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Reflections in a Golden Eye McCullers, Carson [Carson McCullers (February 19, 1917 - September 29, 1967) was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet]. (Book #ID 106853) Published by The Cresset Press Ltd, 11 Fitzroy Square, London First UK Edition 1942. 1942. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 121 pp. It was adapted as a 1967 film of the same name, featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando and directed by John Huston. In Very Good clean and bright condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [Literature] Category |
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The Divine Aretino | Pietro of Arezzo 1492-1556 A Biography Cleugh, James [James Cleugh (1891-1969) English author and translator who established the Aquila Press in the 1930s to publish obscure but literary works]. Pietro Aretino (19 or 20 April 1492 - 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. (Book #ID 109878) Published by Anthony Blond Ltd., 56 Doughty Street, London First Edition 1965. 1965. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, end paper maps. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 263 pp with 9 monochrome plates on loaded paper. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 25 mm closed tear and related crease lines to the top front cover, corners rubbed, not price clipped, 45s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BIO (Résumé, Memoir) Category |
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Andrew Motion | Selected Poems 1976-1997 (Faber Poetry) [Signed] Motion, Andrew [Sir Andrew Motion FRSL (born 26 October 1952) is an English poet, novelist, and biographer, who was Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009]. (Book #ID 106862) Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 3 Queen Square, London 1998. 1998. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains thirty-five poems chosen by the poet, 151 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the top of the title page 'Andrew Motion'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Postcards from the Hedge | A Semi-detached tour of Scotland [Twice Double Signed] McMillan, Hugh (born 1955) is a Scottish poet and short story writer [Illustrated by Hugh Bryden] (Book #ID 106888) Published by Roncadora Press, 14 Corberry Avenue, Dumfries First Edition 2008. 2008. First edition in publisher's original side stitched grey card wrap covers [soft back] with illustration pasted to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Winner of the Callum Macdonald Prize (2009). Contains monochrome illustration to every left hand leaf with poetry opposite. Hand written number 167 of 300 Limited Edition copies to a small pouch pasted inside the rear cover which contains a large folding map of Scotland titled 'Three Legged Island' this pouch is SIGNED by the author and the artist 'Hugh McMillan' and 'Hugh Bryden'. The title leaf is also SIGNED by the author 'To Rosemary and Anthony [Wigtown - A. P. & R. Baker - Booksellers] - All Best Hugh - 8th November 2008'. In Very Good clean 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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Wigtown Verse | An Anthology of Poetry by Unit 3 Poetry Group [Unit 3 Poetry Group] (Book #ID 106977) Published by Unit 3 Poetry Group 2006. 2006. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 52 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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Sérénade (Berceuse) avec accompagné de Piano et Harmonium ou Violon, ou Flute ou Violoncelle ou Orgue ad libitum. Poesie de Victor Hugo. En Sol, Soprano ou Tenor [Vintage Piano Solo Sheet Music] Gounod, Charles (1818-1893) Poesie de Victor Hugo | English words by Henry F. Chorley (Book #ID 114191) Published by Schott & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough Street, London not dated. Vintage piano sheet music in ivory cream paper covers. 13¾'' x 10''. Contains 12 pp + front cover, rear cover absent. Scored for the pianoforte and voice with lyrics in French and English. Invisible tape repairs down the spine, piece of paper missing to the bottom front cover not affecting the score, in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the SHEET MUSIC Category |
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Henri Michaux | Musée National d'Art Moderne | 12 Février - 4 Avril 1965 (Catalogue) Cassou, Jean [Henri Michaux (24 May 1899 - 19 October 1984) was a Belgian-born French poet, writer and painter, he is renowned for his strange, highly original poetry and prose, and also for his art]. (Book #ID 113388) Published by Ministère d'État | Affaires Culturelles 1965. 1965. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 6¼''. Contains 48 pp French text with monochrome works throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ART [Surrealism] Category |
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English Villages [Britain in Pictures Series No. 11]. Blunden, Edmund [Edmund Charles Blunden (1 November 1896 - 20 January 1974) English poet, author and critic, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times]. (Book #ID 108879) Published by William Collins 14 St. James's Place, London First Edition 1941. 1941. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original butterscotch and creamy white paper covered boards. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Contains 48 pp with 12 colour plates and 25 monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with insignificant rubs. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRITAIN IN PICTURES Category |
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English Villages [Britain in Pictures Series No. 11]. Blunden, Edmund [Edmund Charles Blunden (1 November 1896 - 20 January 1974) English poet, author and critic, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times]. (Book #ID 108919) Published by William Collins 14 St. James's Place, London Reprinted Edition 1945. 1945. Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original butterscotch and creamy white paper covered boards. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Contains 48 pp with 12 colour plates and 25 monochrome illustrations throughout. Foxing to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRITAIN IN PICTURES Category |
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The Festoon | A Collection of Epigrams (anon) Ancient and Modern | Panegyrical, Satyrical, Amorous, Moral, Humorous, Monumental with an Essay on the Nature of the Epigram. [Richard Graves] (4 May 1715 - 23 November 1804) was an English cleric, poet, and novelist. (Book #ID 111379) Published by circa 1767. Full contemporary calf, the spine divided into six panels, lettered morocco label in the second, gilt tools to the others. 16mo. 6¾'' x 4''. Contains (xx), 200 pp. with wood-cut designs to each headed section and small design to the last leaf of text. Re-sewn with new silk head-bands, title page absent, staining form the leather turn-ins to the edges of the original end papers and paste downs, else in Very Good sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LANGUAGE Category |
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English Printed Books | The British People in Pictures [Britain in Pictures Series No. 95]. Meynell, Francis [Sir Francis Meredith Wilfrid Meynell (12 May 1891 - 10 July 1975) British poet and printer at The Nonesuch Press]. (Book #ID 108929) Published by William Collins 14 St. James's Place, London First Edition 1946. 1946. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red and creamy white paper covered boards. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Contains 48 pp with 8 colour plates and 21 monochrome illustrations throughout. Very near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with slight fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BRITAIN IN PICTURES Category |
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The Selected Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson | The Zodiac Book Series (Number 11). Tennyson, Alfred Lord [Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892) Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets]. (Book #ID 108980) Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd., 42 William IV Street, London First Zodiac Book Edition 1938. 1938. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour decorated paper covered boards. Small 8vo. 7¼'' x 5''. A pre second world war series of sophisticatedly designed short titles sold as gift books by Chatto and Windus, The Zodiac Books reached 28 titles (and some reprints) before the series ended in 1942. Contains 64 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening of the paper down the spine, not price clipped, 1s. 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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Toro! Toro! [Signed] Morpurgo, Michael [Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (5 October 1943) English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. (Book #ID 109434) Published by Harper Collins 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London First Edition 2001. 2001. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, tawny brown end papers. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 128 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. This children's novel is about Antonito and his friends during the Spanish Civil War, and their involvement with bulls and bull-fighting. Full Printer's code 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the half-title page 'Michael Morpurgo.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE Category |
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Toro! Toro! [Uncorrected Book Proof Copy of the First Edition for Advance Reading Purposes Only | Not for Re-Sale or Quotation] Morpurgo, Michael [Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (5 October 1943) English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. (Book #ID 109435) Published by Harper Collins 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London First Edition 2001. 2001. Uncorrected Advance Proof Copy of the first edition in publisher's original plain white stiff card wrap covers [soft back], red title lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 128 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. This children's novel is about Antonito and his friends during the Spanish Civil War, and their involvement with bulls and bull-fighting. Full Printer's code 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the PROOF COPY (Advance) Category |
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Lucky Button [Double Signed] Morpurgo, Michael [Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (5 October 1943) English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. (Book #ID 109436) Published by Walker Books Ltd., 87 Vauxhall Walk, London First Edition 2017. 2017. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards, blue end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 169 + 3 pp with colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Full Printer's code 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. DOUBLE SIGNED by the author and the illustrator to the verso of the title page 'Michael Morpurgo' and 'Michael Foreman.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE Category |
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Billy The Kid [Double Signed] Morpurgo, Michael [Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (5 October 1943) English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. (Book #ID 109437) Published by Pavilion Books Limited, Great Eastern Wharf, Parkgate Road, London First Edition 2000. 2000. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered glazed boards, blue and white photographic football crowd end papers. Landscape. 8'' x 10¼''. Fable of a Chelsea Football Club player and supporter, and soldiering in the Second World War. Contains 71 pp with splendid colour illustrations throughout. Full Printer's code 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. DOUBLE SIGNED by the author and the illustrator in different colour inks to the half-title page 'Michael Morpurgo' and 'Michael Foreman.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE Category |
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The Works of Alfred Tennyson - Poet Laureate Tennyson, Alfred Lord [Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892) Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets]. Illustrated by H. M. P. and others. (Book #ID 111361) Published by C. Kegan Paul & Co. 1 Paternoster Square, London 1881. 1881. Hard back binding in publisher's original elaborately decorated burgundy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt and black to the spine and front cover, rear cover with small embossed device, all page edges gilt, bevelled edges, grey and white oak leaf end sheets. Thick quarto. 9¾'' x 7¼''. Contains paper guarded portrait frontispiece, (xvi), 737 + ii pp with 26 full-page single-sided monochrome illustrations throughout. Foxing to the end papers, one page gathering slightly proud, rubbing to the corners, spine ends turned over, sun fading to the fore edge of the rear board. Scarce in original binding. Heavy volume weighing 2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category |
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Songs of Sun and Shade [Vintage Piano Solo Sheet Music] Poems of the Past and Present Coleridge-Taylor, S. [Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 - 1 September 1912) was a British composer and conductor]. Poems by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (12 August 1880 - 7 October 1943) who was an English poet and author, best known for the novel The Well of Loneliness. (Book #ID 114157) Published by Boosey & Co. 295 Regent Street, London | 9 East Seventeenth Street, New York First Edition 1911. 1911. Vintage piano sheet music in light green card wrap covers. 12'' x 9¾''. Contains 18 pp + the covers. Scored for the pianoforte and voice with poems which are reprinted from 'Poems of the Past and Present' by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall, first published by Chapman and Hall in 1910. Card covering around the spine is fragmented, name and address to the front cover and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the SHEET MUSIC Category |
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Invasion Monk, Geraldine [Geraldine Monk (born 1952) is a British poet born in Blackburn, who has increasingly collaborated with musicians in her performances and recordings.] (Book #ID 113363) Published by Siren Press, Staithes, North Yorkshire First Edition 1976. 1976. First edition in publisher's original saddle stitched illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Author's second work of poetry. Contains 12 pp. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Errata slip tipped inside the rear cover Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Fingers Blakeston, Oswell [Oswell Blakeston was the pseudonym of Henry Joseph Hasslacher (1907-1985), a British writer and artist who also worked in the film industry, made some experimental films, and wrote extensively on film theory. He was also a poet and wrote in non-fiction areas including travel, cooking and pets. His pseudonym combined a reference to the writer Osbert Sitwell with his mother's maiden name]. Illustrations by Herbert Jones. (Book #ID 113380) Published by Gaberbocchus Press Ltd., 42a Formosa Street, London First Edition 1964. 1964. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). Slim 8vo. 7¼'' x 5''. With monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category |
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Scarlet Opening | 12 Poems (Signed) Monk, Geraldine [Geraldine Monk (born 1952) is a British poet born in Blackburn, who has increasingly collaborated with musicians in her performances and recordings.] (Book #ID 113362) Published by Siren Press, Staithes, North Yorkshire First Edition 1974. 1974. First edition in publisher's original saddle stitched illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Author's first work of poetry. Contains 12 single-sided pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the title leaf 'For Peter and Annie, with my love Geraldine.' Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category |
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Out of The Woodshed; The Life of Stella Gibbons Oliver, Reggie [Stella Dorothea Gibbons (5 January 1902 - 19 December 1989) was an English author, journalist, and poet]. (Book #ID 112123) Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 38 Soho Square, London First Edition 1998. 1998. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 272 pp with monochrome archive photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0747539952 Click here to select books from the BIO (Résumé, Memoir) Category |
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