Search Results: Poetry from Dodman Books

London: Peter Davies, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG internal order bar a couple of light marks, moreso to endpapers. Black boards a little marked. Nice tight copy. 8vo. 65pp

Cambridge University Press, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Susanne Wenger. Good collection, with attractive illustrations from Wenger. In VG clean and bright order throughout with just a little faint marking to endpapers. Smart red boards with bright gilt tilting to spine. Clipped d/j with small surface loss to front from label removal and lightly toned to rear, now in removable protective sleeve. 8vo. 80pp

New York: Harper & Row, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Snodgrass to title page and dedicated on half title to Kathy Brown, later to become his fourth wife. Some very light marking to edge of block, but internally all is clean and bright throughout. Smart green cloth with gilt titling. G+ unclipped d/j, worn to edges with small closed tears and toned to spine and rear. 8vo. ix, 93pp

Hitchin: Cellar Press, 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jane Hoctor. Signed by Powell and Hoctor to title page, this no.13 of an edition of 200 of which 25 signed. In fine internal order. Light wear only to yellow card covers. 8vo [8pp]

Braintree: The Country Press, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Hilary Ferndale. Nicely produced tribute to Ward with extensive use of his poetry. In fine condition throughout. Smart purple boards with bright gilt titling and inset portrait. Clear plastic wrap as issued. 8vo. 41pp

New York: Carleton, 1864. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. From Yale University Library, with its Betts Poetry Collection bookplate and label to front pastedown. No other indications of library use. Stock toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Blind embossed faded purple boards lightly worn and bumped, moreso to head of faded spine. 12mo. 151pp

Edinburgh: The Edina Press, 1984. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Erika Peiter Shaw. Collection of religious poems, each illustrated by Shaw. All in VG clean and bright internal order. Illustrated card covers a little marked. Scarce. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. v, 30pp

New York: Bantam Books, 1977. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Final issue of wide ranging literary review, including early short story from Ian MacEwan among much else of interest. Light toning to stock, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Light wear only to card covers with some creasing to spine. 12mo. 440pp

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1924. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Stock lightly toned, endpapers moreso, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Attractive bookplate of Scots poet Maurice Lindsay to front pastedown. Paper-covered boards a little rubbed and lightly marked, with printed paper title label to front. 12mo. vi, 104pp

London: Eddie S Linden, 1980. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. One of the harder to find issues of this literary journal, this one focused on Irish poetry and guest edited by Jon Gulliver. All in VG internal order. Card covers heavily tanned to spine. 8vo. 136pp + ads

New York: Random House, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Poems inspired by the life and writings of John Audubon. In VG, clean and bright internal order. Heavy tanning to top of paper-covered boards, with bright gilt titling to turquoise spine cloth. Clipped d/j worn to edges, with internal taped repairs. 8vo. 35pp

Winnipeg: Signature Editions, 2022. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in fine internal order. Very light wear only to pictorial card covers. 8vo. 94pp

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very well regarded collection in near fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. Smart pale green cloth showing lightest of wear. VG unclipped d/j, lightly toned to spine. 12mo. 72pp

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bar minor toning to endpapers, all is in VG+, clean and bright internal order in this second volume of O'Gorman's well-regarded poems. Former owner's name neatly to front pastedown. Smart black boards with bright silver decoration to front and titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, a little rubbed to front and worn at top of spine. 8vo. 48pp

London: Oxford University Press, 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. First UK edition of this collection from acclaimed poet. Stock lightly toned, but on genital good internal order otherwise. Toning too and light wear to card covers. 8vo. 69pp

London: Fountain Trust, 1970. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Poetry inspired by Moses. Appears unread, thus in VG+ clean crisp and bright order throughout. A little light marking only to pictorial covers. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 127pp

Prague: Státní Nakladatelstvi Krásné Literatury A Umeni, 1963. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Czech translation of one of prolific Swedish author Lundkvist's volumes of poetry. Photo frontispiece of Lundkvist looking surprised at this turn of events. All in VG internal order. Card covers a little creased to front and toned. 12mo. 67pp

London: Oxford University Press, 1941. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/Good. 12mo. One of the first volumes of poetry from the Second World War. Wartime production, reflected in paper quality and light card covers. That said, apart from some foxing to endpapers, all in VG internal order. Yellow card covers a little faded to edges. Unclipped d/j likewise faded and lightly worn. 12mo. 42pp

London: The Mitre Press, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Epic poem telling "the story of Alfred the Great, Atheling, and later King of Wessex, and his epic struggles against the Danes - as seen through the eyes of one of his thanes." Very clean, crisp and bright internally, in clean blue cloth boards with gold device to front and bright titling to spine. Very slight bumping to spine ends. d/j shows light browning o edges and some spotting to spine, but otherwise VG. Scarce. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831).

London: W Collins Sons & Co, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Charming poetry collection spanning a calendar year. All in good internal order. Smart green cloth lightly worn and dulled to edges and spine. Paper title label a little worn, though clean bright spare is laid in to rear. 12mo. 96pp