Search Results: Poetry from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

Arnica Press, 1977. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue paper covered sewn booklet with title in pale blue on front cover. Condition: Good with light shelfwear to covers. Signed and numbered 76 of 100 copies on handmade paper. Frontispiece by Laurie Clark.

New York: The Valentine Press, 1962. Book. Illus. by Dorris Crandall. Very Good. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth with title in dark blue on front cover. Condition: Very good. Signed by the author and dated February 1962 on the dedication page, which also has the names Marie and Mary underlined by him. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light sunning to jacket edges, and light soiling to front and rear of jacket. 27pp. Illustrated with line drawings by Dorris Crandall. This book contains a collection of 27 short poems by Richard A.Purser Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Ipswich: Golgonooza Press, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pale green paper covered thread sewn booklet. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 40pp. .

Bettiscombe, nr. Bridport, Dorset: The Bettiscombe Press, 1970. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Card covers with a black and white photographic illustration by John Miles on the front and rear. Condition: Good, with general shelfwear and some light soiling to covers. Binding sound. Very good condition internally, with a light crease to top right corner of last page. No inscriptions. As well as the cover images, John Miles was also responsible for the internal layout of the poem, with some pages being reduced in size from the others, adding another dimension to the poem itself..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Yellow cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Light foxing to title page, endpapers and textblock edges. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair to good, generally shelfworn with some foxing, and light sunning to spine. Not price-clipped. 191pp. .

London: Faber and Faber, 1942. Book. Illus. by Berthold Wolpe. Fair. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NB: No dustjacket. Blue cloth wiith title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair to good, covers have general light shelfwear with light soiling to edges, and light bumping to cover corners. Binding sound. Appears to be signed by Walter de la Mare with the date 1942 on front endpaper (see image). 334pp..

Rochester, New York: Camden House, 2004. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. This is the 2004 softcover edition (first published in hardcover in 2001). Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. 311pp. This book consists of essays by leading Rilke scholars on a wide range of the major aspects of Rilke's life and works. It follows the chronology of Rilke's career, emphasising the works that met with the greatest critical interest. Among the topics covered are: Rilke's life and thought; the writings before 1902; Das Stunden-Buch and Das Buch der Bilder.

London: Faber & Faber, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second impression of the 1933 first edition. Black cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Some light browning to endpapers. Dustjacket condition: Fair to good, generally shelfworn and lightly soiled. Inksplash to rear cover of jacket. Not price-clipped. 38pp. The book is a one act play in verse and prose and is a satiric musical extravaganza that portrays the "death inside" the middle classes as a silent dancer..

London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1922. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dark blue hardcover with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Front cover also bears the logo of Reading University in gilt. Condition: Fair to good, covers have slight mottling and shelfwear to the outer edges. General light foxing and browning to first and last few pages, with more browning to rear endpaper. Occasional light foxing within book. University of Reading Prize label (Session 1926-1927) for the Leonard Sutton prize for Agriculture, awarded to Elspeth J Grant (later Elspeth Huxley) is fixed to the front pastedown. 193pp. 3 coloured plates (inc.frontispiece) and many other b/w illustrations, all by Dorothy P Lathrop..

London: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd., 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Binding sound. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear. Some sunning to spine. Not price-clipped. 291pp. This volume contains nearly 200 poems by Dylan Thomas. It contains all the verse of the "Collected Poems 1934-1952" plus over one hundred other poems. The poems are arranged in chronological order of composition and reflect the development of the poet's technique and imagery. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Eton College, Windsor: The Provost and Fellows, Eton College, 1990. Book. Fine. Half-Leather. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2 volumes in slipcase. Sage green paper-covered boards with leather spines. Top edge gilt. Condition: Fine, with a very light scuff to the rear cover of the introductory volume. Slipcase condition: fine, with very light shelfwear. This is number 15 of a limited edition of 626 copies. It is a facsimile version of the notebook presented in 1911 by Lady Diana Cooper to Sir Edward Marsh (1872-1953), Winston Churchill's secretary and a great literary impresario in his own right. Marsh decided "to ask all the poets I knew to copy out in it a poem apiece"; it includes contributions from Robert Graves, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling and T. E. Lawrence. .

Gloucestershire: The Whittington Press, 1974. Book. Illus. by Fei Ch'Eng Wu. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Textured patterned cloth bearing a bird, dragon and animal design in blue, terracotta red, brown and black, with title in black on paper label on spine.The book is housed in blue card slipcase. Condition: Very good, with light sunning to paper label on spine. Binding sound. This book is no.124 of an edition of 200 copies printed on handmade paper from St.Cuthbert's Mill, Wookey Hole, and is signed on the colophon by Alan Ayling and Duncan Mackintosh. The book is also dedicated on the front endpaper to Elspeth Huxley from Duncan Mackintosh "To Elspeth with love from Biddy and Duncan, Christmas 1974" . 94pp. B/w illustrations by Fei Ch'Eng Wu. The slipcase is in good condition with some light shelfwear..

London: The Caravel Press, 1955. Book. Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Maroon cloth with title in grey on front cover and spine. Condition: good, with light shelfwear to covers and light sunning to very top of spine. Inscribed and dated March 1957 by the author to the previous owner in blue biro on the front endpaper. Binding sound. Dustjacket condition: Fair, with general light shelfwear and some sunning and soiling to cover edges and spine. Small chips missing to head and tail of spine. Not price-clipped. 33pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Windmill Hill, London: Windmill Hill Press, 1976. Book. Good. Soft cover. Limited.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Olive green card covers. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. 4pp. plus title page and colophon to the rear. One of an edition of only fifteen copies. Printed on handmade paper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Milton Keynes: Author--House, 2007. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light sunning to spine and immediate surrounding area. Binding sound. Signed by author on title page. 231pp. In this book, the author has chosen twenty four of her favourite poems by George Herbert, and added to each of them her own appreciation and critical analysis. She has introduces the selection with chapters on the life of George Herbert, and also of his friend, Nicolas Ferrar, without whose efforts these wonderful poems would have been lost to the world. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: J.M.Dent & Sons, 1987. Book. Illus. by Robin Jacques. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in 1933, this is the 1987 version of the 1983 re-issue by Dent. Grey hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear. Price-clipped. 64pp. Beautifully illustrated with b/w drawings by Robin Jaques (1920-1995). This book is a collection of poems of heroes and heroines as diverse as Boadicea, Florence Nightingale and Sir Francis Drake. It was a sequel to the Farjeon's collection of poems about the English monarchs entitled "Kings and Queens"..

Edinburgh: Ingleby Gallery, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rectangular 8vo. White hardcover in black dustjacket with title in white on front cover. Condition: Very good, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just the faintest hint of shelfwear. 56pp. This catalogue was published to accompany the exhibition of work by Alison Watt (b.1965) with accompanying verse by Don Paterson (b.1963) held at the Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh from 5 November 2011 to 28 January, 2012. One of an edition of 1000 copies..

Nailsworth, Gloucestershire: The Moschatel Press, 1983. Book. Good. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Thread-sewn booklet with grey card covers. Condition: Good, with light sunning to spine and cover edges. Internally in fine condition. Binding sound, no inscriptions. This is no.279 of a limited edition of 300 copies..

New York: The Fountain Press, 1930. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oxford University Press limited edition, all of which were signed by the author, this being no. 28 of 464 copies. Cream buckram covered boards with navy-blue leather spine and cover edges, with titles in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Condition: Good, with browning to the cream cloth of the covers. Binding sound. A couple of faint splashmarks to the front cover. Endpapers browned. Text clean. 129pp. .

London: Gryphon Press (the private press of Peter Moore), 1979. Book. Illus. by Hilary Paynter. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light brown textured cloth with title in black on brown paper label on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good. Dusjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear and sunning to top inch of front cover of jacket and to the first inch in from the left hand side of the front cover. 63pp. Beautifully illustrated with wood engravings by Hilary Paynter. One of a limited edition of 100 copies signed by engraver (Hilary Paynter) and printer (Peter Moore), numbered 1 to 100 , this is copy LXIX, printed on Grosvenor Chater Basingwerk Parchment. (In total the edition numbered 824 in different variations).