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A Book of Prose Selections
- £12.00
- John Masefield the then Poet Laureate makes his final selection of what he considers is the best of his work in prose. He has, as he admits, made a similar selection before, but it was done many years ago and his likes and dislikes, the general trend of his taste…
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A Generation Risen
- £15.00
- 24 poems by Masefield and 43 of Edward Seago's atmospheric b/w paintings and drawings of the people and places at the sharp end of World War II - soldiers, sailors, and airmen, land-girls and technicians, drawn at work or rest.
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A Mainsail Haul
- £30.00
- Beautiful antholoyg of Masefield's poems from 1905, Frontispiece by Jack B. Yeats
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A Sailor’s Garland
- £60.00
- Large collection of maritime verse from across the centuries.
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Ballads and Poems
- £30.00
- Masefield's third collection of poems to be published, including some of his Salt-Water ballads like Sea Fever
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Captain Margaret, a romance
- £35.00
- For most of the book the five main characters are shut together in the confined space of the cabin quarters on a 500 ton ship, The Broken Heart, sailing from Salcombe to Virginia and then on to the Spanish Main. They are Captain Margaret, a practical idealist with a commission…
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End and Beginning
- £20.00
- A lesser-known short play by the Poet Laureate John Masefield, concerning Mary, Queen of Scots and set in Fotheringay Castle during her imprisonment.
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End and Beginning (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- A lesser-known short play by the Poet Laureate John Masefield, concerning Mary, Queen of Scots and set in Fotheringay Castle during her imprisonment.
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Gallipoli
- £25.00
- After returning home Masefield was invited to the United States on a three-month lecture tour. Although his primary purpose was to lecture on English literature, he also intended to collect information on the mood and views of Americans regarding the war in Europe. When he returned to England he submitted…
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Good Friday – a play in verse
- £45.00
- Masefield wrote a number of poetic dramas on Christian themes (of which Good Friday was the first); but to his amazement, he encountered a ban on the performance of plays on biblical subjects that went back to the Reformation and had been revived a generation earlier to prevent production of…
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Grace before Ploughing: Fragments of Autobiography
- £15.00
- Written the year before his death and subtitled 'Fragments of Autobiography', the book contains memories of Masefield's early years in Herefordshire, as well as some other key moments of his life.
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I Want! I Want!
- £15.00
- The 2nd Annual Lecture of the National Book Council, delivered at the Caxton Hall, Westminster on May 19th 1944, Geoffrey Faber in the Chair.
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Jim Davis
- £8.00
- Masefield's novel for children
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John Masefield, O.M.: a Bibliography and Eighty-First Birthday Tribute (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- A Tribute to the Poet Laureate John Masefield with a bibliography for his 81st Birthday in 1960. A limited signed edition of 999 copies.
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Martin Hyde, the Duke’s Messenger
- £80.00
- After his father's death in 1685, 12-year-old Martin goes to London to live with his uncle. Through circumstances he becomes messenger for James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, as the Duke garners support for his claim to succede Charles II as King of England. With 16 b/w plates.
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Masefield’s Collected Poems (signed)
- £180.00
- Masefield's collection in rare limited edition (500 for sale, 30 for presentation)
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Multitude and Solitude
- £15.00
- Sometimes an actor hesitated for his lines, forgot a few words, or improvised others. He drew in his breath sharply, whenever this happened, it was like a false note in music, but he knew that he was the only person there who felt the discord. He found himself admiring the…
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Right Royal
- £9.00
- In 1920, Masefield published three long narrative poems which dealt with man's relationship with the natural world, of which this was the second. The others were Reynard the Fox and King Cole
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Salt Water Ballads
- £15.00
- Masefield, an orphan who attended Warwick School, went to work on the HMS Conway. During that time, Masefield learned much about sea lore. This collection showcases some of his experiences that he wrote extensively about in his journals, as he dealt with sunstroke, witnessed a norcturnal rainbow, and saw so…
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Sea Life in Nelson’s Time
- £10.00
- Written by British Poet Laureate John Masefield in 1905, this lyrical tribute to sailors in the Age of Sail captures the grim reality of life at sea. In the clear, muscular English that made him famous, Masefield breathes life into the misery and barbarity that served as a foundation for…
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Sonnets & Poems
- £35.00
- A collection of 47 poems privately published by the poet during the First World War.
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-
South and East
- £15.00
- Masefield's long narrative poem illustrated with 6 tipped-in colour plates by Jacynth Parsons. Limited to 2750 copies.
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The Bluebells and Other Verse
- £10.00
- Excerpt: To wrest such bounty out of sun and soil? What starved imagination ached to feed? What harassed heart implored for an assoil?
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The Collected Poems of John Masefield (New and Enlarged Edition) – signed
- £200.00
- The new and enlarged edition of Masefield's original 1923 collection, including incidental poems from Sard Harker, Odraa, and The 'Wanderer', together with the poetic volume Midsummer Night. (166pp of additional matter).
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The Old Front Line or The Beginning of the Battle of the Somme
- £25.00
- A description of the front line in France immediately prior to the Battle of the Somme, with 16 b/w photographs and pull-out map.
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The Street of Today
- £60.00
- John Masefield's 8th novel from the first decade of his writing life.
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The Wanderer of Liverpool
- £10.00
- Masefield's classic retelling of the story of The Wanderer, a Liverpool-built barque that was wrecked in the Elbe estuary in 1907. Incl poems at end.
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The Widow in the Bye Street
- £15.00
- After years of writing little, Masefield had a new impetus in 1911 when he published the first of his narrative poems, The Everlasting Mercy. Two more followed in 1912, of which The Widow in the Bye Street was the 1st. As a result of these three, he was awarded the…
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-
A Book of Prose Selections
- £12.00
- John Masefield the then Poet Laureate makes his final selection of what he considers is the best of his work in prose. He has, as he admits, made a similar selection before, but it was done many years ago and his likes and dislikes, the general trend of his taste…
- Add to basket
-
A Generation Risen
- £15.00
- 24 poems by Masefield and 43 of Edward Seago's atmospheric b/w paintings and drawings of the people and places at the sharp end of World War II - soldiers, sailors, and airmen, land-girls and technicians, drawn at work or rest.
- Add to basket
-
A Mainsail Haul
- £30.00
- Beautiful antholoyg of Masefield's poems from 1905, Frontispiece by Jack B. Yeats
- Add to basket
-
A Sailor’s Garland
- £60.00
- Large collection of maritime verse from across the centuries.
- Add to basket
-
Ballads and Poems
- £30.00
- Masefield's third collection of poems to be published, including some of his Salt-Water ballads like Sea Fever
- Add to basket
-
Captain Margaret, a romance
- £35.00
- For most of the book the five main characters are shut together in the confined space of the cabin quarters on a 500 ton ship, The Broken Heart, sailing from Salcombe to Virginia and then on to the Spanish Main. They are Captain Margaret, a practical idealist with a commission…
- Add to basket
-
End and Beginning
- £20.00
- A lesser-known short play by the Poet Laureate John Masefield, concerning Mary, Queen of Scots and set in Fotheringay Castle during her imprisonment.
- Add to basket
-
End and Beginning (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- A lesser-known short play by the Poet Laureate John Masefield, concerning Mary, Queen of Scots and set in Fotheringay Castle during her imprisonment.
- Add to basket
-
Gallipoli
- £25.00
- After returning home Masefield was invited to the United States on a three-month lecture tour. Although his primary purpose was to lecture on English literature, he also intended to collect information on the mood and views of Americans regarding the war in Europe. When he returned to England he submitted…
- Add to basket
-
Good Friday – a play in verse
- £45.00
- Masefield wrote a number of poetic dramas on Christian themes (of which Good Friday was the first); but to his amazement, he encountered a ban on the performance of plays on biblical subjects that went back to the Reformation and had been revived a generation earlier to prevent production of…
- Add to basket
-
Grace before Ploughing: Fragments of Autobiography
- £15.00
- Written the year before his death and subtitled 'Fragments of Autobiography', the book contains memories of Masefield's early years in Herefordshire, as well as some other key moments of his life.
- Add to basket
-
I Want! I Want!
- £15.00
- The 2nd Annual Lecture of the National Book Council, delivered at the Caxton Hall, Westminster on May 19th 1944, Geoffrey Faber in the Chair.
- Add to basket
-
Jim Davis
- £8.00
- Masefield's novel for children
- Add to basket
-
John Masefield, O.M.: a Bibliography and Eighty-First Birthday Tribute (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- A Tribute to the Poet Laureate John Masefield with a bibliography for his 81st Birthday in 1960. A limited signed edition of 999 copies.
- Add to basket
-
Martin Hyde, the Duke’s Messenger
- £80.00
- After his father's death in 1685, 12-year-old Martin goes to London to live with his uncle. Through circumstances he becomes messenger for James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, as the Duke garners support for his claim to succede Charles II as King of England. With 16 b/w plates.
- Add to basket
-
Masefield’s Collected Poems (signed)
- £180.00
- Masefield's collection in rare limited edition (500 for sale, 30 for presentation)
- Add to basket
-
Multitude and Solitude
- £15.00
- Sometimes an actor hesitated for his lines, forgot a few words, or improvised others. He drew in his breath sharply, whenever this happened, it was like a false note in music, but he knew that he was the only person there who felt the discord. He found himself admiring the…
- Add to basket
-
Right Royal
- £9.00
- In 1920, Masefield published three long narrative poems which dealt with man's relationship with the natural world, of which this was the second. The others were Reynard the Fox and King Cole
- Add to basket
-
Salt Water Ballads
- £15.00
- Masefield, an orphan who attended Warwick School, went to work on the HMS Conway. During that time, Masefield learned much about sea lore. This collection showcases some of his experiences that he wrote extensively about in his journals, as he dealt with sunstroke, witnessed a norcturnal rainbow, and saw so…
- Add to basket
-
Sea Life in Nelson’s Time
- £10.00
- Written by British Poet Laureate John Masefield in 1905, this lyrical tribute to sailors in the Age of Sail captures the grim reality of life at sea. In the clear, muscular English that made him famous, Masefield breathes life into the misery and barbarity that served as a foundation for…
- Add to basket
-
Sonnets & Poems
- £35.00
- A collection of 47 poems privately published by the poet during the First World War.
- Add to basket
-
South and East
- £15.00
- Masefield's long narrative poem illustrated with 6 tipped-in colour plates by Jacynth Parsons. Limited to 2750 copies.
- Add to basket
-
The Bluebells and Other Verse
- £10.00
- Excerpt: To wrest such bounty out of sun and soil? What starved imagination ached to feed? What harassed heart implored for an assoil?
- Add to basket
-
The Collected Poems of John Masefield (New and Enlarged Edition) – signed
- £200.00
- The new and enlarged edition of Masefield's original 1923 collection, including incidental poems from Sard Harker, Odraa, and The 'Wanderer', together with the poetic volume Midsummer Night. (166pp of additional matter).
- Add to basket
-
The Old Front Line or The Beginning of the Battle of the Somme
- £25.00
- A description of the front line in France immediately prior to the Battle of the Somme, with 16 b/w photographs and pull-out map.
- Add to basket
-
The Street of Today
- £60.00
- John Masefield's 8th novel from the first decade of his writing life.
- Add to basket
-
The Wanderer of Liverpool
- £10.00
- Masefield's classic retelling of the story of The Wanderer, a Liverpool-built barque that was wrecked in the Elbe estuary in 1907. Incl poems at end.
- Add to basket
-
The Widow in the Bye Street
- £15.00
- After years of writing little, Masefield had a new impetus in 1911 when he published the first of his narrative poems, The Everlasting Mercy. Two more followed in 1912, of which The Widow in the Bye Street was the 1st. As a result of these three, he was awarded the…
- Add to basket
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