Poetry & Plays

Joyous, sensuous, radical- a slim volume of Wendell Berry's best-loved poems to console and delight If you stop and look around you, you'll start to see. Tall marigolds darkening. A...

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...

Discover Dante's original Inferno - the inspiration for Dan Brown's new novel - in this modern and acclaimed Penguin translation Describing Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide,...

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...

An astonishing new collection of poems from one of the most brilliant and iconic artists in contemporary culture Book of Longing is Leonard Cohen's first book of new poetry since...

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,"...

'O felt her presence behind him like a fire at his back.' Arriving at his fourth school in six years, diplomat's son Osei Kokote knows he needs an ally if...

The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems...

One of the greatest English poets, John Keats (1795 1821) created an astonishing body of work before his early death from tuberculosis at the age of 26. Much of his...

The heart asks pleasure first,And then, excuse from pain;And then, those little anodynesThat deaden suffering;And then, to go to sleep; And then, if it should beThe will of its Inquisitor,The...

Back in print for the first time in decades, Auden's National Book Awardwinning poetry collection, in a critical edition that introduces it to a new generation of readers. The Shield...

Directing Herbert White is the debut poetry collection by the actor, director, and writer James Franco I'm a nocturnal creature, And I'm here to cheat time. You can see time...

The book titled Sky Ray Lolly by the author Fiona Pitt-Kethley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Poetry. African & African American Studies. Women's Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. In 2013, poet Lauren Russell acquired a copy of the diary of her great-great-grandfather, Robert Wallace Hubert, a Captain in...

'Antony and Cleopatra' is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: a spectacular, widely-ranging drama of love and war, passion and politics. Antony is divided between the responsibilities of imperial power and...

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: Fred SullivanBinding: PaperbackPublished: High Country Publishing., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThe Most Poetic presents a profound examination of the art of verse, meticulously detailing the...

One-eyed Captain Jack Falconer is a man with many secrets. It's 1938, the eve of World War II, and a pearling lugger in the Torres Strait is the place he...

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: Keith MorganBinding: PaperbackPublished: Douglas McLean., 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'Albert's Dree Wiker presents a charming and imaginative journey for...

Author: Plautus, Eric Segal (trans)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Harper Torchbooks, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, cover has light general wear , spine has...

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: Kate LlewellynBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hudson, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded spine. Honey; Poems presents a captivating collection of...

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...