POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES
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A Second Hundred of the Best Poems (Lyrical) in the English Language (Pocket Anthologies No. 2) Gowans, Adam L. (Selected by) (Book #ID 108809) Published by Gowans & Gray Ltd, London and Glasgow, 1907. 1907. Publisher's original illustrated peppermint green card wrap covers [soft back]. 18mo. 6'' x 4''. Contains art nouveau colour printed front cover, (xvi), 144 pp. Chips to the spine ends and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Of Mutability Shapcott, Jo (Book #ID 97785) Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square, London First Edition 2010. 2010. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 54 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780571254705 Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Poetic Genius [Signed] Buss, Peter (Book #ID 82398) Published for the Author by Regency Press Limited, 43 New Oxford Street, London First Edition 1977. London 1977. First edition in publisher's original lemon card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 32 printed pages of text. Crease line across the rear upper corner and in near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. SIGNED by the Author to the inside of the cover 'With kind regards Peter Buss'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Hot Earth Cold Earth Berry, James (Book #ID 106323) Published by Bloodaxe Books Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne First Edition 1995. 1995. First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 159 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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The Unutterable Beauty | The Collected Poetry of G. A. Studdert Kennedy Studdert Kennedy, G. A. [Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883-1929) was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed Woodbine Willie during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes along with spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers] (Book #ID 100301) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London Reprinted Edition 1929. 1929. Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue and grey floral paper covered boards, grey paper title and author lettering label to the grey cloth spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (viii), 182 printed pages of text. Small neat monogram to the front free end paper, very light foxing to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in scarce Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening down the spine and general light soiling to the paper, priced 3/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Poetry and Humanism Mahood, M. M. (Book #ID 82717) Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1950. London 1950. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original mint green paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 335 printed pages of text. Minimal dust marking to the closed page edges. Near Fine clean condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with sun yellowing to the spine, creases, rubs, chips and closed tears to the cover edges, not price clipped 16s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Towards 2000 Edited by Liz Wakefield (Book #ID 82718) Published by Poetry Now, 1-2 Wainman Road, Woodston, Peterborough First Edition 1998. Peterborough 1998. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original corrugated texture burnt orange paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 8¼'' x 6''. Contains 176 printed pages of text. Fine clean unopened condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1861887248 Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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The Poetry of Railways Carr, Samuel [Edited by] (Book #ID 108833) Published by B. T. Batsford Ltd., 4 Fitzhardinge Street, Portman Square, London First Edition 1978. 1978. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, illustrated end papers. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 88 pp beautifully illustrated with 4 colour plates and 32 monochrome illustrations. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0713402229 Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Riverhood; Prose and Poems [Signed] Metcalfe, Peter (Book #ID 82935) Published by the Author, Holehird, Windermere First Edition June 1997. 1997. First edition in publisher's original illustrated stapled white card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 48 printed pages of text. A little weeping of the staple and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. SIGNED by the Author to the title page 'Peter Metcalfe'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Peace, Evolution and the River Jean-Maria di C (Book #ID 82979) Published by H. E. Warne Ltd., St. Austell, Cornwall First Edition 1964. Cornwall 1964. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original delphinium blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine, gilt title and author lettering to the front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 178 printed pages of text. Age darkened top edge, minimal feint foxing to the closed page edges and first and last few pages. Very Good clean condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with feint foxing and dust marking, age darkening, rubs, creases and chips to the cover edges, not price clipped 21s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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The Faber Book of Modern Verse | New Enlarged Edition Edited, with an Introduction, by Michael Roberts. [Introduction to this Second Edition by Anne Ridler] (Book #ID 106272) Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square, London New Enlarged Edition 1951. 1951. New Enlarged edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt back, lovely gilt medallion to the front cover from 'Lincoln School', coloured top. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (xx), 432 pp. Lincolniensis School bookplate inside to the captain of the school. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tears to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 12s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Poetry without Tears Baldwin, Michael (Book #ID 106273) Published by George Routledge and Sons Ltd., Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, Ludgate Hill, London First Edition 1959. 1959. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (xi), 195 pp. Ink name to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light spotting to the paper, not price clipped, 14s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Courting Death Lonie, Iain (Book #ID 85018) Published by Wai-te-ata Press, Victoria University, Private Bag, Wellington, New Zealand First Edition 1984. 1984. First edition in publisher's original plain black card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 29 printed pages of text. Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the fore edge, a little surface staining to the foot of the spine. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 090869301X Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Calligrammes | Poems of Peace and War (1913 1916) A Bilingual Edition Apollinaire, Guillaume (Translated by Anne Hyde Greet) (Book #ID 107564) Published by University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, USA First Paperback Edition 1991. 1991. First edition in publisher's original black and yellow card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xii), 513 pp. Bilingual edition. Dusty page edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Goldensheep Baines, Keith (Book #ID 86564) Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 48 Grosvenor Street, London First Edition 1964. 1964. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original daffodil cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 48 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with one short closed tear to the bottom front cover, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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The Poetry of Nicolas Guillen an Introduction Sardinha, Dennis [Nicolas Guillen] (Book #ID 83510) Published by New Beacon Books Ltd., 76 Stroud Green Road, London First Edition 1976. London 1976. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 80 printed pages of text. Surface rubs and rubs to the cover edges, light dust marking to the closed page edges, ink name to the half title page. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0901241199 Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Everlasting Love | A Selection of Poems by Cecilia Havergal, J. Denham Smith, and others. Havergal, Cecilia | J. Denham Smith (Book #ID 113973) Published by James E. Hawkins, 17 Paternoster Row and Baker Street West, London, not dated but 1888. 1888. Hard back binding in publisher's original decorated slate blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt, red and black, all page edges gilt, bevelled edges. Oblong 7'' x 9¼''. Illustrated by 32 plates, colour chromolithograph and black and white, including frontispiece with Biblical text, half title and title and the rest with verses. Front free end paper absent, light rubbing to the corners and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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The Works of Virgil [The Globe Edition] Lonsdale, James and Samuel Lee [Rendered into English Prose by] (Book #ID 107137) Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 4 Little Essex Street, London Reprinted Edition 1885. 1885. Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 310 pp. Spine ends softened, shallow rubs to the corners and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Morning Noon and Night Horton, R. F. (Book #ID 84294) Published by James Clarke & Co. 13 & 14 Fleet Street, London First Thus Edition 1903. 1903. First thus edition in publisher's original plain cream card wrap covers [softback]. 12mo. 7'' x 4¼''. Contains 63 printed pages of text on heavy stock each leaf with sea green deco border. Age tanning to the end papers and edges. Good condition book in waxed dust wrapper which has also taken on a dull and brown appearance. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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This Big Cat and Other Cats I've Known [Twice Signed] Beatrice Schenk de Regniers [Illustrated by Alan Daniel] (Book #ID 83808) Published by Crown Publishers Inc., One Park Avenue, New York First Edition 1985. New York 1985. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange paper covered boards, copper title and author lettering to the tan cloth spine, brown end papers. Quarto 9¼'' x 7''. Unpaginated printed pages of text with beautiful monochrome illustrations throughout. Foxing to the top edge. Very near Fine clean condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with sun yellowing, rubs and creases. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Beatrice Schenk de Regniers' and a SIGNED dedication to the front free end paper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0517555387 Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Goldensheep Baines, Keith (Book #ID 86535) Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 48 Grosvenor Street, London First Edition 1964. 1964. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original daffodil cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 48 printed pages of text. Minimal wear to the covers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shelf rubs to the panels, tiny rubs to the spine ends, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Markings Issue 17 (2004) | Collateral Damage | A Poem for Peace in Four Voices Chrys Salt, Elspeth Brown, Donald Adamson and John Hudson (Book #ID 106328) Published by Markings Publications, Kirkcudbright First Edition 2004. 2004. First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Issue 17 of this literary magazine, featuring a poem for peace in four voices by Chrys Salt, Elspeth Brown, Donald Adamson and John Hudson. Contains 140 pp with some monochrome illustrations. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1901913237 Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Twenty Most Favourite Songs of Burns; With Music Words and Notes on the Lasses to whom they were written Winton, Andrew [Selected and Presented by] (Book #ID 84237) Published by Shepheard-Walwyn Ltd., 26 Charing Cross Road, London First Edition 1998. 1998. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Folio 12'' x 9''. Contains 127 printed pages of red and black written text with colour illustrations and musical scores throughout. Tiny rubs to the spine ends. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0856831751 Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Music in the Meadow and Other Verses Poems by Rene Cloke [Illustrations by Adolf Zábransky] (Book #ID 84419) Published by Paul Hamlyn First UK Edition 1968. 1968. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original glazed white paper covered boards, blue title and author lettering to the white cloth spine, colour illustration to the front cover, colour illustrated end papers, yellow dyed top edge. Folio 13'' x 9½''. Contains 64 printed pages of text with enchanting colour illustrations throughout. Rubs to the cover edges, chips to the corners and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Memory and Oblivion; Meditations on Mortality [Signed] Chan-fai Cheung and Julie Chiu (Book #ID 84625) Published by Townpress Ltd., Hong Kong First Edition 2003. 2003. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback] with French flaps. Quarto 10'' x 9''. Contains 138 printed pages of English and Chinese text with colour photographs throughout. Light surface rubs to the cover, minimal rubs to the cover edges and in very near Fine clean unopened condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the half title page 'For Laurence Chan-fai March, Hong Kong 2004'. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 962857213X Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Oriental Proverbs | Selected, Interpreted, and Rendered into English Bowen, John Charles Edward (Book #ID 94543) Published by Luzac and Co. Ltd., 46 Great Russell Street, London First Edition 1980. 1980. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green paper covered boards with a brown cloth spine lettered in gilt and a black gilt and red device applied to the front cover, chevron colour end papers. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains [xvi] 80 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in original clear acetate dust wrapper with two small tears to the rear, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Lady of the Wild Things [Signed] Ka-Oneerg, Nairda (Book #ID 98686) Published by Pen Press Publishers Ltd, The Old School, 39 Chesham Road, Brighton First Edition 2006. 2006. First edition in publisher's original stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Hand written number 217 of 250 Limited Edition copies SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Nairda Ka-Oneerg'. Contains monochrome frontispiece of the author, 113 printed pages of text. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1904018815 Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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New Paths on Helicon; An Estimate and Anthology of Modern Poetry Newbolt, Henry (Book #ID 107181) Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., London circa 1930. circa 1930. Hard back binding in publisher's original coral cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 428 pp. Spine ends softened, ghosting to the free end papers. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with nicks and chips to the spine ends, corners and rear panel, 5/- to the spine and front panel. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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The Colour of Saying; An Anthology of Verse Spoken by Dylan Thomas Maud, Ralph N. and Aneirin Talfan Davies [Edited by] Dylan Thomas [27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953] (Book #ID 86581) Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition 1963. 1963. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original royal blue cloth covers, gilt and black title block to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 175 printed pages of text. Tiny rubs to the spine ends and corners, foxing to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with chips to the corners, shelf rubs to the panels, age darkening to the spine, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Ore | Poetry Magazine No. 47 + Signed Letter to Rosemary Baker (Wigtown) Eric Ratcliffe (Book #ID 106324) Published by Eric Ratcliffe, 7 The Towers, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 104 pp. Signed letter from the editor Eric Ratcliffe to Rosemary Baker laid in. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Ore | Poetry Magazine No. 48 | + Flyer for 'Fire in the Bush' - Poems 1955-1992 Eric Ratcliffe (Book #ID 106325) Published by Eric Ratcliffe, 7 The Towers, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 118 pp. Note from Eric Ratcliffe to Rosemary Baker laid in. In near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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The Undying Day Greacen, Robert (Book #ID 86540) Published by Falcon Press Limited, 7 Crown Passage, Pall Mall, London First Edition 1948. 1948. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg Buckram covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 78 printed pages of text. Tiny rubs to the lower spine tips, tan spots to the upper closed edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubs to the spine ends, age darkening to the panels, not price clipped 7s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Songs and Snatches; Poems of Today and Yesterday Benson, Bernard J. (Book #ID 86117) Published by The Mitre Press, 52 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London First Edition 1970. 1970. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 74 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic frontispiece. Minimal wear to the covers. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with closed tears and related creasing to the foot of the front panel, chips to the corners and spine ends, nibbled rear edge, not price clipped 15s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Uninterrupted Poetry | Selected Writings of Paul Éluard Éluard, Paul [Paul Éluard born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (14 December 1895 - 18 November 1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement]. With English Translations by Lloyd Alexander and Introductory Notes by Aragon, Louis Parrot and Claude Roy (Book #ID 113403) Published by New Directions, 333 Sixth Avenue, New York, First Edition Thus 1975. 1975. First edition thus in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back) cover with portrait of Éluard by Picasso. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 218 pp with French and English side-by-side. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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