN SPANISH. 84pp. A collection of 45 poems. First book of this Argentinian poet. A near fine copy of the SCARCE first edition. NO inscriptions.. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.

Great Britain: White Cliffs, 2001. Fine. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To -----/From Philip/Love and best wishes/7th January 2002'. A collection of poems; incuding 'Deal Pier' and 'The Death Of Diana'. Including Errata slip and two newspaper cuttings. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

London: Alarms & Excursions, 2010. NrF. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To -----/Best wishes/Isabel'. Illustrated. A collection of poems; including 'Mr Ismay's Boat', accompanied by an illustration of George Krins, first violin on RMS 'Titanic'. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

London: Macmillan, 1949. Good. Limited, numbered first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication. This being number 484 of 500. Front cover illustrated by Harry Cowdell. Paperback. (viii),20pp. This long poem/short play is presented as a secular oratorio. Covers spotted and dusted with short edge tears; else a good copy of the limted and numbered first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. Limited/Numbered And Signed First. Paperback. Good.

Hockwold-cum-Wilton, Norfolk: Anglo-Saxon Books, 2006. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w. The readings in this book are passages of translation from a wide selection of Old English poems. The author paraphrases their content and discusses their place and significance in the history of poetic art in Anglo-Saxon society and culture. This approach gives the reader an opportunity to appreciate the cultural importance of the surviving body of poems, the worldview that inspired them, and the subtleties of individual poems. With Bibliography. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of the first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine.