
Poetry
FORD, Charles Henri
2 ALS to Winston Leyland, Founder of Gay Sunshine Press, Discussing Ford's New Book Om Krishna 1New York: Cherry Valley Editions, 1979
1p. ALS in original envelope, and 2pp. ALS, rectos only, on loose leaf notepaper, Ford's address label affixed to first page. Book: 8vo, pp. 58, author's chronology bound in at rear.
AUDEN, W.H.
A Certain World
London: Faber, 1971
8vo, pp. 452. Original red boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Dustwrapper.
First UK edition, preceded by the US edition of the previous... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
AUDEN, W.H.
A Certain World
New York: Viking, 1970
Tall 8vo, pp. 330. Original yellow stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black to front panel.
Proof copy, with 'MAY 28, 1970 $8.95' inked to... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
ELIOT, T.S.
A Choice of Kipling's Verse
London: Faber, 1941
8vo, pp. 306. Original blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Partly unopened. Printed dustwrapper. Handmade woodcut design Christmas card laid... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[COGHILL, Nevill] SCAIFE, C.H.O.
A Collection of Books by C.H.O. Scaife, from the Library of Nevill Coghill
V.p.: V.p., V.d.
C.[hristopher] H.[enry] O.[ldham] Scaife [1900-1988] was a contemporary of Coghill's at Oxford, and remained a lifelong friend. Professor of... [please click on the image or book title for more details]"collected" works is now occupying me, and I find it inexplicable that he should suddenly have written work of such power after so many slighter things. And as he is alive still and blind, it is very hard to avoid an obituary note! He is a year younger than me.'
vi) More Poems for the Speaking Voice [Florence: N.p., 1983]. First edition, no. 118 of 250 copies signed by the author. No other inscriptions.
[BETJEMAN, John]
A Garland For The Laureate
Stratford-Upon-Avon: Celandine Press, 1981
Small 4to, unpaginated. Original marbled wrappers, title label lettered in red to front panel.
First edition. No. 166 of ... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[contrib. AUDEN, W.H.; LARKIN, Philip]
A Keepsake From The New Library
London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1973
Square 8vo, unpaginated. Original light brown stiff paper wrappers, lettered in red and black to... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
BETJEMAN, John
A Nip In The Air
London: John Murray, 1974
Small 8vo, pp. 62. Original yellow boards, lettered in gilt on spine.
First trade edition. A signed limited edition of 175 copies was... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
BETJEMAN, John
A Wembley Lad / The Crem
London: Poem Of The Month Club, 1971
Broadside, single sheet, 11" X 15".
First edition, one of 1000 copies SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, AND WITH A TWO-WORD CORRECTION IN HIS HAND. With the original Poem of the Month cover letter.
AUDEN, W.H.
About The House
London: Faber, 1966
8vo, pp. 94. Original blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Errata slip.
First UK edition, preceded by the US edition which appeared six... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
AUDEN, W.H.
About The House
New York: Random House, 1965
8vo, pp. 84. Original grey boards, lettered in silver to black spine.
First edition. Poet and essayist Nathaniel Tarn's copy, with his ... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
AUDEN, W.H.
About The House
London: Faber, 1966
8vo, pp. 94. Original blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Printed dustwrapper. Lacking the errata slip.
First UK edition, preceded by the... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
HUGHES, Ted
Alcestis
London: Faber, 1999
8vo, pp. 83. Original maroon boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper.
First edition.
A fine copy.
AUDEN, W.H.
As I Walked Out One Evening
London: Faber, 1995
8vo, pp. 147. Original pale blue stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black to both panels and spine.
Uncorrected proof of this collection of... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[AUDEN, W.H.]
Auden's Library
New York: Phoenix Book Shop, 1975
12mo, pp. 8. Original pale blue stiff paper wrappers.
First edition. One of 300 copies privately printed for Christmas 1975 by... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[BETJEMAN, John] DELANEY, Frank
Betjeman Country
London: Hodder & Stoughton/John Murray, 1983
Tall 8vo, pp. 233. Original dark green boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, photographic portrait of... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
BETJEMAN, John
Betjeman in MiniaturePaisley: Gleniffer Press, 1976
64mo, pp. 22. Original maroon boards, lettered in gilt to front panel. Marbled endpapers. Original box, with numbered label still... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
THOMAS, R.S.
Between Here And Now
London: Macmillan, 1981
8vo, pp. 110. Original green boards, lettered in gilt to spine.
First edition, the hardback issue.
In a rare literary sojourn... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
