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The Works of Francis Thompson (3 volumes)
- £100.00
- This set of Thompson's works (2 vols of poetry, 1 vol of prose) was edited by Wilfrid Meynell, a British newspaper publisher and editor. Francis Thompson was an English poet and mystic. He lived on the streets of London for years supporting himself with menial labour in order to pursue…
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The Works of George Crabbe (in 5 volumes)
- £250.00
- The collected poetry and prose writings of the great poet, surgeon and clergyman, George Crabbe. Published in his lifetime (1754-1832). Complete with engravings. Includes The Borough sequence (the basis of Benjamin Britten's operatic masterpiece Peter Grimes)
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The Works of Robert Burns; with An Account of His Life (4 vol)
- £350.00
- Full title: Burns (Robert). The Works of Robert Burns; with An Account of His Life, and A Criticism On His Writings, To Which Are Prefixed, Some Observations On The Character And Condition Of The Scottish Peasantry. 4 volumes, 4th edition (1st in 1800)
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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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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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Two Cures for Love: Selected Poems 1979-2006
- £8.00
- The idea for this book - a new selection of her poems with notes - grew out of Wendy Cope's experience of meeting her audience, when reading her poems in schools. This is an edition of the poems which identifies the references, verse-forms, contexts and occasions of her work, and…
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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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The Works of Francis Thompson (3 volumes)
- £100.00
- This set of Thompson's works (2 vols of poetry, 1 vol of prose) was edited by Wilfrid Meynell, a British newspaper publisher and editor. Francis Thompson was an English poet and mystic. He lived on the streets of London for years supporting himself with menial labour in order to pursue…
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The Works of George Crabbe (in 5 volumes)
- £250.00
- The collected poetry and prose writings of the great poet, surgeon and clergyman, George Crabbe. Published in his lifetime (1754-1832). Complete with engravings. Includes The Borough sequence (the basis of Benjamin Britten's operatic masterpiece Peter Grimes)
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The Works of Robert Burns; with An Account of His Life (4 vol)
- £350.00
- Full title: Burns (Robert). The Works of Robert Burns; with An Account of His Life, and A Criticism On His Writings, To Which Are Prefixed, Some Observations On The Character And Condition Of The Scottish Peasantry. 4 volumes, 4th edition (1st in 1800)
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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
-
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
-
Two Cures for Love: Selected Poems 1979-2006
- £8.00
- The idea for this book - a new selection of her poems with notes - grew out of Wendy Cope's experience of meeting her audience, when reading her poems in schools. This is an edition of the poems which identifies the references, verse-forms, contexts and occasions of her work, and…
- 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