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Wastelands of Fire: Selected Poems of Ku Sang (Translated from the Korean by Anthony Teague).

KU SANG. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Forest Books. 1990. 1st ed. Pp 132. P/b . VG.

Two Moons.

JOHNSTON, JENNIFER. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

London: Headline Book Publishing. 1999. "A novel of love and intimacy, this book is a warm and resonant as it is delightfully inventive". Pp 232. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

Il Piacere dell'ozio. A cura di Paola Sorge.

HESSE, HERMANN. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Tascabili Economici Newton. 1995. Literature: Italian text. Pp 88, slight toning to pages. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

The Gaze of the Gorgon.

HARRISON, TONY. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books. 1993. "Confronts the unspeakable terrors of the twentieth century....Includes his powerful Gulf War poems which the Sunday Times called 'mordant masterpieces' and the Times Literary Supplement 'fierce and sardonic". Pp 80. P/b, illustrated ...

Sylvia'a Lovers.

GASKELL, ELIZABETH. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1991. "Sylvia is a heroine loved by two men or completely different types - the bold sailor Charley Kinraid and the cautious and conventional Philip Hepburn, who idolizes her. Follows her development from a wilful, imaginative, but not especial...

Poem for the Day. 366 Poems, Old and New, worth Learning by Heart.

ALBERY, NICHOLAS. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Chatto & Windus. 2001. Rep. "One poem for each day of the year - poems that have been chosen for their resonance, magic and ease of learning, and placed on days of the year, mostly according to season or in commemoration of an event or on the birthday or deathday of th...

Frost.

JENNINGS, ELIZABETH. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. 1964. 1st ed. "This study of Frost's poetry, from the early poems written before the First World War to those which he published in the last year of his long and fruitful life, gives due emphasis to Frost as a man and writer who was keenly aware of ...

East Anglian Verse.

GOODWYN, E.A AND BAXTER, J.C. · 1974 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Ipswich: The Boydell Press. 1974. "This is a poet's view of East Anglia, verse about East Anglia as well as by East Anglians. It is largely about its villages and lives of its people, and much of it naturally, is about the farmer and his life". Pp 131. P/b, slight creasing to ...

A Bride for Sir Charles.

FREEMAN, EDITH. · 1994 · Chilton Books

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Sudbury: Don Fraser Print, 1994. 0952329506. 1st ed. "A contemporary drama of Eastshire life". Pp 85, some b/w illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

Collected Poems. 1909-1962.

ELIOT, T.S. · 2002 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

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...

The Delightful Adventures of Toby Ant.

UNCLE BILL (WILLIAM T KENNEDY). · 1980 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Ft.Lauderdale:Privately printed, 1980. Read-Aloud Bedtime stories. "The Toby Ant stories were invented by a father seeking a way to calm his children during that all important bed-time period." Pp.4/86, inscribed by the author to copyright page, typed re-order slip pasted to i...

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+.

Emmerdale Farm. Book 21. Another Door Opens.

MACKENZIE, LEE. · 1986 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Fontana. 1986. "Based on the successful Yorkshire television series originated by Kevin Laffan". Pp 173. P/b, slight crease to front cover, slight scuffing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

Emmerdale Farm. Book 12. Face Value.

MACKENZIE, LEE. · 1984 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Fontana. 1984. "Based on the successful Yorkshire television series originated by Kevin Laffan". Pp 157, slight toning to pages. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

The Song of Hiawatha.

LONFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH. · 0 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

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+.

Christian Flare-Path. A Pageant for Performance by Children in Church.

FITZER, H.C. · 1959 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Church Information Board. 1959. "First performed by the children of St. Mary's Church, Saltford, Somerset". Pp 19. P/b, rusting to staples. G+.

Trousered Apes. A study in the influence of literature on contemporary society.

WILLIAMS, DUNCAN. · 1971 · Chilton Books

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London: Churchill Press Ltd, 1971. 1st ed. ".Professor Williams adopts the view that literature should reflect an 'ideal' world and inspire man with a vision of high possibilities." Pp. 10. Purple cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated dustwrapper has chipped edges. VG/G+.

Happy Thoughts.

PARTRIDGE, KATHLEEN. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

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+.

From Dante to Jeanne D'Arc. Adventures in Medieval Life and Letters.

BREGY, KATHERINE. · 1933 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

Milwaukee: Bruce Publishing Company, 1933. 1st ed. "In the present instance her combined scholarship and artistry have risen to the opportunity afforded her in this series of medieval studies, introduced by her widely known Dante essay .." Pp. 13/138, ex college library bookpl...