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My Hope - Poems.

CLARK, EUGENE L. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Reading: Back to the Bible Broadcast, 1979. 1st ed. "Get acquainted with Eugene in this book of inspiring poems which express his faith in God and his concern for the lost". Pp 159, some b/w illustrations. P/b, slight creasing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

Patriotism in Literature.

DRINKWATER, JOHN. · 1924 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1924. 1st ed. Home University Library series. "This is an essay on patriotism, not a patriotic anthology. it might perhaps more appropriately, though less concisely, have been called Patriotism with Illustrations from Literature." Pp.255, occa...

Books and Portraits.

WOOLF, VIRGINIA/LYON, MARY (EDITOR). · 1979 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

London: TriadGrafton. 1979. Rep. "In 1967, the publication of B.J. Kirkpatrick's revised bibliography of Virginia Woolf's writings revealed more than one hundred items that had never previously been published in book form. This book comprises a selection of these reviews and e...

Carry on Jeeves.

WODEHOUSE, P.G. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1999. "Jeeves makes himself totally indispensable in every way, disentangling the hapless Bertie from scrapes with formidable aunts, madcap girls and unbidden guests". Pp 242. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

Gitanjali.

TAGORE, RABINDRANATH. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

New York: Scribner Poetry. 1997. rep. "A collection of over one hundred inspirational poems. Covers the breadth of life's experiences, from the quiet pleasure of observing children at play to a man's struggle with his god". Pp 128, gift inscription to title page. P/b. VG.

My Name is Asher Lev.

POTOK, CHAIM. · 1973 · Chilton Books

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Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1973. rep. "Here Asher Lev plunges back into his childhood and recounts the story of love and conflict which dragged him to this crossroads". Pp 319, name to fep. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

Catholics.

MOORE, BRIAN. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Grafton Books. 1986. "Off the coast of County Kerry a remote island monastery stands out against the ecumenical thrust of Vatican IV. Much Abbey is a focus for resistance to change - and a threat to the established order. An American priest is sent out from Rome with p...

Prodigal World. (The Story So Far).

HASKEY, ALYN. · 0 · Chilton Books

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Nottingham: Freedom Ministries. nd. "Here is a new collection of poems that spotlight some of the issues we are faced with, living in the world today, but they are also about an endless love which, if we will receive it, can give us all we need to live in peace". Pp 51. P/b, s...

Cousin Phillis.

GASKELL, ELIZABETH. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1995. "In its portrayal of a small farming community facing the impact of the modern industrialized world, Cousin Phillis mirrors the changes that were occurring in society". Pp 157, some b/w illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

The History of England.

AUSTEN, JANE. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1995. "Written when Jane Austen was in her late teens, a lively and somewhat disrespectful overview of the history of England's monarchy...Also contains 'Lesley Castle', a delightful and often hilarious correspondence detailing the mishaps and misappreh...

Meditations.

AURELIUS, MARCUS. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin 1997. "Marcus's writings reveal a man of great compassion and humility...Meditations are as relevant and inspirational today as when they were first written". Pp 157, slight toning to page edges. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

The Four-Gated City. Volume Five of Children of Violence.

LESSING, DORIS. · 1969 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Macgibbon & Kee Ltd, 1969. 1st ed. Fiction. "No one can read this visionary, troubling, thoughtful book and remain unchanged by it." 22cms. x 14.5cms. Pp. 712. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w. VG/G+.

A Shakespeare Treasury.

FOX, LEVI. ( EDITOR.) · 0 · Chilton Books

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Norwich: Jarrold & Sons Ltd, nd. nd. A personal anthology. 12.5cms, x 8.5cms Pp. 160, portrait frontis (William Shakespeare), inscription to fep. Green cloth, gilt title and motif to front cover and gilt title to spine. G+.

William Blake: Selected Poems. (With an Introduction by Denis Saurat.)

BLAKE, WILLIAM. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

London: John Westhouse (Publishers Ltd.), 1947. 1st ed. Poetry. 25cms. x 19cms. Pp. 120, engraving frontis, 10 engravings, ex college library stamps to verso front board, & fep, scuffing to fep. Grey cloth has gilt motif to front board, gilt title to spine, inked numbers to sp...

Religious Thought in Old English Verse.

ABBEY, REV. C.J. · 1895 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co,1895. New edition. Aeg. Pp.14/456, occasional pencil marginal marks and notations. Maroon cloth, gilt title to front and spine, edges slightly rubbed. G+.

Poems by Bentley Folk.

VARIOUS. · 1986 · Chilton Books

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Great Bentley: Privately published, 1986. Selection of poems by members of Great Bentley Poetry Group, including: Pearl Derrett; Marjorie Taylor; Lucia Woodroffe; Hilda Coleman; Frances Hoptrough; Myrtle Clayton and Bill Clayton. Pp.26. Grey illustrated wraps. VG.

Six Restoration Plays.

WILSON, JOHN HAROLD. (EDITOR). · 1676 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. nd. Contents Include:- The Country Wife: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter (1676): Venice Preservedl; or, A Plot Discovered (1682): The Way of the World (1700): The Beaux' Stratagem. Pp 463. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories.

TREVOUR, WILLIAM. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

Oxford: University Press. 1991. "This varied anthology traces the development of the Irish short story from the early folk-tales of the oral tradition". Pp 567. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

Selected Poems 1946 - 1968.

THOMAS, R.S. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe Books. 1986. "R.S. Thomas is one of the most important poets of our time. This is his own selection from six of the finest books of poetry published since the war". Pp 125, inscrip to fep. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

The London Magazine. January 1955. Volume 2 No.1.

LEHMANN, JOHN (ED). · 1955 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

1955. Contents Include:- Italo Calvino - A Trip to Mentone: Thom Gunn - Ralph's Dream: Francis King - Letter from Athens: Walter Allen - Ignazio Silone: L.D. Lerner - The Life and Death of Scrutiny: Peter Quennell - on John Ruskin: W.W. Robson - on The English Novel. Pp 108. P...