GAUTIER, THEOPHILE; HILL, BRIAN (transl)

Provenance attributed to Vincent O'Sullivan. Sm 8vo, pp. 79; red heavy card covers, spine lettered in silver gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Rupert Hart-Davis 1960

KEYWORDS: Theophile Gautier 20th century poet poems poetry

DAVIES, Sir JOHN; TILLYARD, E M W (ed)

Provenance attributed to John Mansfield Thomson. Sm 8vo, pp. 55; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG- (moderate scuffing, tanning & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; book plate to front pastedown; moderate cracking to central gutters); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1947

KEYWORDS: Sir John Davies 20th century poet poetry poems

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ENSING, RIEMKE

First edition. Holograph letter signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw loosely enclosed. Super 8vo, unpaginated, [14] ll.; illus. light card covers; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; moderate to heavy bruising, creasing & curling to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; light annotation to contents pg., light tanning, foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: The Lowry Press 1982

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

ENSING, RIEMKE

Association copy, first edition. Signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw; signed holograph letter tipped to tp from the author to Helen Shaw. 8vo, pp. unpaginated, [4] ll.; illus. stab stitched light card covers; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Brick Row Publishing Co. 1980

KEYWORDS: Riemke Ensing 20th century New Zealand poetry poet poems modern first edition