Australian Poetry
BARDS IN THE WILDERNESS.
Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920. Pp. xxx+280, notes on the poems, biographical notes, indices; dust wrapper; Nelson, Melbourne, 1970. First edition. More
BELLS AND BEES.
Verses. Pp. [44]+16(publisher's catalogue, dated November 1910); cloth backed grey papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, the upper board lettered & decorated in blue, a trifle soiled, top edge of lower d slightly faded; t.e.g.; free endpapers slightly offset, a little light foxing; Lothian, Melbourne, 1910. First edition. Serle p...... More
A COLLECTION OF SIMPLE VERSE.
Pp. [38](last blank), frontispiece portrait of the author by Meredith Peach, plus 4 pictorial headpieces wood engraved by the author, the title page and colophon ornaments printed in maroon; maroon stiff paper wrappers with flap folds, printed paper title label on upper wrapper; Croft Press, Cobargo, 1991. Edition limited to..... More
THE GATES OF SLEEP and Other Poems.
Pp. 64(last colophon, verso blank); f'cap. 8vo; purple paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in black, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; uncut and partly unopened; a little light foxing; Elkin Matthews, London, 1906. First edition. The Vigo Cabinet series, No. 38. *Author's first book. James Griffyth Fairfax (1886-1976)..... More
CARMINA RAPTA.
Being verse translations from the French, Spanish, Italian, German, Greek, Latin, with a few Arabic, Japanese and Armenian renderings from French prose versions. Pp. 72; cloth backed printed brown papered boards, a trifle rubbed; uncut, partly unopened; plain brown paper dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges chipped; free endpapers faintly offset..... More
CARMINA RAPTA.
Being verse translations from the French, Spanish, Italian, German, Greek, Latin, with a few Arabic, Japanese and Armenian renderings from French prose versions. Pp. 72; printed brown paper wrappers with flap folds, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips; uncut; inked inscription (dated November 1919) at head..... More
POEMS.
Pp. x+236, frontispiece with tissue guard, the title page printed in red & black, erratum slip tipped-in at p. 21; gilt lettered green cloth, the lower board faintly scuffed; with the original plain tissue dust wrapper, edges and back panel quite torn; fore and bottom edges uncut; a little light..... More
THE TEMPLE OF JANUS.
A Sonnet-Sequence. With a cover-design and frontispiece in photogravure by F. M. McArthur. Pp. [104](printed in blue & black on rectos only, except for the title and colophon pages, and numbered to 52)+[8](advertisements, last blank), frontispiece with lettered tissue guard; navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the top fore-corners..... More
AUSTRALIAN POETRY: A CALENDAR FOR 1980.
Calligraphy by Christine Farmer, illustrated by Helena Lovell. Pp. [16], stiff textured light brown paper, text and decorations printed in brown; punched & tied by ribbon; some light soiling; Crystal Print,Hobart, 1979. *Includes poetry by Bernard O'Dowd, Judith Wright, Henry Kendall, David Campbell and James McAuley. More
THE RIVER-SIDE SAGE.
Pp. [4]; printed paper wrappers, stapled; J. F. Bracken, Williamstown, Vic., n.d.[194-]. First edition. *Published to aid Patriotic Funds, with the Red Cross benefiting from sale of the poem. More
TRANSITORY MOMENTS.
A collection of poetry. Pp. [50](last blank), full page illustrations; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, a trifle marked, bottom fore-corners faintly creased; [the author?], Euroa, Victoria, 1992. *From the collection of Australian poet Judith Rodriguez, with her signature at head of title page, and author's inscription to her beneath title. More
THE SHIELD OF PLACE.
Pp. viii+56; dust wrapper, tiny split to top fore-edge corner; top edges of leaves lightly foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1957. First edition. More
DIVERSIONS FROM ROUTINE.
Pp. vi+30, text illustrations; printed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled;the author, Sydney, 1985. *With review slip loosely inserted. More
R. D. FITZGERALD READS FROM HIS OWN WORK.
Pp. [viii]+16, notes, selected bibliography; f'cap. 4to; cloth backed pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly rubbed; 45 r.p.m. record in sleeve on upper pastedown; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1971. Poets On Record 4. More
OF PLACES AND POETRY.
Pp. [viii]+272(last blank), frontispiece portrait plus text illustrations (12 full page); edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, edges a trifle worn; University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1976. First edition. *The author's memoirs, plus his impressions of literary and artistic figures encountered during his life: Norman Lindsay, Kenneth..... More
SONGS & POEMS.
With an Introductory essay on poetry in Australia. Pp. [vi]+36+[2], 2 full page illustrations; red cloth over card, lettered and decorated in black; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, with tiny snag at head of backstrip; Wilke & Co., Melbourne, 1931. First edition, limited to 400 numbered..... More
MORE YOUNG FINGERS.
With poems/prose/pieces by people from 7 to 19. Pp. 44, processed; pictorial paper wrappers; edges a trifle worn; a couple of spots of foxing; The Saturday Centre, Sydney, 1976. More
PROMISES.
Pp. [vi]+42; small cr. 4to; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and rubbed, edges split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, signature & date on upper free endpaper, a little faint foxing; Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1968. *The author was born in Warsaw, in 1936, and arrived in Melbourne as a refugee..... More
POETRY BOOKS AND POETRY BROADSHEETS published from 1950 to 1980 in New South Wales. A Catalogue.
Pp. x+154(processed, last blank), index; narrow demy 4to; printed paper wrappers, faintly soiled, edges and backstrip faded;Book Collectors' Society of Australia, Sydney, 1989. First edition. Studies in Australian Bibliography Number 29. More
THESE TATTOOS.
A personal miscellany, 1975-1990. Pp. 44, 2 full page illustrations; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, bottom corners a trifle rubbed; Black Wattle Press, Sydney, 1990. More
SURVIVING THE SHADOWS.
Pp. [x]+100+[2](blank, colophon); bottom fore-corner of boards bruised; dust wrapper; Paper Bark Press, Sydney, 1990. First edition, limited to 100 copies; this out-of-series. *Author's second collection of poems. More
GENTLY JOLTING BACK TO EARTH.
Pp. 64; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Black Lightning Press, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, 1986. More
LOCH ARD GORGE.
The story of a shipwreck. Pp. 20, illustrated; small cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed; a little faint creasing and soiling; [Terang Express Print, Terang, Victoria], n.d. *Poem about the famous Victorian shipwreck; first published in 1948. More
ADAM LINDSAY GORDON AND OTHER AUSTRALIAN WRITERS.
Foreword by J. Roy Stevens. Pp. 72(last colophon), title page vignette, text illustrations (some full page), one decorative initial, small tailpiece decorations; f'cap. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, faintly creased and lightly browned; a couple of spots of foxing; [The Gordon Memorial Committee, Melbourne, 1937?]. *'The entire proceeds derived from..... More