SONGS FROM THE STAR HOTEL.
Pp. 72; printed glazed paper wrappers with flap folds; Red Deer College Press, Alberta, Canada, 1987. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Australian writer Thomas Shapcott) on title page. More
Pp. 72; printed glazed paper wrappers with flap folds; Red Deer College Press, Alberta, Canada, 1987. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Australian writer Thomas Shapcott) on title page. More
Pp. [16](last blank), frontispiece printed in green; roy. 8vo; printed green paper wrappers; Mandeville Press, Hitchin, Herts., 1987. Trade edition; one of 225 copies. More
A Poetic Pilgrimage. Pp. x+214(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations (several full page), select bibliography, reference notes, appendix, index; small med. 8v; red cloth, spine lettered in silver, upper board decorated in blind; dust wrapper, back panel faintly scuffed and slightly creased at top fore-corner; book label of David Levine..... More
Illustrated and decorated by Alastair. Pp. 36, frontispiece and 10 plates with lettered tissue guards, plus 2 extra folding plates functioning as free endpapers, 13 large decorative initials, all printed in teal & black, as is the title page; med. 4to; white buckram, spine lettered in gilt, the upper board..... More
With an Introduction by Kenneth Hopkins. Pp. 12; printed paper wrappers, stapled; Warren House Press, Southrepps, Norfolk, 1969. First separate edition. *A Scottish ballad of the American Civil War; first published in 1899 in Northern Lights, William Allan's ninth collection of verse. More
Reminiscences of excursions round the base of Helicon, undertaken for the most part in early manhood. Pp. viii+80(last colophon)+[16](publisher's catalogue), decorative title and half-title pages; brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the lower board a trifle marked, spine cloth faintly faded; uncut, a couple of leaves carelessly opened; upper..... More
Mal Andersen, Stefanie Bennett & Robyn Roylance. Pp. [48], text decorations; f'cap. 4to; tape-backed printed paper wrappers, lightly soiled and foxed; small stain to fore-edge of a few leaves;North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, 1977. *Loosely inserted is a TLs. from the publishers to Literary Editor Thomas Shapcott, regarding..... More
Pp. [96], text illustrations; tape-backed printed paper wrappers, a trifle marked; edges of leaves slightly foxed and soiled; North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, 1976. *Loosely inserted is a TLs. from the publishers, to writer and Literary Editor Thomas Shapcott, requesting a review of this publication. More
Mal Andersen , Bill Hook, Laurie Neill, Robyn Roylance, & Julie Spreadbury. Pp. 72, text illustrations; f'cap. 4to; tape-backed printed paper wrappers; edges of leaves slightly soiled; North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, 1977. More
Mal Andersen, Laurie Neill & Graham Pitt. Pp. [62], processed, a few text illustrations; printed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled, staples rusting; top edges of leaves faintly foxed;North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, 1974. *Loosely inserted is a TLs. from the publishers, to author and Literary Editor Thomas..... More
Pp. 18+[2](blank, colophon), printed in red & black, with text decorations by Roderick Shaw; impl. 8vo; papered boards, spine lettered in black, upper board decorated in red, a trifle foxed; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly faded, with a couple of short closed tears; neat inked signature on upper free..... More
With notes by Hugh Anderson & decorations by Ronald G. Edwards. Pp. 20(last colophon, verso blank), printed in red/brown & black, text decorations and music; med. 8vo; plain card wrappers, stapled and slightly faded; pictorial dust wrapper, the bottom fore-corners lightly creased; outer leaves faintly offset; Rams Skull Press, Ferntree..... More
A Ballad. With notes by Hugh Anderson & Lino Cuts by Ronald G. Edwards. Pp. [16], linocuts printed in dark red, the title page printed in red & black, 1 page music score; roy. 8vo; text block stabbed & tied with leather thongs; loose within untanned cowhide wrappers, lightly rubbed..... More
With notes by Hugh Anderson & decorations by Ronald G. Edwards. Pp. 20(last colophon, verso blank), printed in red/brown & black, text decorations and music; med. 8vo; plain card wrappers, stapled and a trifle faded; pictorial dust wrapper, edges slightly foxed, the fore-edges lightly creased; outer leaves offset; Rams Skull..... More
Pp. 28; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; Makar, St. Lucia, 1973. Gargoyle Poets 4. More
and other poems. Pp. 32; printed paper wrappers, stapled; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, backstrip faintly faded; Makar Press, Brisbane, 1977. First edition. Gargoyle Poets series 22. More
Pp. 78(last blank), coloured frontispiece; cr. 8vo; pictorial maroon stiff paper wrappers with flap folds, the backstrip a trifle faded; Twisted Spoon Press, Prague, 1998. First edition. *With printed publicity slip loosely inserted. Born in Sydney in 1972, Louis Armand has lived in Prague since 1994. More
A dialogue in an English garden. Pp. 52(last colophon), title and colophon decorations, 7 full page illustrations; med. 8vo; qr. parchment, spine lettered in gilt, patterned papered boards; top edges navy, others uncut; a little light foxing, the outer leaves faintly offset; Oxford University Press, London, 1934. Edition limited to..... More
Pp. x+32(last colophon); med. 8vo; qr. parchment, spine lettered in gilt, patterned papered boards; top edges blue, others uncut; a few spots of foxing; Oxford University Press, 1938. *From the library of Australian bibliophile Claude Prance, with his small book label (from Malta) on the upper pastedown, plus his pencilled..... More
Pp. [xii]+100; demy 8vo; pale blue papered boards, spine lettered in black, top fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; Ecco, New York, 2016. First edition. *The poet's twenty-seventh collection, published shortly before his death. John Ashbery (1927-2017) received nearly every major American award for poetry, including a Pulitzer..... More
Pp. [xiv]+110; demy 8vo; grey papered boards, lettered in blind; dust wrapper; Ecco, New York, 2012. First edition. *John Ashbery (1927-2017) published over 20 volumes of poetry and won nearly every major American award for poetry, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1976. More
Preface by Colin Roderick. Pp. 36(last blank); plain stiff paper wrappers, slightly browned; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges and backstrip faded, the edges slightly split; outer leaves lightly offset, a little light foxing; The Wentworth Press, Sydney, 1968.First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author to historian Professor E. D...... More
Pp. x+50; printed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle marked; Visionvox Titles, 1993. More
Pp. xxvi+598, index; thick med. 8vo; dark grey cloth, spine lettered in cream; dust wrapper, backstrip faded; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, a couple of tiny spots of foxing; Faber and Faber, London, 1996. Third impression. More
Pp.[30](including final blank); pictorial glazed paper wrappers with flap folds, slightly soiled; top edges of leaves a trifle foxed;Delta Canada, Montreal, 1971. Buckbook series. *From the library of Australian writer Thomas Shapcott, with the author's signed presentation inscription to him (dated 1980) on the half-title page. More