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Oxford : Oscar Mellor at the Fantasy Press, (1962). First edition. Thirteen early poems from the Addlestone poet.
Demy 8vo. (28)pp. Original saffron stapled wraps, lettered in black and ruled in red; staples a little rusted, otherwise very good indeed.

£10

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London : Macmillan & Co., (1970). First edition : the first issue, with the unaltered Macmillan imprint. Loosely inserted is a single-page typed 1985 letter from Peter Dale, signed with forename, referring to some of his early work - "the Macmillan Mortal Fire is an abortion of a book I rushed through when they were axing their list". An early collection of forty-three poems.
Post 8vo. 96pp. Original black boards, lettered down spine in gilt; About fine in the original red, white and black dust-jacket - just lightly nicked and sunned.

£25

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Athens : Ohio University Press, (1976). First American edition : the hardback issue. Inscribed, signed and dated (1985) by Peter Dale on the title-page. A collection of ninety-six poems and translations, with a verse play.
Foolscap 4to. (x),(182)pp. Original deep orange cloth, ruled and lettered down spine in black; near fine in the original red-brown and white dust-jacket - just slightly used and faintly nicked.

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London : Agenda Editions, (1976). Second edition : the hardback issue. Adds over fifty poems and the verse play "The Cell" to the original 1970 collection of this title.
Foolscap 4to. (x),(182)pp. Original deep orange cloth, ruled and lettered down spine in black; near fine in the original red-brown and white dust-jacket - just slightly used, faintly nicked and with one tiny hole.

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Sutton : Hippopotamus Press, (1977). First edition : one of twenty-five special numbered copies signed by Peter Dale. This copy further signed on the title-page. A collection of thirteen original poems, with a further eight poems after Corbière and Mallarmé.
Foolscap 4to. (34)pp. Original white stiff wraps, printed in maroon; spine lettering lightly sunned, but otherwise a very good copy.

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London : Agenda Editions / Manchester : Carcanet New Press, (1978). First edition : wraps issue. Inscribed and signed by Peter Dale on the title-page. A collection of sixty-two sonnets.
Demy 8vo. (76),[iv]pp. Original white wraps, lettered in red and black; very mildly tanned at fore-edge, but a very good copy.

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Frome : Hippopotamus Press, (1991). First edition : one of just ten special numbered copies in hardback signed by Peter Dale. A collection of fifty-four poems.
Demy 8vo. 72pp. Original green rexine, lettered down spine in gilt; just very slightly bruised, but near fine in the original green dust-jacket, printed in black and with a coloured design on the upper panel - sunned at spine, but otherwise near fine.

£40

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