Poetry from Adelaide Booksellers

Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press. 2004. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy in 'as new' condition. 105 pages. Coetzee's finely wrought translations side-by-side with the original Dutch poems. Highlights the work of six of the most important modern… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Penguin. 1988. Octavo Size [approx 14x21cm]. Very Good condition. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 213 pages. Forty angry voices are heard in this first anthology of Aboriginal poetry. . 1st Edition. Softcover.

London: Frederick Warne and Co.. No Date. Circa 1890s?. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Some mild rubbing and corners very lightly bumped. 438 pages + Publisher's Catalogue. This edition contains a Glossary and a Life of Thomas Percy and some additional footnotes by the Editor. First published in 1765. Robust,… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber. 2009. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial boards. Cover design by Clare Curtis. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 114 pages. First published in 1954, this special edition commemorates Faber's 80th anniversary. . 1st thus. Hardback.

Melbourne: Hyland House. 1992. Quarto Size [approx 19x27cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. Illustrated with Colour photographs. 63 pages. The poetry leads the reader through the Bush conversing with the wonderful diversity of creatures who inhabit the land.… Read more about this item

Adelaide: South Australian College of Advanced Education. 1989. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 329 pages. Includes both words and musical scores. . 1st Edition. Softcover.

London: Odhams Press Ltd. 1935. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with five full-page colour plates by Anne Anderson (all present) and numerous in-text black & white drawings. Introduction by John R. Crossland. 768 pages. A selection of stories and poems from famous authors and poets. - nearly 150 in all. … Read more about this item

St Lucia, QLD: University of Queensland Press. 1980. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ a little sunned on rear panel and some mild scattered foxing to top edge. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson. 1978. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Faint dusting of foxing to top edge. DJ spine a little sunned. Sepia-toned illustrations by Ray Garnham Elmore. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.… Read more about this item

St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press. 2014. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Ribbon bookmark. 88 pages. Winner of the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Kew Victoria: Pariah Press. 1988. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. 56 pages. The third poetry collection by the notable Australian poet, academic and women's rights activist. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.

London: Faber & Faber. 2019. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial boards. 116 pages. An anniversary edition of the first volume that Auden published after his departure to America, and includes some of his best-known and often-quoted poems in their original forms. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st… Read more about this item

Sydney: E.J. Dwyer. [1960]. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Very Good condition - Card Covers, staple bound. Includes a letter from Murphy to fellow poet, Robert Clark. Robert Clark has signed the inside of the front cover. Covers a little age-toned. 38 pages. Redmond Murphy was an Australian Marist Brothers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.… Read more about this item

London: 4th Estate. 2019. Octavo Size [approx 14x22cm]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 341 pages. Its a book about a poem - one of the most famous poems ever written, a poem… Read more about this item

Melbourne: F.W. Cheshire. 1957. Octavo Size [approx 14x21cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations by Alison Forbes. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 160 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

London: Nelson. 1965. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owner's details to front pastedown (hidden by front DJ flap). Includes extensive Notes, Index and Bibliograpy. xviii, 244 pages. First published in 1595. Part of Nelson's Medieval and Renaissance Library. … Read more about this item

Melbourne: J.M. Dent Pty. Limited. 1983. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Signed by the author. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Includes a… Read more about this item

London: Harpercollins [Harper Collins Publisher]. 2009. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Black & white decorations by Bill Sanderson. Includes The 'Elder Edda' by J.R.R. Tolkien, Commentaries, and three Appendices. 377 pages. Tolkien's own version of… Read more about this item

Sydney: Little Hills Press. 2002. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in a Very Good dustjacket. DJ now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 189 pages. A comprehensive collection of Australian verse, drawing upon the inspiration of our country's history… Read more about this item

London: Truslove & Hanson. No Date but Gift inscription dated 1914. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Good Condition. Paper is cracked at front hinge but binding is solid. Gift inscription to preliminary pages (dated 1914) and Shakespearean quote inscribed to verso of the title page. Some faint scattered foxing to prelims and endpaper edges. Gilt to… Read more about this item