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London : The Fleuron, 1925. First edition : one of a limited edition of 500 copies for sale (of 525). A collection of eighteen poems, with wood engravings by Paul Nash (1889-1946). Printed at the Curwen Press.
Foolscap 4to (21cm). (x),(62)pp. Wood engravings. Original cloth-backed patterned boards in a monochrome Nash design, lettered up spine in gilt; some very minor wear; a touch tanned to outer margins, almost erased inscription on front free endpaper, but a very good copy of a fragile production. Higginson A16.

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London : William Heinemann, (1929). A reprint of the original 1927 edition of this important and influential study.
Crown 8vo. (296)pp. Original black cloth, lettered across spine in gilt; a few slight edge-spots; slight tanning of endpapers, but a very good, bright and sound copy in the original dust-jacket - red on cream - sunned, tanned and a little marked.

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London : Cassell & Co., (1946 [i.e. 1945]). First edition. A collection of forty poems. Printed at the Curwen Press.
Crown 8vo (20cm). [viii],40pp. Original turquoise cloth, ruled and lettered on spine in gilt; a few edge-spots, but a very good and bright copy in the original turquoise dust-jacket, printed in black - just lightly rubbed and faintly sunned at spine. With the 1954 ownership inscription of Julian Mitchell. Higginson A58a.

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London : Cassell & Co., (1949). First British edition : the variant state without the page number at the foot of the contents page. Earlier published in the USA as "Watch the North Wind Rise".
Crown 8vo. [vi],(282)pp. Original black cloth, ruled and lettered on spine in gilt; a few faint marks, but a very good copy in the original colour printed dust-jacket, the lettering in red, white, blue and black - lightly worn, a little nicked and with a tiny scorch mark to spine. Higginson A62b.

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London : Cassell & Co., (1964). First edition. A collection of sixty-two poems.
Foolscap 4to. [xii],74,[ii]pp. Original blue cloth, lettered up spine in gilt; a few pencil marks on endpapers, but a very good copy in the blue and black printed dust-jacket - just lightly sunned and with the merest hint of rubbing. Higginson A107a.

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London : Cassell & Co., (1967). First edition. Graves' Oxford Lectures on poetry 1964-1965.
Demy 8vo (23cm). viii,(196)pp. Original maroon cloth, blocked and lettered on spine in gilt; some faint marks to cloth; edges slightly spotted, but a nice copy in the original pale grey dust-jacket, printed in black and magenta - lightly marked and very slightly nicked. Ownership inscription of the musicologist, Gwilym Beechey, on front free endpaper. Higginson A117.

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[London] : Privately printed, 1969. First edition : one of 500 copies (of 536) numbered and signed by Robert Graves. A collection of thirty-one poems and songs, including "The Clocks of Time", "Wherever We May Be", etc. Printed at the Stellar Press by Bill Hummerstone.
Royal 8vo (26cm). [viii],40pp. Original plain ivory stiff wrappers; a very good and unopened copy in the original yellow dust-jacket, lettered in red and grey; a few faint marks to jacket, but otherwise a very good copy. Higginson A127.

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London : Poem-of-the-Month Club, 1970. First edition : [limited to 1,000 copies] signed by Robert Graves. A broadside poster poem.
Imperial 4to. Single ivory sheet, printed in black on recto only. Fine. Mounted for display. Higginson: not listed.

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