POETRY from Fortuna Books

Munchen: Ernst Heimeran, 1923 name to fep ' Dr. Franz Neumann, Munchen', assumed first (trade) edition, 145pp (twice, once in Latin , once in German) paper stock browning, leaf at rear states; 'Dieser band tragt die nummer' but no number entered, (keine nummer), trade edition with halb-leinen, may have been left in Germany when Dr Neumann fled at the Nazi… Read more about this item

Munchen: Ernst Heimeran, 1923 corners rubbed and frayed, spine ends rubbed, tidy inscription to fep 'Als Einleitung zur neuen Tanzsbunde u. zum Andenken an den 10 September 1933, von deinen Freunden Willy und Karl.' and former owner's name at foot ' Dr. Franz Neumann, Munchen' in a different hand and ink, assumed first (trade) edition, 106pp Zweisprachig (twice, once in… Read more about this item

Dunedin: Caveman Press, 1971 10 leaves folded once and stapled at spine to make 40pp unpaginated, card wrappers with a DW illustrated by Peter Olds. small circular adhesive residue to top corner, tidy EX-LIBRARY with two stamps to title page, handset limited edition of 300 copies this #178, scarce. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Peter… Read more about this item

Dunedin: Caveman Press, 1972 (200 gram rate) 3 leaves folded once and stapled for 12pp unpaginated in decorated soft card covers. tidy EX-LIBRARY with two stamps to title page. limited edition 200 copies this #7. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ex-Library.

Christchurch: Pisces Print, 1984 dust jacket lightly aged or soiled, 114 of 150 copies numbered, signed to half title by author, 140pp hand set on laid paper, nice Private Press edition printed by Nag's Head Press for Pisces Print, near fine condition, cloth with paper title labels to spine and upper board. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very… Read more about this item

Christchurch: Pisces Print, 1985 dust jacket lightly aged or soiled, 57 of 150 copies numbered, signed to half title by author, 32pp hand set on laid paper, nice Private Press edition printed by Nag's Head Press for Pisces Print, near fine condition excepting some flecking to cloth spine. Signed by Author. First Edition. Quarter cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo… Read more about this item

London: David Nutt, 1913 SIGNED BY AUTHOR 'Nancy Staples, Repertory Theatre, Birmingham' to free end paper and signed by Drinkwater to title, Drinkwater was the manager of Barry Jackson’s Birmingham Repertory Theatre, some foxing to prelims and closed edges, 63+2pp adverts, second impression of first edition, papered boards with red titling, backstrip chipped with loss and tape stains onto… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1900 red cloth rubbed to extremities, gilt titled spine, top corner creased, lacks free endpaper, frontis with tissue guard present, frontis has a faint water stain to lower margin. 234pp + 16 pp adverts at rear. some soiling to the occasional page (finger marks) Top edge gilt. sixth printing completing ten thousand copies. collection… Read more about this item

Christchurch: Caxton, 1972 near fine, faint label adhesive ghost top corner DW, one tiny 5mm closed split top edge, scarce book of poetry 46pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Ernest Benn stapled sheets, exterior sheet being front and rear covers detached into two peices and chipped along the spine edge, light foxing to these sheets and first and last few pages, (32)pp incl covers, undated probably 1926 and assumed first edition, the bibliography only includes his first three works (upto 1925 Selected Poems) ALSO INCLUDES a copy… Read more about this item

King's Langley: Kit-Cat Press, 1977 spine minimally sunned, saddle sewn into paper wrapper, 12pp, hand printed private press, email to reduce postage charge. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Colin Reeve. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Private Press.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1911 dark navy or black buckram with gilt to spine, top edge gilt others untrimmed, rubricated title page, frontis portrait with tissue guard in vol 6, first edition fourth impression, some light surface insect damage showing as faintly lighter colour, some light damp to paste downs with light offset staining from the cloth dye or light… Read more about this item

London: Muller, 1968 first UK edition, DW unclipped, small tear top edge of front panel, chipped head of spine, light soiling to wrapper. Illustrated papered boards with green cloth spine. some bumping to board edges, minimal foxing to top edge lower board, 80pp, illustrated in line and with four colour plates to head each season. Author's anthology of verse to… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1919 small book khaki boards with white buckram spine, endpapers show a trooper on horseback silhouetted above a trench, gift inscription to title page, February 1919 reprint (after November 1918 first) completing 42,000 copies, war poetry (500 gram rate). reprint. Quarter cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall.

London: Moxon undated Victorian era publication, blue cloth bevelled edges to boards, gilt and black titling and decoration, spine ends and corners with light wear, short edge splits to spine ends, original endpapers, front hinge cracked,, top corner fep trimmed, light water stain (transparent) to fore edge half of first prelims before the printed title page (but including the engraved… Read more about this item

New York: Anchor Books, 1997 perfect bound with card wraps with folding flaps, print run line reads 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 , 114pp VG copy, acclaimed American author of Indian ancestry (Subcontinent India). First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1986 uncorrected proof in pale plum wrappers with Chatto cherub pattern and publication details to cover, this is the advanced proof, 64pp perfect bound, spine lightly faded or rubbed, lower corner of rear cover faintly creased, reduced shipping outside New Zealand. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Advanced… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1974 first edition in wraps, first collection of poetry published after he left the Dominican Order, where he was known as Brother Antoninus. 80pp as new. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

Leicester: Edgar Backus undated but post 1946 by advertising, another copy I have seen was gift dated 1949 so assume somewhere in between, blue cloth with gilt designed cover, silver paper DW has insect loss to bottom corners at the folds, price clipped otherwise very tidy , 29pp with full colour full page plates by Anthony Rado, some light surface… Read more about this item

Melbourne: The National Press Pty photographic stiff paper wrappper, minor faint cup ring to cover, undated, 58pp. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.