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Some Mythical Elements in English Literature: Being the Clark Lectures 1959-60.

TILLYARD, E.M.W. · 1961 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Chatto & Windus, 1961. 1st ed. "Such communal literature has certain things in common with the epic, and Dr. Tillyard's stimulating new book develops naturally from his well-known study of the English epic and its background." Pp. 143, ex college library. Red cloth, gi...

Third Day Lucky: Poems.

SKELTON, ROBIN. · 1958 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

London: Oxford University Press, 1958. 1st ed. ".. they are all related to the exploration of a central theme, that of man's relationship with his environment, his history, and himself." Pp. 9/71, ex college libris. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w. G+/G+.

Criticism in Practice.

PEEL, MARIE. (EDITOR.) · 1964 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Chatto & Windus, 1964. 1st ed. "It is a book for the discriminating adult who wishes to increase his appreciation of English language and literature." Pp. 15/189, ex college library. Mauve cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w G+/G+.

The Colour of Blood. Poems by George MacBeth.

MACBETH, GEORGE. · 1967 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Macmillan, 1967. 1st ed. "His work attempts - though obliquely and without consistency - to present the attitudes of a classical pessimist." Pp. 77, ex college library. Black cloth, illustrated d/w has small edge chipping. G+/G+.

A Collection of Verse and Prose. Dedicated to Almighty God and His Wonderful Work of Creation.

DENTON, SIMON. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Ilfracombe: Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd, 1993. 1st ed. "Here is a well-written collection of rhyme of a religious nature, some on a lighter side, for the interest of all Christians, not just Catholic readers." Pp. 84. White cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

More William. (Illustrated by Thomas Henry.)

CROMPTON, RICHMAL. · 1950 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: George Newnes Ltd, 1950. 0. 35th impression. Fourteen stories about William Brown. Pp.252, frontispiece + occasional black & white drawings. Red cloth, illustrated dustwrapper of William and the Cook has loss 6cms x 4cms to lower front cover. G+/Fair.

The Youngest Camel. Reconsidered and rewritten. (Pictures by Ronni Solbert).

BOYLE, KAY. · 1960 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Faber and Faber,1960. 1st ed. 23cms x 17cms. Pp.95, b/w illustrations by Ronni Solbert, owners details to fep. Orange illustrated boards, sunning to spine and top edges. G+.

Life and Letters. October, 1934. (VolXI. No.58).

VARIOUS. · 1934 · Chilton Books

£18.50 (€22.18 | $24.44 | ¥3,903)

London: Constable, 1934. Contents Include:- The Affairs of Men: Roger Fry - Michael E. Sadler: De Gloria Paradisi - Basil Blackett: Chatterton and You and Me - Laurence Whistler: 'In the beginning you said ' - Elizabeth Bibesco: A Lover - Mary Butts: The Applied Science of the...

Forgive Me, Sire. (Key Poets. 10).

CAMERON, NORMAN. · 1950 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: Fore Publications. 1950. "The author has made his name with neat and witty poems...As well as rebuking all sprawling vagueness in their urbane way comment with judgment on a lost world as in his Happinesws Ltd here". 16cms x 11cms. Pp 24, name to fep.P/b, sunning to sp...

French Writing on English Soil. A choice of French writing published in London between November 1940 and June 1944.

WEIGHTMAN, J.G. · 1945 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Sylvan Press, 1945. 1st ed. Selected and translated by J.G. Weightman. Contains a selection of articles originally printed in the French monthly La France Libre. Pp. 134, owner's name to fep. Light blue cloth has gilt motif to front board, title faded to spine. G+.

Brecht: A Study.

MORLEY, MICHAEL. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Heinemann, 1977. 1st ed. "In this study Michael Morley follows Brecht's complex development stage by stage .." Pp. 7/135, ex-library. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w price-clipped and with clear protective wrap. G+/G+.

Piers Plowman. Critical Approaches.

HUSSEY, S.S. (EDITOR). · 1969 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1969. 1st ed. "Dr. Hussey has gathered together twelve original essays on 'Piers Plowman' by acknowledged specialists in medieval literature." Pp. 9/366, ex-library stamps to verso front board and fep which also has scuffing. Brown cloth, gilt title ...

A Smell of Burning.

BLACKBURN, THOMAS. · 1961 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: Putnam,1961. 1st ed. Poetry. Pp.32, college inkstamps to front endpapers and title page. Black cloth spine with marbled paper boards, scuff to front board. G+.

Saint Thomas of Canterbury and Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Historical Dramas.

BARRAUD, CLEMENT WILLIAM. · 1892 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London: Longmans, Green and Co,1892. 1st ed. "These two Plays, founded on the standard works of Fr.J.Morris, S.J. and the Comate de Montalembert, were written twenty years ago(1872?). They are now published on behalf of a small school in the Colonies with which the writer is c...

A Survey of English Literature. 1830-1880. (Volume 2).

ELTON, OLIVER. · 1955 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Edward Arnold,1955. Rep. Survey of 19th century literature including the Rossettis, Swinburne, Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Thackeray, and George Eliot. Ex college library. Pp.12/432, inkstamps to front endpapers and title page. Blue cloth, d/w has library numberings inked...

A Survey of English Literature. 1830-1880. (Volume 1).

ELTON, OLIVER. · 1955 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Edward Arnold,1955. Rep. Survey of 19th century literature. Ex college library. Pp.16/434, inkstamps to front endpapers and title page. Blue cloth, d/w has library numberings to spine. G+/G+.

New Poems. 1963. A P.E.N. Anthology of Contemporary Poetry.

DURRELL, LAWRENCE. (EDITOR). · 1963 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London:Hutchinson, 1963. 1st ed. Includes poems by: Kingsley Amis, Alasdair Aston, A.Alvarez, Dannie Abse, Charles Causley, Richard Church, C.Day Lewis, Thom Gunn,Ted Hughes, Elizabeth Jennings, Philip Larkin, John Lehmann, George Macbeth, Mervyn Peake, Sylvia Plath, Edith Sit...

Letters from a Citizen of the World to His Friends in the East.

GOLDSMITH, OLIVER . · 1825 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London:Baynes and Son, et al, 1825 . 12mo. 13.2cm x 7.5cm x 2cm. pp.10/368. Contemporary navy full calf. Hinges carefully strengthened at some time in the past. Engraved frontis and engraved title by Romney, followed by printed title. All lightly toned. Clean English text with...

Two Cats in America. (Illustrated by Ralph Steadman).

DAMJAN, MISCHA. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London: Longman Young, 1970. 1st ed. 29cms x 21cms. Unpaginated, colour illustrations by Ralph Steadman throughout. Illustratated laminated boards (American Indians walking off into the distance with two squaws carrying cats in papooses in foreground) slightly rubbed to spine....

Poetry Galaxy.

GODFREY-BARTRAM, ELLEN. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Atlantic Press. 1973. 1st ed. A book of poetry. 24.5cms x 18.5cms. Pp 350, 1 b/w illustration to fep. P/b, creasing and slight tear to spine, crease to rear cover, illustrated cover. G+.