Poetry from Stephen Rench

Halford: Celandine Press, 1983 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 42, [4] pages. Signed by author to the colophon. Number 77 of 200 copies. Marbled paper covered boards with cloth spine. Illustrations in red. Just light signs of use..

The Whittington Press & William Heinemann, 1978 Book. Good. Hardcover. [28] unnumbered pages. Illustration of the author tipped in as the frontispiece. Colophon states that 150 copies were printed, 140 in this format. This copy numbered 19. Signed by Edith Bagnold beneath the colophon. In the original paper covered boards with cloth spine. Some light spotting..

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1788 Book. Poor. Disbound. [vi], 28, [2] pages. ESTC T125896. Disbound, pages measure approximately 27.5 x 22cm. Page edges are untrimmed and frayed. Has perhaps suffered from damp at some point. Inner margins are softer paper than the rest of the page. Tear to the inner margin of the title page. Browning and some soiling… Read more about this item

London: Printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery junr in St Paul's Church Yard, 1770 Book. Good. Disbound. [iv], iv, 23, [1] pages. ESTC T146163 with the catchword on page i being where. Vignette to the title page. Disbound. Pages measure approximately 26 x 20.5cm. Some creasing to pages. Some worm holes to the lower inner corner of the pages.… Read more about this item

London: Printed for J. Murray, No 32 opposite St Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street, 1771 Book. Good. Disbound. 38 pages. Blank leaf at the rear. ESTC T4703 where the author is identified as Edmund Cartwright. Disbound, pages measure approximately 26 x 20.5cm. Vignette to the title page Some light soiling and light browning to pages throughout. Small tear to the… Read more about this item

London: Printed by C. Roworth for Leigh and Sotheby, York Street, Covent Garden, 1796 Book. Good. Disbound. [viii], 113, [1] pages. ESTC T144475. Disbound. Pages measure approximately 22.5 x 18.5cm. Half title page is detached. Old library blindstamp to the upper outer corner of pages 101-104. Spotting and staining throughout. Heavily spotted and stained at the start and finish.

Stroud: John White, 23 George Street, 1924 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 57 pages. Ink inscription to the title page - From Topski July 6th [19]26. In the original paper covered boards with cloth spine. Worn at the head of the spine. Light browning and occasional spotting to the pages...

London: printed for T. Becket, Adelphi in the Strand, 1778 Book. Good. Disbound. [iv], 12 pages. ESTC T44571 - the author is identified on ESTC as Richard Tickell. Disbound. Pages measure approximately 26.5 x 21.5cm. Browned to pages throughout. Final page heavily browned and stained. Spotting to page edges..

London: Printed for T. Davies and S. Leacroft successor to C. Marsh, 1771 Book. Good. Disbound. vii, [i], 52 pages. ESTC T4704 where the postscript begins on page 49 and the note on page 22 is sister. The note has been corrected by hand to brother. Author's name not given on the title page but identified on ESTC. Disbound, pages… Read more about this item

London: Printed for W. Griffin, at Garrick's Head, in Catherine Street, Strand, 1770 Book. Good. Disbound. vii, [i], 23, [1] pages. ESTC T146768. Vignette to the title page. Disbound. Pages measure approximately 26 x 20.5cm. Some creasing to pages. Light browning and soiling mainly to page edges. A few spots. Where the number of page 23 should be, there is… Read more about this item

London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1921 Book. Good. Hardcover. 54, [4] pages + frontispiece. In the original paper covered boards and cloth spine. Some spotting to pages. Tissue to frontispiece is browned..

London: B. Steill, 20 Paternoster Row, 1844 Book. Good. Hardcover. 3 volume set. Vol 1 - [iii]-284 pages. Vol 2 - [iv], 7, [6], 10-280 pages. Vol 3 - xiii, [8], 14-136, 147-297, [1] pages. Pagination erratic in places but seemingly complete. All in the original cloth bindings, spines browned, joints on vol 2 split or splitting. head… Read more about this item

London: Wallace Gandy, 1924 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. viii, 111, [1] pages. Pages are top edges gilt. In the original cloth binding. .

London: Longman and Co, 1850 Book. Good. Hardcover. [7], 14-185, [1] pages. Pagination erratic but matches the copy on the British Library. Pages are browned throughout. Some pages are heavily stained. In the original cloth binding with printed paper label to the spine. There are also the remains of another paper label at the foot of the spine. Ex library… Read more about this item

London: George Allen, 1898 Book. Good. Hardcover. vi, 87, [1] pages. In the original paper covered boards with cloth spine. Corners bumped. Covers soiled. Loosely inserted is a printed letter signed by the author's wife - Mary Homfray - distributing the volume. Spotting to pages. Ink owner's name to a front free end paper..

Bristol: Partridge and Love Ltd, 1925 Book. Fair. Soft cover. Issue 1 - 16 pages. Paper covers browned and chipped. Issue 2 - 16 pages - covers browned. Issue 3 - 16 pages - covers browned, torn down spine and detached. Issue 4 - 16 pages. Covers browned, torn down spine and detached..

Enfield: Printed by J.H. Meyers, 1867 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 68 pages + errata leaf tipped in. With photograph of the author pasted in as frontispiece and another small photograph to page vii. In the original green cloth just light signs of use and some light browning to the gilt lettering. Presentation inscription to the front free end paper -… Read more about this item

London: Printed by J. and H.S. Storer [ . . . ], 1822 Book. Good. Hardcover. x, [ii], 57, [3] pages + the 15 plates listed and also a plate of facsimile writing. In the original paper covered boards with printed paper label to the front board. Replacement tape spine with handwritten title. Boards soiled and corners bumped. Previous owner's… Read more about this item

Port Eliot: Elephant Press, 1974 Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). [iv], 52, [4] pages Numbered 71 of the 124 copies printed. Signed by the author. In the original cloth covered boards, spine lightly faded. Staining to pages 22 and 23 from a flower once pressed between them but no longer present. The 4 unnumbered pages at the rear are… Read more about this item

[Leamington Spa?]: Bath Place Community Arts Press, 1983 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). [8] pages on blue paper. Paper covers. Signed to the front cover by the author. Presented to - Dear Bernard! - Bernard Bergonzi. Numbered 40 of the 100 copies printed..