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Letters from Conrad 1895 to 1924
first edition thus limited and numbered [87/925] 335pp [b/w frontis.] VG (burgundy cloth,rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,sl.sunning towards edges of boards,paste action to eps,teg rubbed,untrimmed fore and lower edges soiled,minor foxing to contents,tight)
PUBLISHER: nonesuch press london 1928
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature letters joseph conrad edward garnett
A Time to Dance and other poems
first edition 64pp VG+ (red cloth,v.sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,mod.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: hogarth press london 1935
KEYWORDS: modern first edition poetry literature c.day lewis
Doctor Donne & Gargantua
the first six cantos
first edition 80pp VG+ (pale blue cloth,stains to upper edge of boards,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,browned,insect nibbles and holes to covers w.loss to foot of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: duckworth london 1930
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry john donne sacheverell sitwell
The Collected Poems of Roy Campbell
first edition proof copy 291pp VG (in paper wrappers w.publisher's label to front cover,mod.rubbed and soiled,typewritten label on cover is dated 29.10.48,sl.wear to extrems.incl.hinges and edges of label,content edges v.sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london [1949]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies poetry roy campbell
The Wayzgoose
a south african satire
first edition 61pp VG+ (tan cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,owner's sign.to front pastedown,insect holes to head of ffep) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.incl.hinges,1cm loss to foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1928
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry roy campbell
Poetry Since 1939
first edition 70pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.tape repairs to head/foot of spine,content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1946
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry stephen spender
Poems of Two Years
first edition 79pp VG+ (in wrappers w.yapp edges,sl.rubbed and soiled w.stains to rear cover,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1935
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry christopher hassall
Select Poems Divine and Humane
first edition limited and numbered in slipcase [193/1250] 51pp+notes NF (in vellum wrappers,sl.stain to sl.browned spine,contents on handmade paper are clean and tight) in VG slipcase (plain card,mod.rubbed and soiled w.extrems.mod.browned)
PUBLISHER: nonesuch press london 1928
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry nonesuch press thomas beedome
Clowns' Houses
first edition 36pp+ads. VG+ (in dec.wrappers w.title labels to spine and front cover,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.browned spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to inside front cover,prelims.and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: blackwell oxford 1918
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry edith sitwell
Collected Poems of Laurence Binyon
lyrical poems
first edition 388pp VG+ (green cloth,boards sl.browned,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed/soiled,teg) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.incl.hinges)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1931
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry laurence binyon
Odes
first edition 72pp+ads. VG (mauve cloth,sl.sunned and mod.stained,browned spine w.surface chipping,sl.wear to extrems.,edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: unicorn press london 1901
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry laurence binyon
The Sleeping Beauty
first edition 96pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,paste action to eps)
PUBLISHER: duckworth london 1924
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature edith sitwell
Theseus Medea and Lyrics
first edition xxxvpp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed w.sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: duckworth london 1904
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry t.sturge moore
The Old Vicarage Grantchester
first edition 13pp ill.[b/w woodcut by noel rooke] VG (in wrappers w.stiching removed,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,wear and chipping to extrems.,content edges v.sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: sidgwick & jackson london 1916
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry rupert brooke noel rooke
Modern Poetry
a personal essay
first edition 205pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1938
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry louis macneice
Selected Poems
first edition 80pp NF (paper boards,eps and edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,insect holes to spine and rear cover,wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1940
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry louis macneice
Three Hundred Sonnets
first edition unpaginated VG(burgundy cloth,blind-stamped decor,bevelled edges,gilt title to spine,a.e.g,mod.scuffed and soiled,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,paste-action to eps.,mod.foxing to eps.and prelims.,sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: arthur hall london 1860
KEYWORDS: martin f tupper sonnets poetry literature modern first edition
Juliet and Romeo
[first edition] 158pp.+cat.illus.(b/w) VG(grey cloth and paper decor.boards,gilt title to spine and front board,mod.soiled and worn,t.e.g,paste-action to eps.,bookplate to front pastedown,previous owner's sign.to ffep.)
PUBLISHER: caldwell new york 1893
KEYWORDS: luigi da porto romeo and juliet literature
Silver Sand
first edition 317pp.VG(blue decor.cloth,black title to front board,gilt title to spine,sl.cocked,mod.soiled,spine sl.browned,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges and contents sl.foxed,paste-action to eps.,bookplates to feps.)
PUBLISHER: hodder london 1914
KEYWORDS: s r crockett modern first edition literature
Princess Penniless
first edition 386pp.G(green cloth,col.pictorial plate to front board,blue title to front board,gilt title to spine,mod.soiled,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,spine almost entirely detached with 2cm missing from head,gutters cracked,boards v.shaky,feps.missing,edges and prelims.mod foxed,contents sl.foxed,previous owner's sign.to half-title)
PUBLISHER: hodder london 1908
KEYWORDS: s r crockett modern first edition literature