Poetry from Goldring Books

London: Collins, 1969. Gilt titles on black panel on red cloth boards which are unmarked with no wear. Internally there is some light foxing to endpapers only, else very clean, tightly bound and unmarked. Dustjacket has foxing and wear to edges with a small loss to spine head. 224 pages. 12 illustrations. Introduction by Laurence Housman. Biography… Read more about this item

London: Grange, 1901. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine price-clipped dustjacket. 38 photo illustrations by Rob Talbot. The Lake District is famous for two reasons: the powerful beauty of its landscape and the poetry and art it has inspired. This anthology, uniquely, celebrates both. Selections of the finest verse written by England's best-loved Romantic poets including, Wordsworth,… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1965. A Very Good+ unmarked copy which has no wear with dustjacket which has small losses and wear and is price clipped. Internally very clean and unmarked. Tenth impression. 288 pages. Illustrated throughout with Lear's original illustrations. A handsome edition includes all the nonsense that Lear ever perpetrated - the limericks, the… Read more about this item

London: James Nisbet, 1891. COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET. Frances Ridley Havergal (14 December 1836- 3 June 1879) was an English religious poet and hymnwriter. Gilt title on blue cloth boards with gilt motif to front have fading to spine but no wear. All edges gilt. I - The Ministry of Song - 118th Thousand - xi + 207… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1924. Red boards have minor marks to back and no wear. Internally there is age toning to endpapers else a very clean, tight and unmarked copy. 83 pages + 9 illustrations by the original illustrator Henry Holiday. The classic nonsense poem by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson which follows a crew of ten trying to hunt the Snark, a… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson, 1988. A near Fine unmarked copy which has a little dust marking to top edge with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. xvi + 360 pages. Kingsley Amis's highly individual anthology of his favourite poems from the 15th century to the present day. 242 poems. As well as selecting a generous measure of poems, Amis provides… Read more about this item

Cheshire: Carcanet Press, 1975. A Fine unmarked copy in card covers with near Fine dustjacket which has little fading to spine. 103 pages. This is Christopher Middleton's fifth book of poems. It includes his two pamphlets 'The Fossil Fish' (1970) and ' Briefcase History' (1972). Widely translated into other languages, Middleton's poems contain a variability factor which his English… Read more about this item

London: Strahan and Co, 1870. First Edition. Gilt title and decoration to spine with gilt and red decoration to front on green calf leather boards with spine raised in 6 compartments. Boards have wear to spine head, tail and side and to front edge and a mark to front with some rubbing. Internally there is decorative tooling to edges, marbled… Read more about this item

London: Anvil Press Poetry, 2002. A Fine unmarked copy. 256 pages. Edited by Peter Jay. Preface by Marina Walker. Sally Purcell (1944-1998) was a poet and translator who continued to live and work in Oxford after studying mediaeval and Modern French. This definitive edition contains all her published work and includes over 70 uncollected poems, often drawing on… Read more about this item

London: Ron Todd, 2004. SIGNED WITH DEDICATION BY JACK JONES (1913-2009) General Secretary of the Transport and General Worker's Union . A Fine unmarked copy. 176 pages. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Foreword by Tony Benn and appreciation by Jack Jones. Ron Todd (1927-2005) was regarded as Labour's poet, a well respected figure in the Trade Union Movement, and an… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Gilt title and motifs on green cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a contemporary inscription to front endpaper else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket has taped repairs and wear to edges but is complete. xxxii + 341 pages. In this anthology the… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2000. SIGNED BY AUTHOR with inscription to half title page. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Second impression. The author is the widow of Roy Castle, the popular television entertainer. This beautiful collection celebrates the beauty and variety of God's creation. She has known hard times, particularly the… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1950. Gold Title on blue boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a neat name and year to front endpaper else clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket is not price clipped and has age darkening. This selection contains the very early work 'Facade', a work that consists mainly of… Read more about this item

Powys: Plane Tree, 2003. A Very Good+ clean and unmarked copy. A collection of the poets work chosen by himself illustrated with photographs from his life. 51. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Viking, 1987. 13. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Beningfield, Gordon. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Ginn, 1971. A Fine copy in laminated boards with a small name to title page. Part 1 of English and Society. The book is about home, what we mean by the word and the place and what we think about it. The poems, stories and extracts come in a definite order, grouped under four headings :- Bring forth fruit;… Read more about this item

London: Headline, 1994. A Fine unmarked copy with a near Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. The actress has thoughtfully selected 250 poems which are grouped by season and subject matter producing a unique celebration of the British countryside and our greatest poets. Wood engravings by Christopher Wormell. B2B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus.… Read more about this item

London: Cassell, 1938. First UK edition. Green and cream titles on cream and green boards which are very clean, totally unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a very small contemporary inscription and delightful quote by a very neat and decorative hand else very clean, tight and unmarked throughout. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is price clipped and also… Read more about this item

Peterborough: Arrival Press, 1997. A Fine unmarked copy with red leatherette boards with Fine complete dustjacket. Silk page marker bound in. An anthology of 121 poems from people from all walks of life and covering subjects from remembrance to family values and from the environment to nature. A1D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over… Read more about this item

London: Michael O'Mara, 1997. First edition, First printing. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The popular newscaster presents an anthology of his favourite poetry from across the ages, based on material published in his Anthology column in the Daily Telegraph newspaper. Each poet is introduced with a concise history of their work. C3D. First… Read more about this item