Poetry & Plays

Ovid's deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition Ovid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the...

The collected poems of Lewis Carroll, newly edited by Gillian Beer and published in a beautiful clothbound edition 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in...

Beautifully designed clothbound edition of this brilliant translation Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in...

Author: Alfred NoyesBinding: HardbackPublished: Sheed & Ward, 1939Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spine. Minor marks on red boards. Internally...

Author: Bernard Shaw; Feliks Topolski (illustrator)Binding: HardbackPublished: Constable and Company, 1939Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Frontispiece and...

Author: Nigel JacksonBinding: HardbackPublished: Johnson, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Some moisture damage, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has damage in form of wear and tear (with...

Author: Barbara Ker WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some tanning and general wear and tear, previous owner writing inside first...

Author: Frank TuohyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Yeats, chronicles the intricate life and profound literary contributions of the iconic Irish poet, W.B....

Author: Cumberland, Garrick, Colman & GoldsmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Various, 1770Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good for age. Bound...

Author: Rupert BrookeBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1941Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and yellowed boards with light bumping on...

Author: John WainBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsProfessing Poetry presents a compelling collection of essays that scrutinize the art and craft of verse. John Wain,...

Author: Alice Duer MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green & Co., Toronto, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn boards. DJ split in half, chipped and with some moisture damaged. Clean...

Author: Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil, 1970Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket spine has tanningIn In The Days When The World Was Wide: Poetical...

Author: William ShakespeareBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents the timeless comedic genius of the renowned playwright, offering a vibrant tapestry of human...

Author: David BromleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Currawong Press, 1988Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacketBush Ballads Of Australia by A.B. Banjo Paterson presents a vibrant collection of...

Author: Henry Lawson, Douglas BaglinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Currawong Press, 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacketHenry Lawson's Images Of Australia presents a vivid collection of stories...

Author: Francis SteegmullerBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has wear, spine has significant tanning and water staining (see...

Author: LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has some wear and staining, previous owner name inside some...

Author: Henry Lawson, Douglass BaglinBinding: HardbackPublished: Reed., 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription to previous owner on FEP.This compelling collection chronicles the vivid landscapes and resilient...

Author: Robert SpeaightBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M. Dent, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Shakespeare: The Man And His Achievement, chronicles the life and artistic...

Author: Philip LarkinBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous owner'The Oxford Book Of Twentieth Century English Verse presents a monumental collection of poetry,...

These volumes represent each author's best and most famous writings. This finely crafted and affordable series offers the works of these world-renowned authors to a wider audience. Includes "Hamlet," "Macbeth,"...

Author: Stopford A. BrookeBinding: HardbackPublished: ISBISTER AND COMPANY LIMITED, 1895Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Faded...

Author: Percy French; Mrs. De Burgh Daly Binding: HardbackPublished: The Talbot Press Limited; T. Fisher Unwin Limited, 1922Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning...

Author: Alfredo de palchi; I.L.Salomon (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: October House, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Inscribed by the translator I.L. Salomon. Italian...

Author: W. S. GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1920Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dull and worn spine. Bumping...

Author: Lettice SandfordBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, London, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Third book published by The Folio Society....

Author: Günther KlingeBinding: HardbackPublished: CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small tear on half-dj. Drifting With The Moon chronicles a captivating journey across the...

Author: John GassnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsJohn Gassner’s A Treasury of the Theatre assembles a commanding three-volume anthology...

Author: Henry KendallBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis collection presents the evocative verse of a foundational Australian poet, whose lyrical compositions vividly illustrate the...

Author: Hugh AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Hill of Content, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Hugh Anderson's...

Author: Rod MckuenBinding: HardbackPublished: W.H. Allen, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis collection of poetry, Fields Of Wonder, presents a lyrical journey through the landscapes of...

Author: A.B. Paterson; Robert IngpenBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBanjo Paterson's iconic poem, Clancy Of The Overflow, transports readers to the vast, untamed landscapes...

Author: Walter J. Meserve & Ruth I. MeserveBinding: HardbackPublished: New York University Press, 1970Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Minimal lib markings. Clean text....

Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948, Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of...

Author: Robert Burns; ed. J. Logie Robertson Binding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, London, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Blue cloth in good...

Author: Justin KaplanBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, New York, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerJustin Kaplan's Walt Whitman: A Life chronicles the extraordinary journey of one...

Author: Horace GregoryBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear, light staining and tear (notably one small hole in middle of spine...

Author: Louis H. ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: The National Press Pty. Ltd., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis 62-page volume presents a lyrical meditation on...

Author: William Shakespeare, George Macdonald (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Blackie & Son Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has general wear, previous owner marks insideThe Warwick...

'Superb... Beautifully written and thoroughly researched' - Guardian A beautifully illustrated travelogue, chronicling the life and work of one of the world greatest poets. Du Fu (712-70) is one of...

'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...

The ideal gift for all parents! A funny, pithy, and relatable collection of poems for all the dads and carers who can never seem to be right about anything. 'Memorable,...

'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...

The ideal gift for all parents! A funny, pithy, and relatable collection of poems for all the dads and carers who can never seem to be right about anything. 'Memorable,...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by...

One of the key poets of the Beat generation, Meltzer is very well-known and respected, and the author of more than 50 books of poetry and prose Unpretentious, highly accessible...