Poetry from Pulp & Circumstance

London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co.. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo: 6¾ - 7¾" tall. John Flaxman (Flaxman's Designs). Attractive edition of Pope's translation in ribbed blue cloth with gilt titling and decoration to the spine. A volume in the "Chandos Classics" series. About 7 1/2" x 5". Frontis portrait of Homer. … Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co., 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Herbert Morton Stoops. Children's picture book of the third part of "The Song of Hiawatha" (1855). Though the name Hiawatha is derived from a historical figure associated with the formation of the Iroquois League, Longfellow's character is fictional.… Read more about this item

[Strathmore, Alberta]: Edythe M.Groves (self-published), 1975. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Staple-bound booklet of poems by Edythe Muriel Groves (1923-2006) of Strathmore Alberta. Tiny trace of rust on staples. Neat and clean. Free of ownership markings.

London: Collins, 1942. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Edward Seago. Wartime pluck and fortitude channeled by "A Book of Poems and Pictures" from the then Poet Laureate John Masefield and his familiar partner artist Edward Seago. Slim quarto in grey cloth with titling set in red box on front board. 24 poems… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Third printing hardcover in dark grey boards with black cloth at the spine. Titling in copper gilt to the front and the spine. Square and firmly bound, no markings, and very little wear. A lovely copy.

London and New York: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd / E.P. Dutton & Co, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First published in this edition 1933, this copy is a 1950 reprint. Hardcovers in orange cloth with gilt titling to the spine and Ravilous design blind-stamped to the front boards. (Everyman… Read more about this item

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quintus's poem is of uncertain date. Speculations range from Homer's time to something like the 6th century CE. This prose translation was originally published in 1968 by the University of Oklahoma Press. Barnes and Noble edition 1996; second printing… Read more about this item

Jessie Duncan. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Christian poetry. Slim hardcover in red boards with black titling to the front. No dust jacket. Undated (1940's or 50's?). No publication, edition or printing information. Author's gift inscription and signature on ffep. Near Fine: square and firmly bound… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Filippo Sanjust. Originally published in London by Faber and Faber, this copy is a 1972 First American Edition. Hardcover in papered boards, marigold, with cover illustration blind stamped to the front. Backed in green cloth with copper-gilt titling to the spine.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slim 1965 hardcover first edition, first printing, in dirt brown papered boards backed with black cloth and gilt titling at the spine. VG. Bill Blissett gift inscription on ffep plus previous owner's note. Top edge sunned. Price clipped dust… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover in marbled brown boards with gilt titling to the spine and front. Originally published serially from 1937-1944, then expanded and again published in serial form 1971-1990. This copy is a 1994 illustrated edition that brings together Yogananda's complete commentaries on… Read more about this item

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1966. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Picasso (Portrait of Rimbaud, Cover Illustration and Fontispiece). Published 1966. Seveneth printing, 1977. Bilingual edition with Rimbaud's original French on facing pages. Introduction and Notes in English only. Also includes an Index of First Lines and an… Read more about this item

London: Penguin Arkana, 1997. Soft cover. Near Fine. This translation first published 1993. Penguin edition 1997. First printing thus. Includes Gibran's own illustrations in b&w. Near Fine: apparently unread with minor shelf and handling wear. Old price sticker to rear cover. No markings.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two books sold as a single lot with a single shipping charge. (1) The Prophet (ISBN # 0394404289), originally published in 1923, this is a 1997 reprint. Small hardcover in black boards with gilt titling to the spine. The… Read more about this item

London: Penguin Arkana, 1997. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two books sold together with only a single shipping charge. (1) The Beloved (ISBN # 014019553X) is a 1994 translation from the Arabic by John Walbridge. Penguin edition 1997; first printing thus. 102 pages. (2) The Vision (ISBN # 0140195548) is… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Verse translation of 24 tales from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Originally published in 1997 in the UK. This copy is a first American edition, first printing thus, also 1997. Hardcover in blue boards, quarter bound in black, with gilt… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bilingual edition: Old English (Anglo-Saxon) facing Heaney's modern English translation. Published in 2000, this copy is a sixth printing, also from 2000. Hardcover in dark blue boards with gilt titling to the spine. Fine. No blemishes, no… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover first edition in black boards and quarter bound in beige cloth with gilt titling to the spine. Gilt illustrations to dust jacket. Mild wear. No markings. Brittle dust jacket has chips and little tears,… Read more about this item

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hefty hardcover in black boards with silver titling to the spine. A few b&w photos. Index of Titles. Fine. Might require additional postage.

Sydney: Lansdowne Press, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pro Hart. Selected poems and paintings. Previously published in two volumes, 1974 and 1976. This copy is a 1987 reprint of the one volume Lansdowne edition, first published in 1982. In illustrated glossy boards. Includes famous ballads such as… Read more about this item