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Once Bitten, Twice Bitten (SIGNED)
- £85.00
- The first published anthology of the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010). Influences on his work include W. H. Auden, John Ashbery and Wallace Stevens. He went through distinct poetic stages, from the epigrams and satires of his early works Once Bitten Twice Bitten, to the elegiac mode of his…
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Paradise Lost (facsimile) (PROVENANCE)
- £500.00
- In Ten Books, The text reproduced from the first edition of 1667, with an appendix containing the additions made in later issues and a monograph on the original publication of the poem.
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Poems Ancient & Modern (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- The second published anthology of the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010). Influences on his work include W. H. Auden, John Ashbery and Wallace Stevens. He went through distinct poetic stages, from the epigrams and satires of his early works Once Bitten Twice Bitten, to the elegiac mode of his…
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Poetiske Skrifter (vol 1&2)
- £80.00
- Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791-1860) was a Danish poet, literary critic, playwright and historian. These are the first two volumes of several anthologies of his own works of "Poetic Writing".
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Poetry supplement / for Poetry Book Society, Christmas ’80 (SIGNED)
- £30.00
- Poetry Book Society's Christmas supplement edited by Peter Porter, including contributions from Dannie Abse, Patricia Beer, Alan Brownjohn, Gavin Ewart, Evan Jones, George MacBeth, Rolland Munro, Peter Redgrave, Penelope Shuttle, Jacqueline Simms, George Szirtes, Anthony Thwaite, and Robert Preston Wells. Porter was made a Companion of Literature by the Royal…
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Possible Worlds (Oxford Poets SIGNED)
- £25.00
- A collection by Australian/British poet and writer Peter Porter, it contains 42 poems, some of which were published here for the first time. Porter was made a Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 2007, an honour only given to a maximum of ten living writers.
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Preaching to the Converted (SIGNED)
- £45.00
- The sixth published anthology of the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010). Influences on his work include W. H. Auden, John Ashbery and Wallace Stevens. He went through distinct poetic stages, from the epigrams and satires of his early works Once Bitten Twice Bitten, to the elegiac mode of his…
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Prince Ombra (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- Eight-year-old Bentley--baseball fan and television addict--finds that his destiny is to battle Prince Ombra, the archdemon, in a duel of devout magic against black for the fate of all humankind.
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Sealskin Trousers and Other Stories (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- Five stories, two of which concern the supernatural, written by the Welsh-born Scottish poet and writer, military historian and travel writer. For The Wind on the Moon, a children's fantasy novel, Eric Linklater won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a…
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Serenity House (SIGNED)
- £42.00
- Old Max, the giant of Serenity House, North London's "Premier Eventide Refuge", might have been left to die in peace. But his son-in-law Albert, an MP with an interest in the new War Crimes Bill, has other ideas. This book was nominated for the 1992 Booker Prize.
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Social death: An Entertainment in 3 Months (SIGNED)
- £45.00
- When poor old Leerkopff is found dead in his Art Gallery the tongues of Sydney's fashionable society are set wagging. The suspects for murder include Bruno's ambitious young assistant, the 'grief stricken' mistress (who sells her story to the newspapers), an alcoholic client 'who confesses' to the polce, and even…
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Songs of Botrel, France’s War Poet (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- Theodore Botrel (1868-1925) was a popular singer-songwriter in France, known particularly for his songs about his native Brittany. During the First World War he was appointed as official War Poet or Bard of the Armies in 1915, granted access to perform throughout French lines. This collection of poems was translated…
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Strange Gravity: Songs Physical And Metaphysical (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- Paul Petrie (1928-2012) was an American poet and professor at the university of Rhode Island. The drawings are by Charles E. Wadsworth ('Waddy')was an american painter and poet in the Great Cranberry Isles artistic community.
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Tangier: from the Romans to the Rolling Stones (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- In this first guide to Tangier's extraordinary cultural history , former BBC North Africa correspondent Richard Hamilton explores the city to find out what has inspired so many international writers, artists and musicians. In Tangier, the Moroccan novelist Mohamed Choukri wrote, Ôeverything is surreal and everything is possible.Õ In this…
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Telling the Truth: The gospel as tragedy comedy and fairy tale (SIGNED)
- £150.00
- A fresh, creative look at the underlying meaning of the Gospels that stresses the many dimensions of God's relationship to humanity.
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Once Bitten, Twice Bitten (SIGNED)
- £85.00
- The first published anthology of the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010). Influences on his work include W. H. Auden, John Ashbery and Wallace Stevens. He went through distinct poetic stages, from the epigrams and satires of his early works Once Bitten Twice Bitten, to the elegiac mode of his…
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Paradise Lost (facsimile) (PROVENANCE)
- £500.00
- In Ten Books, The text reproduced from the first edition of 1667, with an appendix containing the additions made in later issues and a monograph on the original publication of the poem.
- Add to basket
-
Poems Ancient & Modern (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- The second published anthology of the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010). Influences on his work include W. H. Auden, John Ashbery and Wallace Stevens. He went through distinct poetic stages, from the epigrams and satires of his early works Once Bitten Twice Bitten, to the elegiac mode of his…
- Add to basket
-
Poetiske Skrifter (vol 1&2)
- £80.00
- Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791-1860) was a Danish poet, literary critic, playwright and historian. These are the first two volumes of several anthologies of his own works of "Poetic Writing".
- Add to basket
-
Poetry supplement / for Poetry Book Society, Christmas ’80 (SIGNED)
- £30.00
- Poetry Book Society's Christmas supplement edited by Peter Porter, including contributions from Dannie Abse, Patricia Beer, Alan Brownjohn, Gavin Ewart, Evan Jones, George MacBeth, Rolland Munro, Peter Redgrave, Penelope Shuttle, Jacqueline Simms, George Szirtes, Anthony Thwaite, and Robert Preston Wells. Porter was made a Companion of Literature by the Royal…
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Possible Worlds (Oxford Poets SIGNED)
- £25.00
- A collection by Australian/British poet and writer Peter Porter, it contains 42 poems, some of which were published here for the first time. Porter was made a Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 2007, an honour only given to a maximum of ten living writers.
- Add to basket
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Preaching to the Converted (SIGNED)
- £45.00
- The sixth published anthology of the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010). Influences on his work include W. H. Auden, John Ashbery and Wallace Stevens. He went through distinct poetic stages, from the epigrams and satires of his early works Once Bitten Twice Bitten, to the elegiac mode of his…
- Add to basket
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Prince Ombra (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- Eight-year-old Bentley--baseball fan and television addict--finds that his destiny is to battle Prince Ombra, the archdemon, in a duel of devout magic against black for the fate of all humankind.
- Add to basket
-
Sealskin Trousers and Other Stories (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- Five stories, two of which concern the supernatural, written by the Welsh-born Scottish poet and writer, military historian and travel writer. For The Wind on the Moon, a children's fantasy novel, Eric Linklater won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a…
- Add to basket
-
Serenity House (SIGNED)
- £42.00
- Old Max, the giant of Serenity House, North London's "Premier Eventide Refuge", might have been left to die in peace. But his son-in-law Albert, an MP with an interest in the new War Crimes Bill, has other ideas. This book was nominated for the 1992 Booker Prize.
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Social death: An Entertainment in 3 Months (SIGNED)
- £45.00
- When poor old Leerkopff is found dead in his Art Gallery the tongues of Sydney's fashionable society are set wagging. The suspects for murder include Bruno's ambitious young assistant, the 'grief stricken' mistress (who sells her story to the newspapers), an alcoholic client 'who confesses' to the polce, and even…
- Add to basket
-
Songs of Botrel, France’s War Poet (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- Theodore Botrel (1868-1925) was a popular singer-songwriter in France, known particularly for his songs about his native Brittany. During the First World War he was appointed as official War Poet or Bard of the Armies in 1915, granted access to perform throughout French lines. This collection of poems was translated…
- Add to basket
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Strange Gravity: Songs Physical And Metaphysical (SIGNED)
- £40.00
- Paul Petrie (1928-2012) was an American poet and professor at the university of Rhode Island. The drawings are by Charles E. Wadsworth ('Waddy')was an american painter and poet in the Great Cranberry Isles artistic community.
- Add to basket
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Tangier: from the Romans to the Rolling Stones (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- In this first guide to Tangier's extraordinary cultural history , former BBC North Africa correspondent Richard Hamilton explores the city to find out what has inspired so many international writers, artists and musicians. In Tangier, the Moroccan novelist Mohamed Choukri wrote, Ôeverything is surreal and everything is possible.Õ In this…
- Add to basket
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Telling the Truth: The gospel as tragedy comedy and fairy tale (SIGNED)
- £150.00
- A fresh, creative look at the underlying meaning of the Gospels that stresses the many dimensions of God's relationship to humanity.
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