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The Works of Shakespere Vol III: Historical Plays, Poems & Sonnets – revised from the best authorities
- £60.00
- III of 3-vol set with a memoir and essay by Barry Cornwall. Illustrated throughout with vignette illustrations by Kenny Meadows. Also containing annotations and introductory remarks on the plays by many distinguished writers.
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The Works of William Shakespeare (vol XII)
- £20.00
- Contains the classical works: Pericles, Venus and Adonis, Rape of Lucrece, the Sonnets; plus A lover's complaint, The Passionate Pilgrim, Sonnets to sundry notes of music; Phoenix and the Turtle.
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The Zoo Father (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- At the dark heart of this unique collection is a daughter's fraught relationship with her dying father, a man whose legacy to her was violence and abandonment. Rich in the imagery of the Amazonian jungle (fire ants, shaman masks, hummingbirds, shrunken heads, jaguars) these poems at once ward off and…
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This Cold Universe – Poems
- £15.00
- The first of several volumes Dickinson (1914-1994) published in The Phoenix Living Poets series.
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Three Gems in One Setting: The Poet’s Song (Tennyson); Field Flowers (Thomas Campbell); Pilgrim Fathers (Mrs Hemans)
- £150.00
- Beautifully illustrated collection of 3 poems: The poet's song (Tennyson); Field flowers (Campbell); Pilgrim fathers (Mrs. Hemans). In full colour with 18 Chromolithographs printed by David Brand in full colour. Engraved title-page and three separate title-pages printed also in full colour. Original dark-red cosway-style thick bound boards (with inlaid colour…
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Tiresias, and other poems
- £15.00
- First edition of this collection from towards the end of Tennyson's life (dedicated to Robert Browning), including The Charge of the Heavy Brigade, Helen's Tower, Epitaph on Caxton.
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To Those Who See
- £35.00
- A poetry collection from the beloved native Michigan naturalist (1906-2001), featuring her nature-inspired verse atop Linocut block print artwork on each of the deckled-edge vellum-like pages.
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Tribute: Three Commemorative Poems
- £10.00
- The poems collected in Tribute: Three Commemorative Poems were composed by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage for three significant royal occasions. 'The Patriarchs: An Elegy' was written after Prince Philip passed away in April 2021, 'Queenhood' celebrates the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, while 'Floral Tribute'…
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Troilus and Criseyde
- £9.00
- Everyman's Library #992: Chaucer's longest complete poem is the supreme evocation of doomed courtly love in medieval English literature. Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy, the poem relates how Troilus - with the help of Criseyde's wily uncle Pandarus - persuades her to become his lover,…
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Venus in Libra (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- John Bayliss was a British poet sometimes associated with the New Apocalyptics, a reaction against 1930s realism through surrealism and mysticism. He contributed in the war years to Poetry London and Poetry Quarterly; later to Poetry Review. He was also published in Air Force Poetry (1944). In 1977 he published…
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Verses (Christina Rossetti)
- £25.00
- Rossetti's poetry drawn from her collections 'Called to be Saints, 'Time Flies' and 'The Face of the Deep'. First published thus 1896
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Versus
- £15.00
- Another witty collection of verse by the celebrated poet of funny rhymes. Simultaneous publication in US & UK in 1949.
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Vienna
- £25.00
- Spender's long poem written while living in Vienna to celebrate the uprising of the Viennese socialists in 1934
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Vigils
- £70.00
- Sassoon's collection of poems published in 1935 and dedicated to his wife Hester, whom he had married in 1933. "In using the word 'vigils' Sassoon conjured up the image of the silent, careful watcher of unfolding events." (Roberts, p.255)
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Walt Whitman: A Study
- £100.00
- John Addington Symonds 5 October 1840 Ð 19 April 1893) was an English poet and literary critic. Although he married and had a family, he was an early advocate of homosexuality. A cultural historian, he was known for his work on the Renaissance, as well as numerous biographies about writers…
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The Works of Shakespere Vol III: Historical Plays, Poems & Sonnets – revised from the best authorities
- £60.00
- III of 3-vol set with a memoir and essay by Barry Cornwall. Illustrated throughout with vignette illustrations by Kenny Meadows. Also containing annotations and introductory remarks on the plays by many distinguished writers.
- Add to basket
-
The Works of William Shakespeare (vol XII)
- £20.00
- Contains the classical works: Pericles, Venus and Adonis, Rape of Lucrece, the Sonnets; plus A lover's complaint, The Passionate Pilgrim, Sonnets to sundry notes of music; Phoenix and the Turtle.
- Add to basket
-
The Zoo Father (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- At the dark heart of this unique collection is a daughter's fraught relationship with her dying father, a man whose legacy to her was violence and abandonment. Rich in the imagery of the Amazonian jungle (fire ants, shaman masks, hummingbirds, shrunken heads, jaguars) these poems at once ward off and…
- Add to basket
-
This Cold Universe – Poems
- £15.00
- The first of several volumes Dickinson (1914-1994) published in The Phoenix Living Poets series.
- Add to basket
-
Three Gems in One Setting: The Poet’s Song (Tennyson); Field Flowers (Thomas Campbell); Pilgrim Fathers (Mrs Hemans)
- £150.00
- Beautifully illustrated collection of 3 poems: The poet's song (Tennyson); Field flowers (Campbell); Pilgrim fathers (Mrs. Hemans). In full colour with 18 Chromolithographs printed by David Brand in full colour. Engraved title-page and three separate title-pages printed also in full colour. Original dark-red cosway-style thick bound boards (with inlaid colour…
- Add to basket
-
Tiresias, and other poems
- £15.00
- First edition of this collection from towards the end of Tennyson's life (dedicated to Robert Browning), including The Charge of the Heavy Brigade, Helen's Tower, Epitaph on Caxton.
- Add to basket
-
To Those Who See
- £35.00
- A poetry collection from the beloved native Michigan naturalist (1906-2001), featuring her nature-inspired verse atop Linocut block print artwork on each of the deckled-edge vellum-like pages.
- Add to basket
-
Tribute: Three Commemorative Poems
- £10.00
- The poems collected in Tribute: Three Commemorative Poems were composed by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage for three significant royal occasions. 'The Patriarchs: An Elegy' was written after Prince Philip passed away in April 2021, 'Queenhood' celebrates the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, while 'Floral Tribute'…
- Add to basket
-
Troilus and Criseyde
- £9.00
- Everyman's Library #992: Chaucer's longest complete poem is the supreme evocation of doomed courtly love in medieval English literature. Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy, the poem relates how Troilus - with the help of Criseyde's wily uncle Pandarus - persuades her to become his lover,…
- Add to basket
-
Venus in Libra (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- John Bayliss was a British poet sometimes associated with the New Apocalyptics, a reaction against 1930s realism through surrealism and mysticism. He contributed in the war years to Poetry London and Poetry Quarterly; later to Poetry Review. He was also published in Air Force Poetry (1944). In 1977 he published…
- Add to basket
-
Verses (Christina Rossetti)
- £25.00
- Rossetti's poetry drawn from her collections 'Called to be Saints, 'Time Flies' and 'The Face of the Deep'. First published thus 1896
- Add to basket
-
Versus
- £15.00
- Another witty collection of verse by the celebrated poet of funny rhymes. Simultaneous publication in US & UK in 1949.
- Add to basket
-
Vienna
- £25.00
- Spender's long poem written while living in Vienna to celebrate the uprising of the Viennese socialists in 1934
- Add to basket
-
Vigils
- £70.00
- Sassoon's collection of poems published in 1935 and dedicated to his wife Hester, whom he had married in 1933. "In using the word 'vigils' Sassoon conjured up the image of the silent, careful watcher of unfolding events." (Roberts, p.255)
- Add to basket
-
Walt Whitman: A Study
- £100.00
- John Addington Symonds 5 October 1840 Ð 19 April 1893) was an English poet and literary critic. Although he married and had a family, he was an early advocate of homosexuality. A cultural historian, he was known for his work on the Renaissance, as well as numerous biographies about writers…
- Add to basket