Poetry

London: Murray. Near Fine/Very Good+. 1974. First Edition. Hardback. These new poems are as varied and as captivating as ever - more of that inimitable Betjeman counterpoint that makes a new collection an occasion: places, human encounters, meditations, entertaining verbal fisticuffs with 'public' hates, threnodies on lost friends, and the pensive regard of familiar vistas that now draw their warmth and colour from nearer horizons. 62pp. Yellow cloth boards with gilt, one tiny feint mark to top edge of rear board, otherwise boards and contents very clean. Dust-jacket is price-clipped, has one tiny closed tear and minor rubbing to top/bottom of spine - reinforced with archival tape; jacket is in loose protective cover. A lovely copy in Near Fine condition in a Very Good+ dust-jacket. . more information

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Godalming: Halkyon Press. Fine.. 1996. First Edition. Paperback. 1872354017 45 pages. Dorset writer Janet Crouch now publishes her collection of nonsense rhymes. Encouraged by her grandchildren, these verses were previously known as Grandma's Book of Silly Rhymes. Botanist and illustrator Caroline Barker has provided the illustrations. Larger than life creature-characters pervade all our childhood memories and in this small collection Janet and Caroline have set down something to delight us all, young and old alike. Decorative card covers. A lovely, clean copy in Fine condition. . more information

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London: Martin Secker. Good+.. 1923. Reprint. Hardback. 104pp. With an Introductory Note by J.C. Squire. This present selection is sufficiently large and varied to illustrate both what James Elroy Flecker did and what, given a longer life, he might have done - the poems in this book represent every period of Flecker's maturity. Blue cloth boards with gilt, some very feint marks to boards, spine slightly faded. Front and rear free end papers browned, and small stain to rear end papers also showing slightly on last pages. Overall a Good+ copy. . more information

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Green Books/Common Ground. Fine.. 1998. First Edition Thus. Paperback. With a Foreword by Adam Nicolson. 160pp including A-Z list of Poets and their Poems with Sources. Fields and meadows lie near the heart of our understanding of nature; their essential qualities, and changing character through time and the seasons, have been celebrated over the centuries by poets. This anthology brings together the work of more than 90 poets, ancient and modern, including John Betjeman, John Burnside, Elizabeth Jennings, John Keats, and Kathleen Raine. A really Fine copy. . more information

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London: Macmillan. Very Good++.. 1996. Reprint. Paperback. 0333642058 The complete reference for all writers and those involved in the media. 728pp including Index of Companies and Subject Index. 10th anniversary edition of the best-selling guide to all markets for creative writing. Over 5,000 entries tap every vein of opportunity in book and magazine publishing, newspapers, poetry, radio, theatre, TV, video and film, as well as giving information on agents, prizes, writers' circles, associations, festivals and much, much more. Neat inscription to front free end paper, otherwise a clean copy in Very Good++ condition. . more information

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Khania: The Committee of the Nome of Khania. Very Good+.. Paperback. Introductory Notes by Michael Botonakis. Illustrations by John Migadis. 24pp. Published by the Committee of the Nome of Khania for the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the liberation of Crete by Nicephorus. All text is in Greek, French, and English. Contains 4 Rizitika (Cretan folk-lore poems); each is illustrated and translated into French and English with explanatory notes. Heavy card paper throughout. The large booklet is bound in heavy grey card. Card covers slightly faded at edges, otherwise a nice copy in Very Good+ condition. . more information

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