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Jules Engel, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Remarkably scarce typographic art/concrete poetry book by Jules Engel, hailed as the inventor of modern animation for his work with Disney and UPA. A first edition was published in 1973, but is described in a WorldCat listing as "ringgeheftet in 2 Foliendeckel" or ring-bound with foil covers.  This… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin And Company, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by Proctor to William Eleazor Barton, noted author and Lincoln scholar, with his bookplate to front pastedown. A nice association copy thus, from one of the few poets to have had a bridge named after… Read more about this item

New York: D Appleton And Company, 1894. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition, later inscribed and signed by Stanton to first blank with one of his most famous verses (subsequently featured on his tombstone): "This world that we're a-livin' in / Is mighty hard to beat, / You get… Read more about this item

Reading: Ithaca Press, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fascinating collection of 41 Bedouin poems addressing contemporary themes and translated into English, with accompanying introduction and commentary. Poems also presented in Arabic script to rear. All in fine internal order, clean and bright throughout. No inscriptions. Smart pictorial boards… Read more about this item

London: Motif Editions, 1972. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Good/No Jacket. Artists Proof copy out of the edition of 75 of this attractive set of poems by Graves accompanied by five Hogarth lithographs, each signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. Graves has signed the limitation page. Unbound 54x75cm sheets in ribbon-tied portfolio. The subject matter… Read more about this item

Rowe: The Cummington Press, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Stamos. Scarce posthumous collection of Robert Glenn Price's poetry, published in an edition of 170 copies. Title page portrait is by [Theodoros] Stamos, renowned, later notorious, abstract impressionist, who has added a signed dedication to fep. Handmade paper toned and… Read more about this item

Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reginald Marsh. True first edition, published for subscribers only in an edition of 750 copies, of which this is no.631. Foreword by Louis Untermeyer and attractive illustrations by Reginald Marsh. All in VG+, clean and bright internal order. Crease to page… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan And Co, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Standard revised edition of Palgrave's Treasury, with additional poems, distinguished by its handsome Hatchards of Piccadilly fine binding, likely by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. This is half red leather with pink cloth and gilt lining, five raised bands with gilt decoration and titling to spine. Some light shelfwear and… Read more about this item

Chawleigh: Melesina Press, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No.9 in an edition of 40 copies and one of the 15 which were printed on handmade paper (made by Timothy Powell of Sheepstor, Devon). The content is drawn from Trench's journal between 1822 and 1824, all hitherto unpublished, and… Read more about this item

London: Alfred A Knopf, 1919. Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First US edition of Waley's second volume of Chinese translations. 1919 printing but bound up in 1923, as indicated by date to foot of spine cloth. Stock toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards, lightly marked and worn… Read more about this item

Ilfracombe: Arthur H Stockwell, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Exceptionally scarce poetry collection from Sutton, of wartime quality production but in general VG order nevertheless. A little rusting from internal staples, but otherwise all is clean and bright internally. Smart pink printed paper-covered boards lightly bumped to bottom… Read more about this item

Privately Printed / The Tragara Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In an edition of 200 copies, designed and printed by Alan Anderson at the Tragara Press, and compiling some of author and bookseller Sims' favourite poetry and prose. In fine internal order, crisp, clean and bright. A… Read more about this item

Hove: Coelian Press, 1945. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. E W Forrest. The first volume of Rev Stanley John Forrest's gently satirical clerical poetry, poking fun here at post war "bright ideas" in the church and beyond. Now largely forgotten, Forrest's books, always illustrated by his reverend brother, were… Read more about this item

Church Literature Association, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A 1976, 150th anniversary edition of Keble's Christian Year, seemingly repackaged to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Oxford Movement (1833-1983). All in VG, clean and bright internal order. Former owner's name neatly to fep. Smart green boards with bright gilt titling to… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition of Waley's second volume of Chinese translations. Stock toned but otherwise all in good internal order, bar a little bubbling to front pastedown. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards, lightly marked and worn to edges, with cream cloth to… Read more about this item

London: Fountain Trust, 1970. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Poetry inspired by Moses. Appears unread, thus in VG+ clean crisp and bright order throughout. A little light marking only to pictorial covers. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 127pp

New York: The Sheep Meadow Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softback edition of Prince's collected works (to 1979), signed and dated by him to first blank. All in VG internal order. Minor wear only to card covers, with a little light toning and fading to spine.… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Early poetry collection from Preston, later noted Chicago columnist and literary editor. Stock toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Attractively illustrated boards, toned to spine and lightly worn to edges, moreso to corners. 12mo. 74pp

Barrytown: Station Hill Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Typographic poetry, illustrated with photos by the author. All in VG internal order. Light toning to printed cream card covers. 168x200mm. Unpaginated [16pp]

Providence: Burning Deck, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed and inscribed by both authors to first blank. No.109 of the limited edition of 500 copies. All in VG+ clean and bright internal order. Printed pink card covers faded towards spine and damp marked to rear. 120x158mm. Unpaginated [36pp]