Poesia

Robert Herrick.

BROOKS-DAVIES, DOUGLAS.(EDITOR). · 1996 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Everyman, 1996. 0460877992. A selection of Robert Herrick's poetry together with a chronology of his life and times. Pp.24/103. Pbk. VG.

How to Study Modern Poetry.

CURTIS, TONY. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1993. 0333467299. How to Study Literature series. "..shows you how to build a confident and coherent critical response to poetry from the second half of the twentieth century." Pp.8/172,. Pbk. VG.

The Hawarden Horace.

GRAVES, CHARLES L. · 1895 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1895. 3rd edition. Satirical verses in Latin and English poking fun at political figures of the day. W.E.Gladstone (whose country home was Hawarden Castle) had published a translation of the poems of Horace. Pp.91/4(ads), occasional pencil notations ...

Poems of St Therese of Lisieux.

BANCROFT, ALAN.(TRANSLATOR). · 1996 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Fount, 1996. 0006279503. 1st ed. "Bancroft captures the intelligence and fervour of Therese's verse. The fifty poems - like her prose - celebrate her joyous surrender to the glory of God." Pp.40/192, slight toning to pages, minor chipping to lower edge of first couple ...

Hidden Talents. Poems.

ANDERSON, LILY. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Wymondham: Privately Published, 1980. Poetry. Unpaginated. Cream card covers. VG.

Whispering in God's Ear. 'An Inspired Collection of Poetry for Children'.

MACDONALD, ALAN. (COMPILER). · 1996 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Oxford: Lion, 1996. 0745936725. "Specially selected for their appeal to children, these poems reflect the poets' Christian faith and how they view the world around us, celebrating God's creation in all its variety." Pp.96, b/w illustrations by Susie Poole throughout, small ini...

A Child's Garden of Verses. (Complete and Unabridged).

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Ware: Wordsworth, 1994. 1853261416. 64 poems for children. "This edition, which includes Charles Robinson's charming illustrations and vignettes, is described as the definitive edition by 'The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature'." Pp.137, b/w illustrations throughout by...

The Complete Poems. (Edited by James Gibson).

HARDY, THOMAS. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,426)

London: Papermac, 1991. 0333488733. Rep. "The Complete Poems has been edited by James Gibson for the New Wessex series and includes all of Hardy's proligic output of over 900 poems - his eight books of verse, all the uncollected poems, 'Domicilium' and the songs from 'The Dyna...

Dreaming Frankenstein and Collected Poems.

LOCHHEAD, LIZ. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Edinburgh: Polygon Books, 1993. 0748661581. Rep. Brings together all Liz Lochhead's previously published work - 'Memo for Spring'(1972), 'Islands'(1978) and 'Grimm Sisters'(1981) together with a new volume 'Dreaming Frankenstein' to provide a complete collection of her poetry ...

Selected Poems.

ABSE, DANNIE. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

London: Penguin,1994. 014058725X. Anthology of poetry selected from all Dannie Abse's published works to date. "Medicine, music, the myths of Judaism, the cities of London and Cardiff - recur in poems composed in a spare and witty style that liberates the speaking voice." Pp.1...

A Feast of Poetry.

SMITH, JOHN. (COMPILER). · 1988 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Burke Publishing Co, 1988. 0222010630. 1st ed. An Anthology of poems and verses. "Masterpieces by such geniuses as Keats or Marvell, Hopkins or Yeats are..'complemented by children's poems, entertainments and minor delights which surround them' within the anthology." P...

Aldeburgh Poetry Festival Anthology 1989-1998.

BLACKMAN, ROY AND LASKEY, MICHAEL. (EDITORS). · 1999 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Leiston: Aldeburgh Poetry Trust,1999. 0953542211. "In putting together this anthology to chronicle the Festival's first decade, our aim has been to represent our one hundred and seventy-six poets by one poem each, for preference one they actually read in Aldeburgh." (Editors I...

The Penguin Book of Women Poets.

COSMAN, CAROL; KEEFE, JOAN AND WEAVER, KATHLEEN. (EDITORS). · 1980 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

London: Penguin, 1980. 0140585338. "..approximately four hundred in number and translated from languages as diverse as Byzantine Greek, Sanskrit, Old French, Hindi, Gelic, Vietnamese, and Maori - cut across the barriers of time and culture to take their rightful place among th...

Under His Wings: A Selection of Poems. (Second Selection).

KETCHEJIAN, SIRANOOSH. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Leeds: W.E. & R.G.Carswell, 1990. Siranoosh Ketchejian was born of Armenian parents in Central Turkey, but unfortunately was born blind. Her handicap more than certainly saved her life during the Turkish massacres of Armenians during World War One - she was the only one of her...

Rumanian Prose and Verse.

TAPPE, E.D. · 1956 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Athlone Press, 1956. "..contains a selection of passages drawn from the work ofthirty-four Rumanian writers, who range in date from the early nineteenth century to the present day(1956)." Pp.28/195. Grey cloth, d/w has small tear to rear cover. VG/G+.

Wordsworth & His Poetry.

HUDSON, WILLIAM HENRY. · 1922 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: George Harrap,1922. Rep. Poetry and Life series. 11cms x 17cms. Pp.199, portrait frontis. Grey/brown cloth. VG.

On the Poetry of Pope.

TILLOTSON, GEOFFREY. · 1967 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1967. 2nd ed. A critical study of Pope's poetry. Pp.179, owner's name to fep. Dark blue cloth, d/w price-clipped and toning to spine. G+/G+.

Milton & his Poetry.

HUDSON, WILLIAM HENRY. · 1919 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: George Harrap,1919. Poetry and Life Series. 11.5cms x 17.5cms. Pp.184, portrait frontis,small booksellers label(The Eagle Press, Wakefield) to verso rear board. Grey boards, edges slightly rubbed. VG.

Ridiculous Relatives. (Illustrated by David Parkins).

COOKSON, PAUL. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Macmillan Childrens Books, 1999. 0330371053. Rep. Humourous poems for children chosen by Paul Cookson. Pp.56, cartoon illustrations by David Parkins throughout. Pbk. VG.

Lays of Ancient Rome.

MACAULAY, LORD. · 1864 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London; Ernest Nister, no date. Suspected reprint, first published in 1864. A book of epic poems: Horatius; The Battle of the Lage Regillus; Virginia; The Prophecy of Capys. All edges gilt. Pp.148, printed on glossy paper, colour illustrations by Paul Hardy throughout, illustr...