Poetry from Gilt Edge Books

Toronto/London: J m Dent & Sons Ltd, 1931 The Golden Treasury of Canadian Verse chosen by A.M. Stephen, illustrated by E.Wallcousins. An anthology of Canadian poetry. The poems presented here are from twenty-five Canadian authors. Care has been taken to give some idea of the characteristic style of each poet. The introduction by A.M. Stephen is dated 1927. A brief… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1931. Attractively decorated French flaps. A book of inspirational, up-lifting verse on different subject matter. A few examples: Musings of Old Age - In Cheerless Days - Angels At Play - Self-Searching - Anybody's Dog - A Marching Song - The First Snowdrop - Mothers All - A Hunting Song - To Jack Frost -… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Chancellor Press, 1991. This is a unique celebration of that most beautiful and self-possessed of animals, the cat. More than 50 poems are included, reflecting every feline mood. Lovers of cats, and lovers of poetry will be delighted by the wide range of the collection, which contain poems by T.S. Eliot, Ted Hughs, Edward Lear, A.L. Rowse, W.B. Yeats,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Turnstone Press, 1981. Stapled card covers. SIGNED and dated by author to title page. Erratum bound in. A collection of poetry by this Winnipeg-born poet who spent much of her time in Ontario. She was a writer-in-residence and Professor of English at several Canadian Universities and appointed to the Order of Canada in 1987. She has won the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield Press, 1987. Illustrated card covers. Cover painting by Are Gjesdal. A collection of intensely personal poetry, the poetry of solitary experience, yet the use of "I" is so natural in these poems that the reader is compelled to internalize the poet's experience and make it his own. (Taken in part by the Antigonish Review). Allan… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, Publishers, 1934. Gene Arnold has been in radio since 1928, coming to the air with a background of twelve years of experience on the stage. His radio activities have covered a wide range, including announcing, singing, and continuity writing. Gene Arnold's greatest success has been achieved through his quiet philosophy and the reading of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1931. A very few of these poems have appeared before. The contents: The Losers: .... The Common Man.... The Common Woman.... The Soldier.... The Harlot.... The Huckster.... The Nun.... The Anarchist.... The Respectable Woman. The Winners:... The Lovers He.... The Lovers She.... The Saints She.... The Uncommon Man.... The Uncommon Woman.... Losers and Winners.... Coda:… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: W.W. Norton & Company,Inc, 1973. Card covers. Oversize paper format. Poetry edited by J. Paul Hunter. More than 600 poems are provided in this volume. Over half of them were written in the twentieth century, and yet the reader and teacher seeking poems of the past will find ample choice - both familiar and unfamiliar. 573pp include… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Chatto & Windus., 1931. First Publication and First Issue of the Phoenix Library Edition. Selected Poems of Coventry Patmore...edited with a lengthy introduction by Derek Patmore. A biographical sketch of one of the strangest and most fascinating and misunderstood of all Victorian writers is included in the introduction. An errata and bibliography provided. 'The Phoenix Library' ads follow the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ohio: One-Up Printing, 1986. Illustrated card covers. A collection of poetry. 'Moods of Reedy Lake' - Frostproof Florida.... 'Friends In Virginia'.... 'Valley View' - Clinch Mountain Virginia.... ' It Is Christmas Time At Rushless' - Silver Lake, are a few of the poems. Others deal with other themes: halloween, a lullabye, hiking, etc. 22 printed pages.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Faber and Faber, 1940. .September 1942 (in Roman Numerals). . Card Covers. 80 printed pages. A list of selected bibliography. The contents: Two Poems of The Time...(1) Lullaby.... (2) Serenade: Any Man to Any Woman. From Gold Coast Customs... (3) 'Now, a thick cloud floating'... (4) 'Against the Sea-wall are painted signs'. From Bucolic Comedies... 5 through… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Dodd,Mead & Company (c.1895).276 pp include Prologues and Epilogues followed by Notes. Each title of the contents provide a number of poems: 'At the Sign of the Lyre".... "Memorial Verses".... "Fables of Literature and Art".... "Tales In Rhyme".... "Vers De Societe".... "Varia". This book is an x-library copy with no library pocket. It remains sound, clean… Saber más sobre este artículo

Southborough, Mass: Yankee Colour Corporation, 1985. This elegant book has been published exclusively for Longfellow's Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts. An early sketch of the Inn by A.F. Fellows will be found opposite the copyright page. Blue cloth boards. Gilt print to front board and spine. An immaculate book.... A very nice copy....bright and handsome!. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Fine.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. Every step of the way, Viorst tranforms the familiar events of daily life into poems that make you laugh with recognition. Her book demonstrates for once and for all that no one understands American women coming of age like Judith Viorst. A well designed and unpaginated book. Beige boards with floral… Saber más sobre este artículo