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Torquato Tasso. A Study of the Poet and his Contribution to English Literature.

BRAND, C.P. · 1965 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965. 1st edition. "Tasso is a complex and difficult writer. He was a weak man, who was easily affected by external pressures, and his greatness lay almost entirely in his writings. Dr Brand suggests how we should reconcile his poetic gen...

Bill Porter. A Drama of O. Henry in Prison.

SINCLAIR, UPTON. · 1925 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Pasadena: Published by the author, 1925. 1st edition. "The central figure of this play is the writer of short stories known to all the world as O.henry. His name was William Sydney Porter; "Bill" Porter to his intimates in the Ohio State Penitentiary, where, beginning at the a...

Heirs of Fame. Milton and Writers of the English Renaissance.

SWISS, MARGO AND KENT, DAVID A, (EDITORS). · 1995 · Chilton Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1995. 0838752764. 1st edition. "Brings together a dozen essays by recognized scholars of the English Renaissance. Because each essay juxtaposesMilton with another major writer from the period, the volume should contribute to place Milton i...

The Works Of James Thomson. With his last corrections and improvements. In four volumes.

THOMSON, JAMES 1700-1748. · 1773 · Chilton Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London: Printed for W. Bowyer, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, B. Law, W. Owen, R. Horsfield, T. Longman, T. Caslon, S. Crowder, G. Kearsley, D. Wilson & Co. T. Cadell, T. Lowndes, T. Davies, Richardson & Richardson, and H. Baldwin MDCCLXXIII. [1773] . 0. A very good 4 volume set in...

Sidelights on Charles Lamb.

DOBELL, BERTRAM. · 1903 · Chilton Books

£28.00 (€33.57 | $37.00 | ¥5,909)

London: Published by the Author, 1903. 1st edition. Contents: I. Lamb and the "London Magazine"; II. Horace Smith's Imitation of Lamb; III. Some Newly Discovered Contributions by Lamb to the "London Magazine"; IV. Some Poetical Tributes to Lamb from the "London Magazine"; V. S...

Hours With Men and Books.

MATHEWS, WILLIAM. · 1877 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Chicago: S.C.Griggs and Company, 1877. 1st edition. Collection of twenty-one essays on a variety of biographical and literary topics. Pp.384/8(publisher's catalogue), cracking to inner hinges but holding. Green cloth, gilt title to spine and front board, wear to top and tail o...

The Passion Play of Oberammergau 1960. Music by Rochus Dedler.

DAISENBERGER J.A. · 1960 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Germany: Community of Oberammergau, 1960. 1st ed. Religious festival play, written in 1860, music written in 1815. Pp. 137, frontis,owners name to fep. P/b. G.

Ta-Mera. (signed).

PRICE, NANCY. · 1950 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London: Hutchinson, 1950. 1st edition. "The central figure is the daughter of an Egyptologist and a princess of the ancient Egyptian royal blood. Ta-Mera is young and beautiful and possessed of the power to govern the will of others. After the death of her parents she comes to...

A Whip for the Woman Being (perhaps a little unexpectedly) an Impartial Account of the Present State of the novel Market, and Intended to be a Guide for all LIterary Aspirants. By Ralph Straus.

STRAUS, RALPH (1882-1950) . · 1931 · Chilton Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London: Chapman and Hall Limited, MCMXXXI [1931] . 0. Signed first edition. Original blue cloth with dulled edges. Original printed dust jacket with price "7/6 NET". Some darkening of jacket with chipping along edges, back cover with some staining. Inscription to front endpape...

Poetry Now. Eastern England 2002.

KILLINGRAY, HEATHER. (EDITOR). · 2002 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Peterborough: Poetry Now, 2002. 0754327248. 1st edition. "A compilation of poetry which has been assembled using the work of poets who reside in this area. The poems collected within this anthology vary in style and content. Both traditional verse and modern poetry broach a wi...

Sketches In Prose. By The Author Of Zone .

DENDY, WALTER COOPER (1794-1871) . · 1827 · Chilton Books

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

London: C. Tilt, Fleet Street, MDCCCXXVII. [1827 ] . 0. Scarce first edition. A very good original half leather binding. 12mo. 16.5cm x 10.0cm x 1.0cm. [8pp.]/pp.132. Dull green calf spine and corners over marbled boards. Smooth spine with gilt decoration and original brown le...

The Collection of New Zealand Poetry & Prose.

KONINGS, NICKY. (COMPILER). · 2001 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Auckland: Media Publishers Ltd, 2001. 0958231400. 1st edition. "Covers a broad spectrum of topics - some typical of our Kiwi lifestyle - reflecting our connection to the land, the people and the richness of our country. There are some heart warming and humorous poetry and pros...

Selections from Gavin Douglas.

COLDWELL, DAVID F.C. (INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND GLOSSARY). · 1964 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964. 1st edition. Clarendon Medieval and Tudor Series. "Passages to exemplify the various forms and styles of the poet in his version of the Aeneid and in the Prologues he attached to each book." Pp.xxx/161, occasional light pencil marginal notations....

Letters to Richard Heber, Esq. Containing Critical Remarks on the Series of Novels Beginning with "Waverley" and an Attempt to Ascertain Their Author.

ANONYMOUS (JOHN L. ADOLPHUS) · 1821 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London: printed For Rodwell And Martin, Bond-Street, 1821 . 0. First edition. 8vo. 210mm x 135mm x 20mm. pp. 255/[1p. - Colophon London: Printed By Thomas Davison, Whitefriars.] . Contemporary quarter green cloth over marbled boards. Edges rubbed and bumped. Hinges cracked, bu...

The Linguistics of Light. (Signed).

DART, LISA. · 2009 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Cambridge: Salt, 2009. 9781844714452. 1st edition. "Lisa Dart's debut collection 'The Linguistics of Light' journeys from the north Norfolk coast of England across a vast emotional landscape to Greece and beyond. America provides the imaginative and physical locations for some...

The Other Vikings.

WEST, TESSA. · 2009 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Glemsford: Fox Books, 2009. 9780954362737. 1st edition. Poems written from the female Viking point of view. 21cms 21cms. Unpaginated. Inscribed by the author + a gift message to title page. Paperback, minor bumps to top corners. G+.

Ostrich Creek. Tom and Other Survivors.

BENCE-JONES, GILLIAN. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Hyde: New Hope International, 1999. 0903610221. 1st edition. "Like Betjeman, Bence-Jones is inspired by a sence of place..Her voice is the voice of no-nonsense Suffolk: clear, lyrical and straight to the point." Pp.60. Paperback. VG.

Paul & Virginie.

HEIN, RAYMOND (TRANSLATOR) / BERNARDIN DE SAINT PIERRE. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Mauritius: Editions de l'Ocean Indien, 1985. The first edition of the book, published in 1977, was a notable contribution to Mauritian literature in English, and has been so successful that this new edition has become necessary." Pp.159, portrait frontispiece + 4 further black...

Love Poems. Nineteen Poems of Love, Lust and Spirit. (New Departures No.9).

HOROVITZ, MICHAEL. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: New Departures, 1971. 1st edition. Anthology of poems previously published in various books and magazines. Landscape format. 17cms x 19cms. Pp.40, Blue cloth, dustwrapper has edgewear. G+/G+.

Baubles Bangles and Poetry.

MOWER, JANE. · 2010 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Leiston: Leiston Press, 2010. 9780956601223. 1st edition. By "The Sunrise Poet" as heard on Sunday mornings on the Steve Foster and Bob Shelley Happy Hour on BBC Radio Suffolk. Pp.92, signed by the author and illustrator (Jasmine Simmons) to title page. Paperback. VG.