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Australian Poetry Books & Ephemera
Poems
by Bayldon, Arthur A.D
Brisbane: W.H. Wendt & Co. , no date (1898). hardbound. Good/no dustwrapper. 12mo. Collection of poems by Arthur Bayldon, self-published (marked 'For Private Circulation Only) - printed by WH Wendt Brisbane; no publishing date (Trove lists a number of editions, this copy (159pp) dated 1898; errata slip bound in to prelims; brown cloth boards with gilt titling to front and spine, ornate blind-stamping to boards front and rear; heavy tanning to prelims and text block, scattered foxing in text,...
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£13.06
The Australian and other Verses 1st Edition Signed by Will H. Ogilvie and with postcard hand-written by Ogilvie's wife concerning the sending of the book to Selkirk, Scotland, for the poet to autograph
by Ogilvie, Will H
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1916. Signed 1st Edition. hardbound. fair-poor/no dustwrapper. 8vo. colour plates Unique copy of Will Ogilvie's book of poems on Australian themes and also referencing the first World War - Signed by Ogilvie to title page, and including two hand-written postcards from Mrs. W.H. Ogilvie to a Mr. F.C. Fuller; at the top of both is printed 'Kirklea, Ashkirk, Selkirk', being the name of the Presbyterian Church manse in Selkirk where the Ogilvie's lived for many decades. The...
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£130.58
Dragon Rising poems
by Kelen, S.K
Ha Noi (Hanoi): The Gioi Publishers, 1998. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good tight clean copy. 12mo. Collection of poems inspired by the cities and countryside of northern Vietnam, composed whilst Kelen was writer-in-residence in Hanoi.
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£13.06
Poetry in Australia 2 Volumes. Volume I: From the Ballads to Brennan; Volume II: Modern Australian Verse
by Moore, T. Inglis (Vol 1) and Stewart, Douglas (Vol 2) -(chosen by)
Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1964. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjackets - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeves. Rubbing to to edges of dustjackets and some chipping to DJ spine ends. 313 and 246 pages. Volume I is a reprint and Volume II is a first edition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Hardback.
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£26.12
Splinters and Shards Poems by Colin Thiele
by Thiele, Colin
Adelaide: Jindyworobak, 1945. 1st Edition. paperback. Good. 8vo. cover design Phyliss LeLievre Collection of poems by Colin Thiele, being his first published book, and second appearance in print - preceded only by the single-poem publication of 'Progress to Denial', also by Jindyworobak in 1945; stapled wraps; cover design by Phyliss LeLievre; former owner's name to front endpaper, scattered foxing, staples a little rusted and tired (but holding), o.w. Good throughout; wraps rubbed and foxed.
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£14.62
Poems 1934-1944
by Mudie, Ian
Melbourne: Georgian House. 1945. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket. DJ is marked and overall a little grubby with a couple of chips & is now protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 121 pages. Ian Mudie, born in Adelaide in 1911, has a career in writing interupted by intervals working as a farmhand and insurance...
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£13.06
The Saturday Club book of Poetry Issue Ten Vol 3 no ii Summer January '75
by Laird, Patricia (ed)
Sydney: The Saturday Centre , 1975. paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Issue 10 (vol 3 no ii Summer January 1975) of The Satruday Book of Poetry, with poems by ? 0, Ross Fitzgerald, Eric Beach, Philip Hammial, Louis Johnson, Rae Desmond Jones, Stephen Kelen, and many more; bookshop stamp to page 1, first page clipped top corner, o.w. Very Good throughout
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£11.49
Loose Federation (with Kardoorair Press review copy covering letter)
by Croft, Julian; Sharkey, Michael
Armidale: Kardoorair Press, 1979. Limited to 300 copies. paperback. Very Good in worn wraps. 12mo. Collection of poems by two Australian poets, limited to 300 copies, being the first publication by Kardoorair Press Armidale; being a review copy with covering letter (loose inserted) giving background to both Loose Federation and Kardoorair Press; Very Good throughout; wraps with insect damage to front and rear (light-medium).
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£12.54
Unity Now Signed by Cec Fisher
by Fisher, Cec
self-published, no date (1980's?). Signed Edition. paperback. Very Good. 8vo. b&w illustrations Collection of poetry by Cecil Fisher, addressing the struggles of First Nations people in Australia; Signed with short gift-inscription by Fisher to reverse side of front cover; Foreword by Neville Bonner; no publishing date, place, etc (Trove states 'Queensland? The Author?, 198-?), with later reprints dated, so this copy presumed 1st Edition 1980's; foxing to dedication page and text block, o.w. Very Good;...
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The Saturday Club book of Poetry Issue Fourteen Volume four Number two Summer 1975 International Women's Year Special All-Women Issue
by Laird, Patricia; Burns, Joanne; Hammial, Philip; Jones, Rae Desmond (eds)
Sydney: The Saturday Centre , 1975. paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Special All-Women issue of The Satruday Book of Poetry (Issue 14 vol 4 no 2 Summer Dec '75-Jan '76) to mark International Women's Year; with poems by Colleen Burke, Mary Macdonald, Peggy Clarke, and many more; bookshop stamp to page 19, first page clipped top corner, o.w. Very Good throughout
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£11.49
Selected Poems
by Casson, Marjorie R
Adelaide: Wakefield Press. 1958. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition - Card Covers, staple-bound. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 16 pages. Marjorie Casson was a South Australian author and poet. She also published as M.R. Walker. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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£13.06
Prismatic Navigation
by Leabeater, Mark S
Sydney: Dadadata Press, 1994. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good in rubbed wraps. 8vo. Mark Leabeater's first book; Very Good throughout; wraps lightly edgeworn and rubbed, spine sunned and with reading creases.
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£17.24
Neighbours In A Thicket 1st Hardback Edition
by Malouf, David
Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1974. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in G-VG dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 8vo. 1st Edition of David Malouf's second collection, scarce in hardback w/dustwrapper; former owner's name to front endpaper, o.w. Very Good tight and clean throughout; boards sunned to spine and top edges; dustwrapper sunned to spine and top rear panel, short closed tear lower front, 1x1cm loss top edge near spine, o.w. G-VG
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£65.29
Saddle for a Throne Revised Edition 1982
by Ogilvie, Will
Adelaide: R.M. Williams, 1982. revised edition. hardbound. Very Good in G-VG dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 8vo. Revised edition of this collection of poems by Will Ogilvie, published by RM Williams who met Ogilvie in the late 1940's; poems compiled by Thelma E. Williams, and with a foreword by Vance Palmer, and biographical note by Williams; poems grouped thus: Book I The Men Who Blazed the Track, II The Bushmen, III Songs of the Little People, IV Forty Miles for a Kiss, V Personalities, VI Nature, VII...
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£23.50
Poems 1913 Facsimile Edition with an introduction by G.A. Wilkes
by Brennan, C.J
Sydney: Sydney University Press , 1972. facsimile. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 8vo. Facsimile reprint of Brennan's 'Poems [1913]', being a volume in the Australian Literary Reprints; introduction by GA Wilkes; Very Good and clean throughout; dustwrapper with minor stains to front, o.w. Very Good.
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£15.67
Poetry Australia Number Fifty-six September 1975 Francis Webb (1925-1973) Commemorative Issue
by Webb, Francis; Perry, Grace (ed)
Sydney: South Head Press, 1975. paperback. Very Good in rubbed wraps. 8vo. September 1975 issue of Poetry Australia, with focus on the life and work of Francis Webb; including a section of Webb's Uncollected Poems, and essays by Dobson, Hope, Buckley, Brissenden, Wallace-Crabbe, Sister M. Francisca Fitz-Walter, Powell, and others; also includes a Webb bibliography, and manuscript facsimile; bookshop stamp and minor worn patches to title page, o.w. Very Good throughout; wraps a little rubbed and scuffed.
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£13.06
Quelques Poemes traduits de l'anglais (Australie) par Louise Herlin edition bilingue bilingual English-French edition of poems by RF Brissenden No. 12 of 200 copies
by Brissenden, R.F.; Herlin, Louise (translator)
Paris: La Petite Maison, 1995. limited edition. paperback. Very Good tight clean copy/paraffin paper dustwrapper. 12mo. Scarce bilingual edition of poems by RF Brissenden, with original English and French translation on facing pages (translated into French by Louise Herlin; a volume in Collection Ici Aussie, a series of Australian poets published in France, edited by Jean-Paul Delamotte; No. 12 of 200 numbered copies; uncut pages; ribbed blue card wraps with original paraffin paper dustwrapper.
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£23.50
The Warm Winds of Spring
by Lorna Howlett
Harvest Publishing, Australia, 1982. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Australian::Australian Poetry, Prose, Verse; Poetry; ISBN: 0959300007. ISBN/EAN: 9780959300000. Inventory No: 230153. . 9780959300000
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£3.92
West of Krakatoa
by Kelen, S.K
Canberra : Limestone Press, 1995. paperback. Very Good tight clean copy. 8vo. Scarce collection of poems by Stephen Kelen - as well as being a poet of note, Kelen also founded Glandular Press; publisher's details state 'Version 1.1 1995', being a reprint after the first print run sold out; this is VG+ tight clean copy.
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£11.49
Poems for America new poems Signed 1st Edition
by Rowbotham, David
Brisbane: Interactive Press, 2002. Signed 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good. 8vo. David Rowbotham's umpteenth collection of poems, signed and with gift-inscription by the poet to title page,
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£11.49
Full Moon Over Lumpini Park Fling Poets 2
by Vleeskens, Cornelis
Melbourne: Fling Poetry, 1982. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good. 8vo. b&w illustrations Cornelis Vleeskens' 5th collection of poems, being no 2 in the Fling Poets series; ink drawings by Jenni Mitchell.
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£9.40
Postcards from the Universe
by Kelen, S.K
Cambridge: Folio (Salt), 1998. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good . 8vo. Scarce collection of poems by Steve Kelen; minor mark to front cover, o.w. VG tight clean copy.
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£11.49
Reeds of Rainbows Signed 1st Edition
by Munro, Mackenzie
Brisbane: Boolarong, 1981. Signed 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. large 8vo. hand-tipped colour plates 1st Edition of Mackenzie Munro's third collection, signed and with gift-inscription by Munro to front endpaper; 8 hand-tipped colour plates, being reproductions of paintings from the collection of the author and his wife Jeannette; Very Good and clean throughout; dustwrapper very lightly sunned to spine, o.w. Very Good.
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£13.06
The Poems of Shaw Neilson edited with an introduction by A.R. Chisholm revised and enlarged edition
by Neilson, Shaw; Chisholm, A.R. (ed.)
Sydney: Angus & Robertson , 1973. revised and enlarged. hardbound. Good-Very Good in Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 12mo. Revised and enlarged edition of the poems of Neilson, edited with a critical introduction by A.R. Chisholm; includes the Collected Poems (1934), Beauty Imposes (1938), Unpublished Poems (1947), and a selection from Witnesses of Spring (1970); also includes notes and an alphabetical index of poems; 3 x former owner's name stamp (two to prelims, one top text block), occasional mild...
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£14.62
Whispers in the Sand
by Williams, Valerie
Adelaide: Seaview Press. 2007. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 65 pages. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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£7.83