Poesia

Collected Poems. 1909-1962.

ELIOT, T.S. · 2002 · Chilton Books

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London: Faber & Faber. 2002. "Each year Eliot's presence reasserts itself at a deeper level, to an audience that is surprised to find itself more chastened, more astonished, more humble". Pp 223. P/b, slight sunning to spine. G+.

Poems By Thomas Hood .

HOOD, THOMAS . · 1869 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: E. Moxon, Son, & Co, 1869 . Small 8vo. 17cm x 11.5cm x 3.8cm. pp.10/388 . Preface states that this is a collection of "Mr. Hood's Serious Poems.." Original blind-stamped decorated green cloth, with gilt titles to a smooth spine. Edges lightly rubbed. Clean text through...

New Poems.

WILSON, MARY. · 1979 · Chilton Books

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London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd, 1979. 1st ed. Collection of poems. Pp. 71. Dark green cloth, portrait illustrated d/w price-clipped. VG/G+.

The Song of Hiawatha.

LONFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH. · 0 · Chilton Books

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London: Little Blue Book. nd. "The Song of Hiawatha, the outstanding trait of Longfellow's character, namely, kindliness, is portrayed in every line". Pp 63, slight toning to pages, name to title page. P/b, rusting to staples. G+.

Happy Thoughts.

PARTRIDGE, KATHLEEN. · 1993 · Chilton Books

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Norwich: Jarrold Publishing, 1993. 1st ed. An appreciation of precious moments. Poetry 17cms. x 17cms. Unpaginated, colour illustrations throughout. Beige cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Cornwall.

MOREY, PHYLLIS. · 1970 · Chilton Books

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Ilfracombe: Arthur H. Stockwell. 1970. 1st ed. 19 Poems on the subject of Cornwall. Pp 27, inscribed by author to title page. P/b. G+.

Daughters of the Law.

SMITH, JOAN. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Lyth Bank: Feather Books. 1996. "The poems in this collection, without being militantly feminist, are intended to redress the balance of traditional approaches to the Bible, which seem to tilt unfairly against women". Pp 26. P/b. VG.

Faith Fire and Fun.

BULLEY, BISHOP CYRIL. · 1987 · Chilton Books

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Privately published: Oxford, 1987. "A collection of poems...Cyril Bulley has rung bells many times in his life calling us to prayer, and here he has gathered his carillons to remind us that they can call seriously and they can call merrily". Pp 97, some black & white cartoon i...

The Chastening.

BLAKELOCK, DENYS. · 1957 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Dublin: Assisi Press, 1957. Poems. 1st ed. Pp.29,college library stamps to front endpapers. Cream boards. G+.

American Sonnets. (Selected and Edited with an Introduction).

SHARP, WILLIAM. · 1890 · Chilton Books

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London:Walter Scott, nd.(c.1890's). An anthology of American poetry. 13.5cms x 10.5cms. Pp.60/294/6(ads), red-ruled throughout, pencilled name to fep. Brown decorated cloth, gilt title to front and spine. VG.

Home Truths.

THWAITE, ANTHONY. · 1957 · Chilton Books

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Hessle, E. Yorkshire: Marvell Press, 1957. 1st ed. Poetry. Pp. 61/2 Subscribers' List before Publication, signed by author to fep, ex college library stamps to verso front board and fep. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

High Tide. Songs of Joy and Vision from the Present-day Poets of Great Britain and America.

RICHARDS, MRS. WALDO. · 1929 · Chilton Books

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London: Duckworth, 1929. Re-issued. "This little book is the outcome of my affectionate study of our present-day poets." Pp. 220, ex college library stamp to title page, scuff to verso front board and fep. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

Evensong.

JERVIS, MARY ADELINE. · 1977 · Chilton Books

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Stoke-on-Trent: Webberley Ltd, 1977. 1st ed. Twenty four poems. Pp. 24, signed by author to title page. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine and front board. VG.

The Triumph of the Muse and Other Poems.

HEATH-STUBBS, JOHN. · 1958 · Chilton Books

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London: Oxford University Press, 1958. 1st ed. Poetry. Pp. 9/65, ex college library stamps to verso front board, fep and title page, scuff to fep. Yellow cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

The Owl in the Tree. Poems.

THWAITE, ANTHONY. · 1963 · Chilton Books

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London: Oxford University Press, 1963. 1st ed. Thirty-five poems. Pp. 59, signed by author to fep, ex college library stamps to verso front board, fep and title page, minor scuff to fep. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

Perspective for Poetry. (Key Essays No.1).

LINDSAY, JACK. · 1944 · Chilton Books

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London: Fore Publications. 1944. "There was considerable activity in 1944 in the writing and printing of verse. A glance inside the covers of the books will show that there was considerable and experimental verse abound. Certain trends emphasise themselves confusedly and loudl...

The Stones of Emptiness. Poems 1963-66.

THWAITE, ANTHONY. · 1967 · Chilton Books

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London: Oxford University Press, 1967. 1st ed. "There is a new energy, freedom, and colour in these North African poems." Pp. 9/58, ex college library stamps to fep, verso front board and title page. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w has small numbers ...

Out of Battle: The Poetry of the Great War.

SILKIN, JON. · 1972 · Chilton Books

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London: Oxford University Press, 1972. 1st ed. "No other book on this subject - central to the mythology of the twentieth century - ranges so widely or probes so deeply the responses and achievements of the 'war poets' ." Pp. 10/366, ex college library stamps to fep, verso fro...

Songs of Youth and Later Poems.

O'CONNOR, PATRICK. · 1957 · Chilton Books

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Dublin: Clonmore & Reynolds Ltd, 1957. 1st ed. Poetry. Pp. 101, ex college library stamps to fep, verso front board and title page. Orange cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

A Choice of Sir Walter Ralegh's Verse.

NYE, ROBERT. · 1972 · Chilton Books

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London: Faber & Faber, 1972. 1st ed. ".. Robert Nye has assembled a selection of Ralegh's poems that is self-evidently worth reading, and contributes a judicious and sympathetic assessment of their value." Pp. 72, ex college stamps to fep, verso front board and title page. Blu...