Poetry & Plays

Author: Barry HumphriesBinding: HardbackPublished: Currency Press Sydney, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBarry Humphries, the master of comedic characterization, presents A Nice Night's Entertainment, a collection that chronicles...

Author: S. Le MaitreBinding: HardbackPublished: Garravembi, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some chipping to dust cover; book in otherwise good conditionSongs Of...

Author: John OsborneBinding: HardbackPublished: FABER AND FABER, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book presents the screenplay for the acclaimed 1963...

Author: John Frederick NimsBinding: HardbackPublished: Rutgers University Press, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: two small chips along spine of jacketSappho To Valéry:...

Author: PlautusBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: faded jacket, tear on frontPlautus, a master of ancient Roman...

Author: Constantine FitzgibbonBinding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsConstantine Fitzgibbon's The Life Of Dylan Thomas chronicles the tumultuous existence of one of the 20th century's most celebrated...

Author: Shaw NeilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe collection The Poems Of Shaw Neilson presents a compelling body of...

Savige's writing is glorious. Here are the poems of Everywoman, her place in our daily lives, our history and myths, our imaginations. In this collection, she is venerated and despised,...

A major reinterpretation of Horace's famous literary manualFor two millennia, the Ars Poetica (Art of Poetry), the 476-line literary treatise in verse with which Horace closed his career, has served...

Author: John K. MurphyBinding: HardbackPublished: GARRAVEMBI, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: No. 39 of 325 copies Beautifully produced collection of poems, some of which have been previously...

Author: Noel CowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1933Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis collection, Play Parade, presents a vibrant...

Author: Rose FylemanBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1944Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis charming children's tale, Punch & Judy, reimagines...

Author: Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This collection presents the enduring verse of one...

The 100th title in the phenomenally successful and much-loved Penguin Clothbound Classics series This selection of Poe's stories, poetry and other writing demonstrates the astonishing power and imagination with which...

'Atmospheric and intoxicating' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS 'A joyous, lyrical read ' YOMI ADEGOKE 'Hypnotic and freewheeling' GUARDIAN A Guardian Book of the Year Caleb Femi returns with a landmark, life-affirming new...

Author: Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson Ltd, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded presentation box This collection, Selected Poems Of Henry Lawson, presents a vivid...

Author: Sir W. S. GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan and Co Limited., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis classic comic opera, The Mikado, transports readers to the fictional...

Author: P. Vergili MaronisBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN AND CO, LIMITED, 1927Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner's writing...

Author: Sean J. BerchikBinding: HardbackPublished: Sean J. Berchik., 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling poetry collection, The Quandaries Of Being, presents a profound journey into the complexities of human...

Author: John BetjemanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis essential collection, Selected Poems, presents the distinctive voice of John Betjeman, a poet celebrated for his...

Author: Thomas HardyBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus Books Limited, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markings-

Author: Patricia Beer, Ted Hughes, Vernon ScannellBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of London, 1962Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis anthology, New Poems 1962, presents a compelling snapshot...

Author: Various AuthorsBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1932Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFamous Plays Of 1932 presents a compelling collection of...

Author: Curry O'NeilBinding: HardbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil, 1982Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents the enduring verse of a foundational Australian literary figure. The Poetical Works Of...

World-renowned artist Sandra Kuck captures the special warmth of meeting and making friends with this lavish collection. More than a dozen endearing illustrations herald the sweetness of friendship and the...

Author: Georges BizetBinding: HardbackPublished: Pagoda Books, Simon & Schuster., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsGeorges Bizet's Carmen: An Opera In Four Acts presents a vibrant and...

Author: Dacre SmythBinding: HardbackPublished: the author, Toorak, Vic, 2003Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAustralia From The Sea presents a captivating anthology of paintings, poetry, and prose, offering a unique...

Author: Clyde Francis LytleBinding: HardbackPublished: Brownlow Publishing Company, Inc., 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis timeless anthology, Leaves Of Gold: An Anthology Of Prayers, Memorable Phrases, Inspirational Verse And Prose,...

Author: Simon RavenBinding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blonde, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: dust jacket chipped, stained and tanned; marks on spine and inside...

Author: McFarlaneBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD, 1962Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Incomplete set. Includes Vols 1-3 + Vols 7&8. Volume...

Author: Michael Flanders; Marcello MinaleBinding: HardbackPublished: HOLT RINEHART AND WINSTON, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCreatures Great And Small presents a...

Author: J. B. PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books, LondonCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJ. B. Priestley's Works: Plays I presents a compelling collection of dramatic narratives that illuminate the complexities of...

Author: Edward LearBinding: HardbackPublished: Osborne, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic collection, Lear's Book Of Nonsense, presents a delightful array of whimsical verse and absurd tales that have charmed...

Author: Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: BUDGET BOOKSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal collection of verse presents a vivid panorama of early Australian life, capturing the spirit and challenges of the...

Author: Edgar W. Conrad And Edward G. NewingBinding: HardbackPublished: Eisenbrauns, 1987Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis collection of essays and poems honors Francis I. Andersen on the occasion of his...

Author: A. K. Thomson; Judith WrightBinding: HardbackPublished: The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spine. Glue stains on endpapers. This book...

Author: Jessica Urlichs Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 64 From the author of the beloved international bestseller You Hung the Moon comes a stunning gift book full of hopes and...

'His is 'close-up' poetry - close up to thought, to the world, to the emotions. Few writers at work today, in verse or fiction, can give the sense of rich,...

Kleinzahler's poetry is, as ever, concerned with permeability: voices, places, the real and the dreamed, the present and the past, colliding and intersecting and spilling over into each other. Whether...

Christopher Reid's new collection is a quartet of works for voice, opening with the brisk and brightly coloured monologue of Professor Winterthorn - recently widowed, soon to be retired, who...

THE RIVERED EARTH contains four libretti written by Vikram Seth to be set to music by Alec Roth - together with an account of the pleasures and pains of working...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Over the course of six years,...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. In this inspirational, allegorical guide, Al...

New to the Penguin Pocket Hardbacks series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound editions In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural...

A collectible new Penguin Classics series- beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets In 1855 Walt Whitman published his first collection of poetry, Leaves of Grass. The volume received...

Milton's magnificent poem narrating Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden, now in a beautiful new clothbound edition In Paradise Lost Milton produced a poem of epic scale,...

The theme developed in this book is that friendship is a seed to be nurtured to form a precious bloom. The volume combines poems with floral decoration and quotations from...

Revitalising conversations surrounding environmentalism and ecopoetics, this new gathering of voices is both urgent and inspirational.