Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
London: Jonathan Cape, (1973). Hardcover. Second printing. Thin quarto. Fine in glossy pictorial boards. More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1973). Hardcover. Second printing. Thin quarto. Fine in glossy pictorial boards. More
[London: Guinness Poetry, 1960]. Softcover. Presumed first edition. [12]pp. Stapled white printed wrappers. Wrappers lightly toned, else fine. Containing "Goodbye to the Mezzogiorno" by Auden, "Skunk Hour" (for Elizabeth Bishop) by Lowell, "Impersonal Calamity" by Muir, "La Bella Bona Roba" by Sitwell, and "A Young Jackdaw" by Plomer. Scarce, *OCLC*..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1954. Softcover. First edition. 104pp. Perfectbound printed wrappers. Front wrap with a small faint stamp, cover slightly soiled with edgewear, very good. Prints "A Message" by T.S. Eliot and "Canto In Memoriam Dylan Thomas" by Louis MacNiece; additional contributions by Hugo Charteris, Elizabeth Jennings, Pierre Gascar..... More
London: Poets Trust, 1970. Hardcover. First edition, signed issue. Edited by Jeni Couzyn. Small quarto. Bottom corners a trifle bumped else fine in fine dust jacket. Features the first appearance of 12 poems by 12 poets. This is copy number 25 of 100 copies Signed by all 12 contributors, facing..... More
(London): Hutchinson of London, (1961). Hardcover. First edition. Decorative paper-covered boards. Slight foxing on topedge, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a faint crease and a bit of spotting on the rear flap. Contains the first book appearance of "Thistles" and "Unknown Soldier" by Ted Hughes..... More
(London): Hutchinson of London, (1961). Hardcover. First edition. Decorative paper-covered boards. 134pp., [1]pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with spine tanned, short tear on top corner on rear panel. Contains the first book appearance of "Thistles" and "Unknown Soldier" by Ted Hughes [S&T B9]; and the first appearance..... More
London: Outpost's Publication, 1967. Softcover. Number 74. Fine in stapled wrappers. Contributions by: Ted Hughes, William Plomer, Ernest Frost, Edwin Brock, Joanna Lynham, John Barron Mays, Philip Hobsbaum, Nicholas Moore, David Holliday, Jean Kenward, and many more. More
New York: Macmillan Co., 1947. Second edition. Very good. Rubbed on the edges and the corners and the edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1932. Hardcover. First edition. Very good 1/4 inch tear in cloth on top spine ends, spine very lightly browned, some very light soiling on panels, light browning of page edges, clean text and sound binding. More
London: Jonathan Cape / Printed for private distribution at Christmas, 1960. Hardcover. First edition. Quarter cloth and decorated papercovered boards. Small gift inscrption, else fine in fine unprinted acetate dust jacket. Copy 239 of 350 numbered copies printed for private distribution at Christmas and Signed by Plomer. More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1945). Hardcover. First edition. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown, light bumping at spine ends, else near fine in a very good dust jacket with moderate edgewear, and light sunning on the spine and edge of panels. More
New York: Noonday Press, (circa1956). Hardcover. First American edition. Binding slightly cocked, else near fine in a very good dust jacket with tiny chips and tears, and light rubbing. More
(Boston): David R. Godine, (1978). Hardcover. First American edition. Selected and introduced by Rupert Hart-Davis. Fine in fine dustwrapper. More
New York: Coward-McCann, 1932. Hardcover. First American edition. This is number 365 of 450 limited copies. Small quarto. 63pp. Black cloth faded and dampstained, pages with light scattered foxing, thus good only. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Poetry. More
London: Hogarth Press, 1932. Hardcover. First edition. This is number 413 of 450 numbered copies. Some pages unopened, light offsetting on front fly, dampstain on front board, faded cloth with spine edges frayed, thus good only without dustwrapper. Signed by Plomer on limitation. More
New York: The Noonday Press, (1954). Hardcover. First American edition. Bottom corner lightly bumped, slight sunning at spine ends, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a tear at the front flap fold, and a tiny stain on the cover with a slightly toned spine. A semi-fictional memoir..... More
London: Enitharmon Press, 1971. Hardcover. First edition. Thin octavo. Gilt-stamped green cloth. Topedge lightly bumped, else fine. This is number 5 of 195 copies Signed by the author. Erratum laid in. More
London: Enitharmon Press, 1971. Softcover. First edition. Unprinted white wrappers, sewn. Near fine with light toning on topedge in a near fine dust jacket with light toning and wrinkling along topedge. This is number 63 of 195 copies Signed by the author. More
(Chichester), [England]: (Southern Arts Association, 1973). Unbound. Broadside portfolio. Eight broadsides, measuring 9" x 13" each, laid into a slightly larger portfolio. Each broadside with a color illustration by S. Cunningham. Broadsides are fine; the portfolio is just about fine with a tiny bit of bumping at the corners. One..... More