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London : George Routledge & Sons, (1943). First edition. An early collection of twenty-two poems.
Crown 8vo. 48pp. Original off-white boards, backed with black cloth, lettered up spine in gilt; boards a little marked and spotted; neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; slight nick to rear free endpaper; a good copy of a fragile wartime publication.

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St. Ives : Latin Press, 1951. First edition. Verse translations from Catullus, Horace, Sappho, etc. - finely printed by Guido Morris at his private press. Crescendo Poetry Series No. 2.
Crown 8vo. [16]pp numbered (16)-(32)pp. Original self-wrappers, printed in black; a few faint spots, but otherwise about fine.

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[London : 1952]. Two interesting signed autograph manuscript letters (2pp and 3pp) from Heath-Stubbs to the poet James [Kirkup] - both addressed from 13-1/2 Addison Crescent. Although undated, the content of the letters - Heath-Stubbs replacing Kirkup as Gregory Fellow in poetry at Leeds, his work in editing "The Faber Book of Twentieth Century Verse" (published 1953), etc., - seems to place them firmly to a period early in 1952. The letters also refer to the soliciting and acceptance of three Kirkup poems, a query over the copyright and fee for one required for the Faber anthology, learning the ropes at Leeds, a letter written to [Bonamy] Dobrée accepting the post at Leeds ("the post I was hoping for, at Salonika, fell through"), etc.
Two letters. Various sizes. The first letter a little marked, with a small patch almost obliterating the recipient's name, but otherwise in very good state.

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London : Enitharmon Press, 1973. First edition : [one of 175 copies (of 275) printed for the Press]. The Enitharmon Christmas card for 1973, with Heath-Stubbs' poem "Christus natus est! - it was the Cock's carol ...". Signed by the publisher, Alan Clodd. Printed at the Daedalus Press.
Foolscap 8vo. Single sheet of pale grey card, folding to form two leaves, printed in black. Fine in the original mailing envelope.

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Harrow : Tim Dooley / Inverin : Mark Helmore, (1978). The second issue of the poetry magazine - with poems by Tim Dooley (2), Maud Ellman (2), John Heath-Stubbs (1), Jenny Joseph (4), Edward Larrissy (2), E. A. Markham (3), Aidan Murphy (3), Craig Raine (1), Matthew Sweeney (3), I. P. Taylor (3), Chris Torrance (1), Andrew Waterman (2) and others.
Foolscap 4to. [60]p. Original sage-green wrappers, printed in black; very good.

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