1. Ace, Patricia.

Fabulous Beast.

First Edition. Glasgow, Freight Books, 2013. Octavo. 70 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

2. Allen, Fergus.

The Brown Parrots of Providencia.

First Edition. London, Faber and Faber, 1993. Octavo. VIII, 66 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear with some foxing.

3. Anonymus [Giovanni Tegrimi, Lucchese].

Rime Scelte di Diversi Autori Antichi, e Moderni. Tradotte in Lingua Latina da N.N. Con un’ Elegia in fine del medesimo Autore.

Lucca, Sebastiano ed Angelo Cappuri, 1745. Small Octavo. 235 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good in full vellum and raised bands on the spine.

4. Aristotle, trans. G.M.A. Grube.

On Poetry and Style.

First Edition / Twenty Third Printing, New York, Macmillan, 1987. Octavo. XXXII, 110 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some slight stains on cover.

5. Armitage, Simon.

Zoom!

Newcastle upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1989. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. 80 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing. [Poetry Book Society Choice]

6. Ashberry, John.

A Wave.

Manchester, Carcanet, 1984. 15,5 cm x 23 cm. 89 pages. Original Softcover. Poor condition with stronger signs of external wear. Some foxing.

7. Asmodi, Herbert.

Jokers Gala. Gedichte.

München, Piper, 1975. ; 21 cm. 89 Seiten. Hardcover / Pappband mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren am Umschlag. KEINE Anstreichungen. KEIN Besitzvermerk oder sonstige Eintragungen.

8. Atwood, Margaret.

Morning in the burned house. New poems.

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1995. 14 cm x 19 cm. 127 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Loosely inserted is a related newspaper – clipping on which John or Hilary Wakeman noted: “One of my favorite authors: She has bite”.

9. Bager, Gusztav [Kabdebo, Thomas trans.].

Object Found.

First Edition. Cliffs of Moher, Salmon, 2008. Octavo. 77 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

10. Bannister, Ivy.

Vinegar and Spirit.

Dublin, Astrolabe, 2008. 13,5 cm x 21,5 cm. 58 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by author.

11. Barnard, Mary.

Time and the White Tigress. Illustrated by Anita Bigelow.

Portland, Or, Breitenbush Publications, 1986. 23 cm. 79 pages. Illustrations in black and white throughout. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Inscribed and signed by the author to Erik Haugaard, Danish-born American writer, best known for children’s books and for his translations of the works of Hans Christian Andersen.

12. Barraclough, Simon.

Los Alamos Mon Amour.

Cambridge, Salt Publishing, 2008. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. 67 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed by author.

13. Barton, Joan.

Night Journey on the Plain. Sixteen New Poems by Joan Barton.

Salibury, Salisbury Printing, 1983. 14,5 cm x 21 cm. 28 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing.

14. Bax, Clifford.

Vintage Verse. An Anthology of Poetry in English.

Second Edition. London, Hollis & Carter, 1946. Octavo. VI, 338 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some signs of external wear on front cover (some staining). The book includes a newspaper cutting with three poems by David Holbrook.

15. Berry, James.

Hot Earth Cold Earth.

Newcastle upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1995. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. 159 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing. Loosely inserted is an original press-release for this publication.

16. Berryman, John.

The Dispossessed.

New York, William Sloane Associates, 1948. Octavo. 103 pages. Original blue Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. First edition of Berryman’s first substantial collection of poetry. Excellent, near fine condition (without the dustjacket).

17. Blair, David.

Ascension Days.

First Edition. Washington DC, Del Sol Press, 2007. Octavo. 69 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.

18. Blake, Denise.

Take a Deep Breath.

Kilcar, Summer Palace Press, 2004. 15 cm x 21 cm. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Dedicated and signed by author. Includes a card with front cover illustration.

19. Blake, Mary.

Fields of Asphodel.

Southend-on-Sea, The Littoral Press, 2005. 15 cm x 21 cm. 70 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dedicated and signed by author. Also includes a card with (hand)writing of author.

20. Blight, John.

Pageantry for a Lost Empire.

Brisbane, Nelson, 1977. 8°. 144 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good+ condition. Rare !

21. Blunden, Edmund.

Romantic Poetry and the Fine Arts. Warton Lecture on English Poetry.

1st Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1942. 8°. 20 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear – edges bumped and chipped. Internally clean – no text markings. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. XXVIII.]

22. Bogan, Louise.

Achievement in American Poetry – 1900-1950.

Chicago, Henry Regnery Company, 1951. 21.5cm x 14.2cm. 157 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

23. Boland, Gerry.

Watching Clouds.

First Edition. Tralee, Doghouse, 2011. Octavo. 60 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

24. Bolger, Fióna.

The Geometry of Love beween the Elements.

Arklow, PB Press, 2013. 12,5 cm x 19,5 cm. 59 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Signed by Author.

25. [Bonnard, Pierre] Anet, Claude.

Notes Sur L’Amour. Illustrated by Pierre Bonnard and engraved by Yvonne Mailliez.

Exemplaire non numéroté sur Alfa bouffant. Paris, G. Crès & Cie, 1922. 26cm x 21.3cm. 74 pages. With beautiful, intimate illustrations. Hardcover / Modern half cloth with marbled-paper-covered-boards in slipcase. Bound with the original wrappers Excellent condition.

26. Borchardt, Rudolf / Hummel, Hildegard.

Rudolf Borchardt. Interpretationen zu seiner Lyrik.

Frankfurt am Main/Bern, Lang, 1983. 8°. 331 Seiten. Softcover / Kartoniert. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen äusserlichen Gebrauchsspuren. KEINE Anstreichungen. KEIN Mängelexemplar. [Analysen und Dokumente ; Bd. 10]

27. Borges, Jorge Luis.

La Rosa Profunda.

Buenos Aires, Emece Editores, 1975. 18 cm x 23 cm. 162 pages. Original softcover with original Banderole laid in. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Slightly peeling laminate at edges of cover. Binding of endpapers is fragile.

28. Brennan, Deirdre.

Hidden Places / Scathan Eile.

First Edition. Dublin, Arlen House, 2011. Octavo. 96 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. Cover illustration is from a watercolour by Pauline Bewick. The book is inscribed to John and Hilary Wakeman and signed by the author.

29. Brent, Frances.

The Beautiful Lesson of the I.

First Edition. Logan, Utah State University Press, 2005. Octavo. XII, 57 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. This collection is from the May Swenson Poetry Award Series and includes a foreword from one of the judges.

30. Brett, Heather.

Abigail Brown.

First Edition. Galway, Salmon, 1991. Octavo. 53 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by the author. Includes a loosely inserted card with handwritten message from the author.

31. Brock, Edwin.

And Another Thing. Poems 1991-1997.

First Edition. London, Enitharmon Press, 1999. Octavo. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

32. Brockway, James.

The Brightness in Between.

First Edition. Ware, Rockingham Press, 2000. Octavo. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by James Brockman to John Wakeman.

33. Brockway, James.

Two in One [with manuscript explanation of Brockway’s poems: “The only thing modern about these poems is that they are unisexual, but do not need to be. In “Two In One” change “he” to “she” where required. In “Closing the Books” “suit” to “dress”, if you could enjoy them better like that – James”].

No. 41 of 99 copies set in Emergo and printed on Zerkall by the Avalon Press. Woubrugge, Avalon Press, 1997. Octavo. 28 pages. Original Softcover with original dustjacket. With very minor staining to the jacket and a tear to the upper hinge only. Shortly before his death, beautifully inscribed by poet James Brockway to John Wakeman on the half-title: “For John Wakeman, founder of THE SHOP in beautiful Ireland. James Brockway A.D. 2000”. In addition also signed with a manuscript explanation about these poems on the front free endpaper.

34. Brodsky – Massie, Suzanne.

The Living Mirror – Five Young Poets from Leningrad. Translations by Max Hayward with Suzanne Massie and George L. Kline. Poetic Versions by Paul Roche and John Statathos.

Bilingual Edition (Russian / English). Garden City / New York, Doubleday & Company, 1972. 8°. 344 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. First Edition. Very good+/near Fine condition. Some foxing to upper edge.

35. Brodsky, Joseph (Jossif Brodskij).

Einem alten Architekten in Rom. Ausgewählte Gedichte. Aus dem Russischen von Karl Dedecius, Rolf Fieguth und Sylvia List.

München, Zürich, Piper, 1978. 8°. 120 S. Hardcover / Pappband mit Schutzumschlag. Außergewöhnlich guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

36. Brooke, Rupert.

Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke: With a Memoir.

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1929. 15 cm x 20.5 cm. CLVIII, 162 pages. With two photographs. Original hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Partial fading to cover. Newspaper article loosely inserted by preowner. Clean inside with solid binding.

37. Brooke, Rupert.

The Complete Poems of Rupert Brooke.

Eighteenth Impression. London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1941. Octavo. Portrait-frontispiece, VIII, 166 pages. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Deckled edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

38. Brookes, James.

The English Sweats.

Brighton, Pighog Press, 2009. 17,5 cm x 25 cm. 31 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Loosely inserted is an original press-release for this publication.

39. Broomfield, Arthur.

The Poetry Reading at Semple Stadium.

Belfast, Lapwing, 2011. 14,5 cm x 20,5 cm. 60 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear.

40. Brophy, Sean.

The Corner of a Field and Other Poems.

Dublin, Rainsford Press, 1995. 15 cm x 21.5 cm. 48 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near fine condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

41. Broughton, James.

An Almanac for Amorists.

New York, Grove Press, 1955. 14 cm x 18,5 cm. 37 pages. With several black-and-white illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some foxing. Inscribed dedication by previous owner.

42. Browning, Elizabeth Barrett.

Sonnets from the Portuguese. With an Introduction by Louis Untermeyer and With Decorations for this Edition by Valenti Angelo.

New York, The Heritage Press, 1948. 24 cm x 31.5 cm. 44 pages. Original Hardcover with slipcase. Excellent condition of the Volume itself with stronger signs of external wear to the slipcase.

43. [Bukowski, Charles] Leo, Teresa (editor).

Painted Bride Quarterly, Number 52: Includes for example the following poems/essays: Sandbox – J.M Cummings / Power – Lynn McGee / “piss” – Charles Bukowski / Scatter – Paul Violi / Contributors Notes etc.

Philadelphia, Painted Bride Art Center, 1993. 14 cm x 22 cm. 61 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

44. Bunting, Basil.

Briggflatts.

Highgreen, Bloodaxe Books, 2009. 15,5 cm x 23,5 cm. 80 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Loosely inserted is a related newspaper – clipping.

45. Burns, Robert.

The Works of Robert Burns ; With An Account of his Life, And A Criticism on his Writings. To which are Prefixed, Some Observations on the Character and Condition of The Scottish Peasantry.

The Seventh Edition. Four Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for T.Cadell and W.Davies and W.Creech at Edinburgh, by J.McCreery, Black-Horse-Court, Fleet-Street, 1813. Octavo (14.2 cm wide x 22 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: Portrait-Frontispiece-Portrait of Robert Burns, XII, 395 pages / Volume II: XXIV, 470 pages / Volume III: XII, 422 pages / Volume IV: XXIV, 414 pages. Hardcover / Original, very decorative, full leather with gilt lettering on spine. Beautiful, marbled endpapers and marbled adges. Excellent, unusually firm condition with only minor signs of wear. The bindins, hinges and spine in sturdy condition, very rare for such a set of Burns’ Works, which were always read intensely in the 19th century. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch Hose), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. With an additional manuscript-entry of a pre-owner: “Elizabeth Conner, Nov. 12th, 1827”.

46. Bushe, Paddy.

Digging Towards The Light.

Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1994. 15 cm x 21 cm. 63 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing only.

47. Bushe, Paddy.

To Make the Stone Sing.

First Edition. Killarney, Sceilg Press, 1996. Octavo. 70 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and slight staining to the cover. Illustrations by Catriona O’Connor.

48. Bushrui, Suheil.

A Defence of Poetry.

First Edition. London, Temenos Academy, 2000. Octavo. 24 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

49. [Byron Circle] Haygarth, William.

Greece, A Poem, In Three Parts; With Notes, Classical Illustrations, And Sketches Of The Scenery.

First Edition. London, Printed by W,Bulmer and Co., 1814. Quarto (24 cm wide x 30 cm high). 304 pages with all 9 original sepia-aquatint-plates by Charles Turner after Haygarth. Disbound due to broken binding. Halftitle and bookblock available with all 9 plates included. Needs rebinding. Bookblock firm, halftitle detached. All nine plates with faded dampstain but still in beautiful and strong impression. The wide-margined Text in excellent, clean condition besides the faded dampstain. Last page of the Volume with some browning. Very minor wormhole-damage to the last 14 pages. One illustration cleanly detached. Extremely Rare Book !

50. Cader, Teresa.

The Paper Wasp.

Illinois, Triquartely Books / Northwestern University Press, 1999. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 81 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.