Poetry & Plays

The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran - A substantial collected edition of Kahlil Gibran's poetry, prose, parables and philosophical writings, presented in an attractive 912-page hardcover with dust jacket.

The substantial Fifth Edition of The Norton Anthology of Poetry, containing 1,828 poems by 334 poets and spanning more than a thousand years of English-language verse. An authoritative 2,182-page reference for students,…

Scarce first impression, June 1977 of Wopko Jensma's I Must Show You My Clippings, published by Ravan Press, Johannesburg. A highly collectable combination of experimental South African poetry, graphics, photography and visual…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns - Charming circa-1948 Collins tartan cloth edition of The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns 1759–1796, with illustrations, glossary, gilt top edge, ribbon marker and original…

The Poetical Works of Keats - A handsome vintage Oxford hardcover edition of The Poetical Works of Keats, presenting the poetry of celebrated English Romantic poet John Keats. Original dark blue cloth…

Songs and Rhymes of a Lead Miner - An uncommon 1921 collection of Scottish mining poetry and songs by Wanlockhead lead miner Thomas Grierson Gracie. Rich in Scots dialect, mining history and…

An Anthology of Light Verse - A collectable 1935 Modern Library edition of An Anthology of Light Verse, edited and introduced by Louis Kronenberger. A wide-ranging collection of witty, comic, satirical and…

The Works of Rudyard Kipling - A substantial vintage collected edition of Rudyard Kipling’s works, presenting twelve volumes in one and extending to approximately 1003 pages. Published by Walter J. Black Co.,…

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - An attractive antique edition of Sir Walter Scott's poetical works in burgundy binding with gilt titles and impressive gilt page edges. Featuring a charming…

A substantial 1938 Modern Library Giant edition of The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, with an introduction by Hervey Allen. Over 1,000 pages of Poe's legendary Gothic tales, detective…

T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats is one of the most celebrated collections of humorous animal poetry in twentieth-century English literature. First published by Faber and Faber in 1939,…

A handsome original 1841 Latin edition of Juvenal's Third, Fourth and Fifth Satires, edited by Carolus Ludovicus Roth, retaining its attractive gilt-decorated publisher's cloth binding and contemporary 1842 ownership inscription.

A scarce 1912 first edition of Poems of Childhood, beautifully illustrated by Millicent Sowerby with twelve mounted colour plates in gilt recesses—an attractive Edwardian children's gift book despite its well-loved condition.

Prodigies and Prodigals - Scarce 1939 Guinness promotional poetry booklet featuring humorous verse and superb full-colour illustrations by Antony Groves-Raines. A highly collectible piece of vintage advertising ephemera.

Goethes Werke - Beautifully illustrated nineteenth-century German edition of Goethe's collected works, featuring decorative Victorian publisher's binding and classic literary masterpieces.

A Book of Beauty - A beautifully produced 1955 illustrated anthology compiled by John Hadfield, combining fine art and classic literature in an elegant mid-century Hulton Press edition.

Rebel Angel - A thoughtful and moving South African coming-of-age novel, Rebel Angel explores friendship, identity and the challenges of growing up. Robin Malan delivers an engaging and emotionally resonant story that…

Other Men's Flowers - A classic anthology of poetry personally selected and annotated by Field Marshal Earl Wavell, offering a timeless collection of inspirational and memorable verse.

An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard - A beautifully produced 1857 Victorian edition of Thomas Gray’s celebrated poem An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, bound in decorative plum bevel-edged boards…

The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism - A desirable early 1934 Faber & Faber hardcover edition of T. S. Eliot’s influential lectures on poetry and literary criticism, exploring the…