
Poetry
[trans. AUDEN, W.H. and TAYLOR, Paul B.]
Völuspá
Iowa City: Windhover Press, 1968
8vo, unpaginated. Original grey boards, lettered in gilt and with publisher's device reminiscent of Thor's hammer stamped in blind to front... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
AUDEN, W.H.
Collected Longer Poems
London: Faber, 1968
8vo, pp. 356. Original blue boards, lettered in gilt on spine.
First edition.
A lovely copy.
Bloomfield and Mendelson... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
AUDEN, W.H.
The Shield Of Achilles
London: Faber, 1955
8vo, pp. 80. Original maroon boards, lettered in gilt to spine.
First UK edition, preceded by the first US edition published earlier the same... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
JAMES, Clive
Poem Of The Year
London: Cape, 1983
8vo, pp. 79. Original red boards, lettered in gilt on spine.
First edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR: 'To Bob with thanks -- Clive James 1983'.... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
SMITH, Stevie
Francesca In Winter
London: Poem of the Month Club, 1970
Single sheet broadside, 11" x 15".
First edition. One of 1000 copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Founded in 1970 by Jack H. Clark and Winston Fletcher, the Poem of the Month Club sought to publish new work by leading poets, work which was to be signed by the authors and presented on high-quality materials suitable for display. Roy Fuller and C. Day-Lewis acted as recruiting sergeants for the enterprise (and were also part of the roster themselves), and the print run for each poem was 1000 copies.
A very well preserved example.
HUGHES, Ted
Birthday Letters
London: Faber, 1998
8vo, pp. 198. Original pale blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper.
First edition.
A fine copy.
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.
Look, Stranger!
London: Faber, 1936
8vo, pp. 68. Original grey boards, lettered in gilt to spine.
First edition.
Auden was less than impressed by Faber's choice of... [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. Errata slip.
First UK edition, preceded by the US edition which appeared six... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[trans. AUDEN, W.H., and KALLMAN, Chester]
The Magic Flute
New York: Random House, 1957
8vo, pp. 108. Original three-quarter pink and grey striped boards, lettered in mauve, blue, orange and silver to spine. Illustrated... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[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]
AUDEN, W.H.
Nones
New York: Random House, 1951
8vo, pp. 81. Original grey three-quarter boards, lettered in gilt to front panel and in gilt on blue to spine. Printed... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[AUDEN, W.H.]
The Living Thoughts of Kierkegaard
New York: David McKay, 1952
Small 8vo, pp. 225. Original red boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Illustrated endpapers. No dustwrapper, as issued.
First edition,... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
HUGHES, Ted
Season Songs
London: Faber, 1976
8vo, pp. 75. Original turquoise, lettered in silver to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper.
First edition.
A fine copy.
AUDEN, W.H.
For The Time Being
London: Faber, 1944
8vo, pp. 124. Original orange boards, lettered in gilt to spine.
First UK edition, the US edition having appeared six months earlier.
AUDEN, W.H.
City Without Walls
London: Faber, 1969
8vo, pp. 124. Original black boards, lettered in gilt to spine.
First edition.
A very nice copy.
THOMAS, R.S.
Frequencies
London: Macmillan, 1978
8vo, pp. 52. Original blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Dustwrapper.
First edition, hardback issue.
A fine copy.
AUDEN, W.H.
Poems
New York: Random House, 1934
8vo, pp. 218. Original red boards, lettered in gilt to front panel and spine. Lacking the scarce dustwrapper.
First edition, one of... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
