POETRY & CRITICISM from Bookhome Sydney

Sydney: New Century Press (Printer), 1940. 1st ed.. Paperback small trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, illustrated card covers, staples rusted, edges foxed, covers little faded, pages lightly toned, spine faded, top spine toned (affects first few pages), corners front cover creased, some edgewear, non-author written dedication front flyleaf. 30 pp. These humorous poems feature our koala as the soldiers.… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Black Inc., 2014. Reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 146 pp. This book brings together the poems Dorothy Porter wrote in the last five years of her life. These poems go into history, and to sacred places both mythic and personal. This is Dorothy Porter’s seventh collection of poetry, completed just before her death in… Read more about this item

Canberra, Cook: Mulini Press, 1992. New ed.. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, few black & white drawings, minor edgewear. 12 pp. The poems in this booklet are translations of Persian poetry from the 'Gulistan' and the 'Bustan', by the court poet known as Sadi of Shiraz. These poems were first published in 'The Mofussilite'… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1957. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), edges lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, corners front cover slightly bumped, some edgewear jacket (reverse side lightly toned, top corners scuffed, tiny tear top corner, white background rear cover & spine lightly foxed & toned, flap price-clipped), light foxing endpapers & title page,… Read more about this item

Sydney: Lyre Bird Writers / Designed & Printed by Edwards & Shaw, 1950. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition, drawing on front cover, edges lightly foxed, spine edges rubbed (ends chipped, some loss at base), cover corners little worn, small white mark rear cover, few tiny faded ink lines front cover, cover edges little rubbed, pages… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1989. Paperback, good plus condition, pages toned as common (endpapers very toned), minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). 192 pp. The well-respected Australian poet Judith Wright provides a selection of her best poetry spanning her career, which reveals her development as a poet. Includes selection from "The Other Half" and "Collected Poems 1942-1970”. Autographed.… Read more about this item

Adelaide, Unley: Friendly Street Poets, 1986. 2nd ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, bottom edge little marked, minor edgewear, sticker mark flyleaf, covers little faded (spine title faded), pageslightly toned, minor edgewear, rubber name flyleaf & edges. 63 pp. These poems are written in a unique style. This Australian poet started writing in 1982 after a back injury forced… Read more about this item

New York: St Martin's Press, 2000. 1st US ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), light foxing edges, pages faintly toned, faint foxing reverse side jacket (minor edgewear). 251 pp. This book explores how and why this very skilled British writer, torn between a search for personal peace and international notoriety, was slowly defeated by… Read more about this item

Manchester: Carcanet Press, 2010. New ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, few tiny marks top edge, small dent spine edge, corner tips front cover little creased, minor edgewear. 242 pp. Judith Wright, the well-respected Australian poet and environmentalist, provides a definitive selection of her own poetry. This book is her best work from 1946 to her last collection: 'Phantom… Read more about this item

Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1989. Paperback thin trade, very good condition, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, top corner front cover creased, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written & dated dedication title page). 110 pp. In the poems in this book, the Australian author looks into our deepest thoughts. The poems are about human relationships, nature, and how nature helps… Read more about this item

Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP), 1975. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, flexible covers, top spine little bumped, pages faintly toned, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear & scuffs corners. 210 pp. The author has selected work from an active career of 30 years for this book. He was born at Toowoomba on the Darling Downs,… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1967. 1st ed.. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), jacket spine little faded (little chipped, little rubbed, top spine little worn, reverse side lightly toned), top edge lightly foxed, pages lightly toned. 59 pp. This is the author's fifth book of verse which shows his talent to the full. The poems are… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1968. 1st ed.. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), pages lightly toned, bottom edge little rubbed, few edge tears jacket, lightly chipped, reverse side lightly toned, spine ends rubbed, top spine little loss, sticker mark front flap), owner's written name pencil free flyleaf. 52 pp. This very special book contains many poems… Read more about this item

Sydney: Edwards & Shaw / Lyre-bird Writers and the Commonwealth Literary Fund, 1956. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, dual covers, very good condition, minor edgewear 34 pp. His first book of poetry. He was a long time professor at the University of Sydney, until retirement in the 2000s. He has been an advocate of Australian literature and many individual Australian… Read more about this item

Sydney: ETT Imprint, 2007. Paperback trade, very good condition, tiny black & white photo title page. 93 pp. (This copy is a paperback, which has the same ISBN as the hardback edition.) These wonderful poems are written by Stanley Jack Marcus Goulston who was born in Sydney in July 1915. He graduated with honours in Medicine in 1939 and… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Meanjin Press, 1947. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, card covers (with flaps), edgewear & light toning covers, edges chipped, cover partly split along spine, staples rusted (loose at one staple), rear cover lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, spine scuffed & worn. 45 pp. The poems are written by Harry Roskolenko (1907-1980) who was an American poet… Read more about this item

Sydney: ETT Imprint, 2007. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, green boards, gilt title on cover & spine, tiny black & white photo title page, crease one page (from manufacture), minimal edgewear. 93 pp. These wonderful poems are written by Stanley Jack Marcus Goulston who was born in Sydney in July 1915. He graduated with honours in… Read more about this item

Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press (FACP), 1983. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), card covers, satintone jacket, small mark bottom edge, minor edgewear, owner’s name in pencil flyleaf, bookshop label inside front cover. 77 pp. A sequence of poems that create a powerful world in which a particular landscape and its people become… Read more about this item

Pomona, QLD: P. V. Meere / Sage Old Books, 2001. Paperback large thick quarto, very good condition, flexible front cover (with glassine), card rear cover & spine, frontispiece, two black & white photos, few light marks edges, top corner front cover slightly creased, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 301… Read more about this item

Oxford: New Cherwell Press, 1993. 1st ed.. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, pages slightly wavy, minimal foxing fore-edge, faint marks top edge, minor edgewear. 65 pp. The British author of these poems spent time travelling widely in three continents, and he was a resident of India and Australia, where he became deeply involved in the life of both… Read more about this item