Poetry
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1961 Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide NoteNew York: 1961The first edition, first issue of this collection of thought provoking poetry about death by Amiri Baraka (Le Roi Jones).
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1923 10vol The Works of George BorrowLondon: 1923A smart limited edition set of the works of English writer, George Borrow. With the original dust wrappers.
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1957 One Hundred Poems from the JapaneseNew York : 1957The first trade edition of this collection of Japanese poetry, by Kenneth Rexroth.
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1965 Wholly Communion: The Film by Peter WhiteheadLondon: 1965The first edition of this book on Peter Whitehead's film about the International Poetry Incarnation at the Royal Albert Hall, with the very scarce wraparound band.
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1948 Poems 1937-1942London: 1948A first edition, third impression of Gascoyne's anthology of poetry between 1937 and 1942, illustrated by Graham Sutherland.
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1919 Magpies in PicardyLondon: 1919The first edition of this very scarce book of poetry by poet T. P. Cameron Wilson.
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Signed1990 All You Who Sleep TonightLondon: 1990A signed first edition of this collection of poetry by Vikram Seth.
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1911 Songs of the RoadLondon: 1911A bright first edition, first impression of Conan Doyle's poetry collection.
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1910 The Dead KingLondon: 1910A leather-bound first edition of Kipling's eulogy to King Edward VII, with this particular copy hailing from the library of Kipling's literary agent, A. P. Watt and Son.
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1927 Personae: The Collected Poems of Ezra PoundNew York: 1927A smart second printing of this collection of poetry from American writer Ezra Pound.
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1947 Paris Spleen 1869New York: 1947Baudelaire's posthumously published collection of prose poems, translated into English by Louise Varèse.
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1826 The Works of Lord Byron Including the Suppressed PoemsParis: 1826The complete works of Lord Byron in one volume, with a memoir on his life.
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1946 Three Young RatsNew York: 1946A bright facsimile of this anthology edited by James Johnson Sweeney, with illustrations by Alexander Calder.
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1944 Poetry London XLondon: 1944A first edition copy Volume 2, Number 10, of this illustrated and esteemed literary magazine Poetry London, with the scarce original dust wrapper.
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1944 Poetry London XLondon: 1944A first edition copy of Volume 2, Number 10, of this brightly illustrated and highly regarded literary magazine Poetry London.
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1912 Poems of James Russell LowellLondon: 1912A beautifully bound collection of poetry by James Russell Lowell.
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1908 The Poetical Works of Christina Georgina RossettiLondon: 1908A beautifully bound collection of poetry by Christina Rossetti, with a memoir and notes by her brother William Michael Rossetti.
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1800-4 A Sammelband of Devotional Pieces and Poems, with 'Select Pieces' from Benjamin FranklinLondon; Ploughmill: 1800-1804A charming sammelband in which eight works of poetry are bound together, including 'Select Pieces' by Benjamin Franklin, and Tomkins's 'Poems of Various Subjects'.
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1900 Nonsense SongsLondon: 1900An illustrated edition of the entertaining nonsense poems of Edward Lear, this edition colourfully illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke.
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1897 Jocelyn: Episode Journal Trouve Ches Un Cure De VillageParis: 1897Alphonse De Lamartine's romantic epic poem bound in half calf.
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1927 Poetica Erotica: A Collection of Rare and Curious Amatory VerseNew York : 1927A collection of erotic poetry edited by T. R. Smith and bound in crushed half Morocco by Sangorski.
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1913 The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett BrowningLondon: 1913The 'Oxford Edition' of this collection of poetry by the celebrated Elizabeth Barrett Browning, bound in half calf.
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1898 The Poetical Works of John MiltonLondon: 1898The 'Albion' edition of this collection of poetry by the popular John Milton, bound in half calf.
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1867 The Poetical Works of Robert BurnsLondon: 1867The new edition of this collection of poetry by the popular Robert Burns, bound in full calf.
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1816 The Traveller, The Deserted Village, and Other PoemsLondon: 1816A smart copy of this collection of poetry from Anglo-Irish writer, Oliver Goldsmith.
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1908 The Oxford Book of French VerseOxford: 1908A beautifully bound copy of this collection of French verse from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century, edited by John Lucas.
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1912 The Poetical Works of Edmund SpenserLondon: 1912A smartly bound copy of this collection of poetry from English writer, Edmund Spenser.
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1910 The Poetical Works of Dante Gabriel RossettiLondon: 1910A smartly bound new edition of this collection of poetry from English writer, Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
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1892 Art and Song: A Series of Original Highly Finished Steel EngravingsLondon: [1892]The new edition of this charming book of songs and artwork, bound in full crushed morocco.
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1919 Leaves of GrassLondon: 1919A smart 1919 edition of Walt Whitman's major work, consisting of three volumes in one, issued under the editorial supervision of his literary executors.
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1726 HudibrasLondon: 1726William Hogarth's first illustrated edition of Samuel Butler's mock-heroic satirical poem 'Hudibras'.
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1777 Sonnets and Odes Translated From the Italian of PetrarchLondon: 1777The first John Nott translation of the poetical works of Petrarch, an important figure of the Italian Renaissance.
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1845 Poesies Completes de Robert BurnsParis: 1845A smart copy of Leon de Wailly's very scarce French language translation of Robert Burns's poetry.
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1940 Last Poems & PlaysNew York: 1940The first US edition of this posthumously published collection of poems and plays by one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, W. B. Yeats.
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1899-1900 12vol The Life and Works of Charles LambLondon: 1899-1900A smart complete set of this limited edition de luxe series of works by Charles Lamb, with the author's life.
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1748 4vol Poemes DramatiquesParis: 1748A four volume set of this collection of dramatic poetry from French writer Thomas Corneille, in the original French.