71. [Longley, Michael] Robertson, Robin.(editor)

Love Poet, Carpenter – Michael Longley at Seventy.

First edition. London, Enitharmon Press, 2009. Octavo. 125 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

72. [Lumsden, Roddy / Ironside, Hamish] Editors.

Anvil New Poets 3.

First edition. London, Anvil Press Poetry, 2001. Octavo. 154 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by author Sarah Wardle to artist and designer Brian Scott-McCarthy. Loosely inserted is also a signed manuscript postcard from Sarah Wardle to Brian Scott-McCarthy.

73. Ezutah, Gabriel.

Pebbles of Sound.

First edition. Victoria, Trafford, 2003. Octavo. 136 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by the author.

74. O’Donohue, John.

Echoes of Memory.

First edition. Dublin, Salmon Poetry, 1994. Octavo. 86 pages. Original Softcover. Good condition with some signs of external wear. Minor signs of foxing. Very few dogears only. Rare !

75. Paulin, Tom.

The Invasion Handbook.

London, Faber and Faber, 2003. Octavo. 201 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

76. Laughlin, James.

The Love Poems of James Laughlin.

Second Printing. New York, New Directions, 1998. Octavo. 64 unnumbered pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

77. Jennings, Elizabeth.

Moments of Grace.

First edition. Manchester, Carcanet, 1979. Octavo. 62 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

78. 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.

79. Kooser, Ted.

Valentines.

First Edition. Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 2008. Octavo. XII, 232 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. Illustrated by Robert Hanna and with an introduction by the poet. This book is now out of print.

80. Rajendra, Cecil.

Hour of Assassins and Other Poems.

First Edition. London, Bogle-L’Ouverture Publications, 1983. Octavo. 87 pages. Original Softcover. Some signs of foxing to the edges. Otherwise in very good condition.