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The Last of England (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- The fourth published anthology of the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010) and the first with OUP. 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…
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The Life and Times of ‘England’s Patriot King’ William the Fourth, with a brief memoir of HM Queen Adelaide
- £160.00
- Biography of King William IV and his Queen Adelaide, published in 1831, the year of his coronation. He would of course die in 1837, succeeded by his niece, the young Victoria.
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The Mushroom-Picker (SIGNED)
- £125.00
- After two years in Moscow, Clea - ex-Troyskyite and militant vegetarian - has returned to London with her Russian husband only to witness a complete change in his personality. In Moscow he was known for his eccentricity - in England he turns into a sub-species, incapable of fitting in anywhere.
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The Poetical Works of John Milton (The Albion Edition), With Introductory Memoir, Notes, Bibliography, Etc.
- £50.00
- An anthology of Milton's poetry including Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, his Latin verse as well as his own translations.
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The Song of the Sword & Other Poems
- £50.00
- The second anthology of Henley’s poetry, which was published in 2nd edition as London Voluntaries in 1893
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The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist (SIGNED)
- £125.00
- Breyten Breytenbach (1939-2024) was a South African writer, poet, and painter. He became internationally well-known as a dissident poet and vocal critic of South Africa under apartheid, and as a political prisoner of the National PartyÐled South African Government for 7 years. He was also known as a founding member…
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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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Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Luscious Substance (SIGNED)
- £32.00
- The locations read like the contents of an exotic holiday brochure: Tahiti, Madagascar, Reunion, Seychelles and the Gulf Coast of Mexico - all of them inextricably linked with the story of Vanilla - the world's most versatile flavour. Vanilla is a botanical mystery - a uniquely sensual plant who's secret…
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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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Vicomte de Bragelonne (D’Artagnan Romances, vol IV)
- £16.00
- It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger, and soon…
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Will this do? An Autobiography (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- Born into the vastness of Pixton Park in Somerset, Auberon Waugh was drawn early into class warfare; he pretended he had seen evacuees and children of servants eat rat poison so they would all have their stomach pumped. His father despised him. Bron responded in kind, finding his father hypocritical…
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The Last of England (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- The fourth published anthology of the Australian/British poet Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010) and the first with OUP. 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…
- Add to basket
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The Life and Times of ‘England’s Patriot King’ William the Fourth, with a brief memoir of HM Queen Adelaide
- £160.00
- Biography of King William IV and his Queen Adelaide, published in 1831, the year of his coronation. He would of course die in 1837, succeeded by his niece, the young Victoria.
- Add to basket
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The Mushroom-Picker (SIGNED)
- £125.00
- After two years in Moscow, Clea - ex-Troyskyite and militant vegetarian - has returned to London with her Russian husband only to witness a complete change in his personality. In Moscow he was known for his eccentricity - in England he turns into a sub-species, incapable of fitting in anywhere.
- Add to basket
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The Poetical Works of John Milton (The Albion Edition), With Introductory Memoir, Notes, Bibliography, Etc.
- £50.00
- An anthology of Milton's poetry including Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, his Latin verse as well as his own translations.
- Add to basket
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The Song of the Sword & Other Poems
- £50.00
- The second anthology of Henley’s poetry, which was published in 2nd edition as London Voluntaries in 1893
- Add to basket
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The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist (SIGNED)
- £125.00
- Breyten Breytenbach (1939-2024) was a South African writer, poet, and painter. He became internationally well-known as a dissident poet and vocal critic of South Africa under apartheid, and as a political prisoner of the National PartyÐled South African Government for 7 years. He was also known as a founding member…
- Add to basket
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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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Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Luscious Substance (SIGNED)
- £32.00
- The locations read like the contents of an exotic holiday brochure: Tahiti, Madagascar, Reunion, Seychelles and the Gulf Coast of Mexico - all of them inextricably linked with the story of Vanilla - the world's most versatile flavour. Vanilla is a botanical mystery - a uniquely sensual plant who's secret…
- Add to basket
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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…
- Add to basket
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Vicomte de Bragelonne (D’Artagnan Romances, vol IV)
- £16.00
- It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger, and soon…
- Add to basket
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Will this do? An Autobiography (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- Born into the vastness of Pixton Park in Somerset, Auberon Waugh was drawn early into class warfare; he pretended he had seen evacuees and children of servants eat rat poison so they would all have their stomach pumped. His father despised him. Bron responded in kind, finding his father hypocritical…
- Add to basket