Poetry from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

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… Read more about this item

London: Christopher Hewett, 1976. Book. Illus. by charles marq. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue ingres paper covered boards with oatmeal colour linen spine, with matching blue ingres paper-covered slipcase. Condition: Fine, with a few small dots of foxing to lower corner of front endpaper. The slipcase itself is in good… Read more about this item

Birmingham: The Hayloft Press, 1985. Book. Illus. by allen freer. Very Good. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Dark green card covered thread sewn booklet with green marbled paper dustjacket. Condition: Very good with very light shelfwear. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light shelfwear and a small mark just to left of title on… Read more about this item

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1957. Book. Illus. by leonard baskin. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Artist. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong quarto. Blue stitched wraps with a printed label to cover, enclosed within a folding portfolio. Condition: Very good, with just a faint hint of wear to cover edges.… Read more about this item

London: The Marvell Press, 1988. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers, and some sunning and light creasing to spine. Previous owners name neatly written on half-title. 308pp. In this book, the author, Larkiin's publisher and friend since 1954 has assembled a collection of tributes from other poets… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. 63pp. Valentine Ackland (1906-1969) was educated in London and Paris. She began to write poetry with serious intentions in her early… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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)… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

London and Edinburgh: T N Foulis, 1918. Book. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover. One of the "Friendship Booklets " series, this edition has covers beautifully illustrated by Jessie M King (1875-1949) as well as a colour title page, frontis and 2 further colour plates illustrated by William Russell Flint (1880-1969). Condiition: Good, with… Read more about this item

Bettiscombe, nr.Bridport: Bettiscombe Press, 1972. Book. Illus. by Ralph Steadman. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers and light foxing to rear cover. Binding sound, no inscriptions. A collection of poems by Jane Deverson illustrated in b/w by Ralph Steadman. As well as this collection of… Read more about this item

Manchester: Whitworth Art Gallery/University of Manchester, 1961. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with general shelfwear and light soiling to covers, slightly more so to rear cover. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 151pp. Many b/w illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of images of the poet W.B.Yeats held at the… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

London: Village Press, 1974. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is the 1974 Village Press edition (first published by Chatto & Windus in 1941). Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 40pp. Preface by Maeve Gilmore (Mervyn Peakes' wife). A collection of 24 poems by Mervyn Peake, including… Read more about this item

Dorchester: Printed by Ling, Dorchester Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated, but c.1900. Blue hardcover with title in gilt on front cover. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Previous owners neat inscription at base of front pastedown. 64pp. A collection of poems by Laura L.Barnes..

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.… Read more about this item

Boston: Crosby and Nichols, 1864. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Maroon textured cloth with title in faded gilt. All edges red. Condition: Fair to good, general light shelfwear to covers which are quite sunned to edges, and spine is sunned. Binding sound. Inscription dated 1910 to previous owner on blank page after front endpaper. Pages… Read more about this item

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. .

Nailsworth, Gloucestershire: Moschatel Press, 1983. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light cream coloured card-covered thread sewn booklet with title in black on front cover. Condition: Very good, binding sound no inscriptions. One of an ediiton of 300 copies. 8pp. 4 b/w illustrations..