Edited by John Lehmann (220 results)

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 46906433. 1785919739. 8/5/2026 8:48:59 AM.

Softcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. None. 1st Penguin Edition. Spine, binding and covers all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. 160 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. None. 1st Penguin Edition. Spine, binding and covers all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. 192 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. None. 1st Penguin Edition. Spine, binding and covers all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. 160 pages.

1st printing of 1st edition. Fine hard cover book/ closed tears otherwise very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition hard cover no jacket 248 pages.

HC. 264pp ISBN 0814906788 These letters provide a brilliant patchwork autobiography, beginning with the shy young poet preparing Wilfred Owen's poems for publication in 1919 and ending, a few months before she died, with the formidable but infirm invalid whose very real afflictions became part of the drama she never ceased to create around her. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W frontis (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. A 1945 first edition of The Penguin New Writing 25. The first chapter titles 'Potatoes have hips of their own' begins: When something that has happened to a man goes on happening again and again in his mind, and is remembered and relieved for more than a year,m even for two ort three years after it has happened, even for the space of a war, there is only one way to write of it. You must say that ist is happening now, that it is still in the present. For that is how it feels.The real present is not nearly so solid. Ad things come along you can stuff them into your pocket and forget them - months at sea in the Med, with sharp excitements and long boredoms, can be stuffed deep into your pocket, and two years in the Indian Ocean can go the same way; but something small that happened as long ago as 1940 in an air-raid shelter can be too big for you pocket, and you must carry it about with you continually in your hands. Title: The Penguin New Writing 25 Author: Edited By John Lehmann Publisher: Penguin Books Publication Date: 1945 - First Edition Format: Softcover Condition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. Sticker to front cover, damage to spine, tanned pages with age spots.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine brown clothbound with dustjacket is v clean, square along the edges and tightly bound. Faint shelf wear to exterior, and minor light pencil notes in margins of a dozen pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Includes work by Dylan Thomas, Louis Macniece, Stephen Spender and others. Dust jacket worn on spine. Age toned. Soft cover with a dust jacket. Good condition.136 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 83pp. Featuring Hilary Corke, Joyce Cary, A. O. Chater;, John Rosselli, Colin Wilson on Aldous Huxley, Anthony Quinton, James Stern on Henry Miller & Llewellyn Powys. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Very Good. 1947. First Edition. Paperback. . First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1947. First Edition. Paperback. . First edition copy. . . .

Mass Market Paperback. First Printing. Tight sound unmarked copy in good condition with slight edgewear and slight browning to the interior pages edges.

Wraps. Condition: Fair. No d/w. 175pp; Slightly shelf-worn else bright and tight; Size: 12mo. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Very good first printing. The first volume in the excellent Penguin series. Binding square and tight. Pages unmarked. Minor wear to spine ends, hinges, and corners. Authors include Louis MacNeice, Lawrence Durrell, Osbert Sitwell, William Plomer, Helen Gardner, Jocelyn Brooke, and others. …

Original Wraps. Condition: Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Some contributions were specially written for this issue of Penguin New Writing, and are the first publication in the UK, including Graham Greene's piece on re-visiting an unfinished novel in 'Across the Border'. With colour and photogravure illustrations, including work by Ceri Richards, Edward Burra, Keith Vaughan, Graham Sutherland et al. ***A good only reading copy in colour-illustrated thin card covers. The covers show some rubbing and creasing commensurate with age and handling, with a couple of deep creases to the front cover. Spine edges rubbed with some surface loss. No actual loss to the fragile spine covering. Paper stock lightly tanned as usual, with heavier tanning to the page block edges. Internally there is quite a lot of page creasing, and the paper has got wet at some stage, and some of the pages are wrinkled as a result (please see scans). No previous ownership inscriptions and no internal foxing. No tears. ***180mm x120mm. 192 pages. ***Contents: J. Maclaren-Ross: Monsieur Felix; Louis MacNeice: Street-Scene; Tom Hopkinson: Above the Snow-line; Donagh MacDonagh: Three Poems from the Irish; Graham Greene: Across the Border; Henry Reed: Antigone; A.C. Wann: Growing up in Chad Street; Norman Nicholson: Two Poems; Boris Pasternak: The Thrushes; Giles Romilly: Two Poems; John R. Townsend: Poem After Victory; R.C.M. Howard: The Voyage Back; Gillian Hughes: Calm Sea. ***The Critical View: Film Critic: Parade of Violence; V. S. Pritchett: Men of the World; John Lehmann: The Search for the Myth; From a Painter's Note-Book VI. ***The Living Moment: Stuart Hood: The Valley; Rollo Woolley: The Search; Sacha Carnegie: Snow. ***New Writing was a popular literary periodical in book format founded in 1936 by John Lehmann and committed to anti-fascism. During the Second World War, in 1940, with New Writing's future uncertain, John Lehmann wrote New Writing in Europe which was published by Penguin Books, a critical summary of the writers of the 1930s. ***Allen Lane of Penguin Books managed to secure paper for a new series which became Penguin New Writing, a monthly book-magazine, this time produced as a paperback. Penguin New Writing ran to 40 issues in total, surviving until 1950. ***First impression of the true first edition of John Lehmann's Penguin New Writing Issue 30, published in 1947. Of interest to collectors of collectable Penguin paperbacks. ***Please note the above-mentioned faults - a reading copy only. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Ceri Richards, Edward Burra, Keith Vaughan, Graham Sutherland et al (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Soft cover in good condition. 102 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Owner name on front fly, light foxing on page edges, very good in a very good dust jacket with nicks and tears, a sunned spine, and an interior tape repair.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Periodical. 96pp. Red printed wrappers. Modest soiling on edges, wrapper lightly rubbed, very good. Contains contributions by: John Betjeman, Eleanor Farjeon, George Seferis, Franz Kafka, Robert Jessup, William Golding, and more.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good with light edgewear, a water tideline along the bottom edge of the covers, not affecting the text pages, in wrappers.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated wrappers. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Very good, age-toned copy with a small chips on edges.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Near fine, age-toned in lightly worn wrappers.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Octavo. Top corner lightly bumped and some very light edgewear, else near fine in wrappers.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo. Very good in lightly worn wrappers, top corner bumped and some staining on first page of advertisements.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Octavo. Near fine in wrappers.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing octavo hardback. 176 pages Illustrated Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket Original owner's inscription on front end paper.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, published in Nov 1943. Some contributions were specially written for this issue of Penguin New Writing - others are the first publication in the UK, including Roy Fuller, Laurie Lee, Norman Nicholson, Henry Reed and Rex Warner. With eight pages of photogravure illustrations in the centre of the book, including some author portraits. These wartime issues are the most fragile --- please note, this copy has a half torn-out half-title page (please see scans). ***A very good copy in silver-grey thin card covers. The covers are clean, with just light rubbing and creasing commensurate with age and handling - with some rubbing and surface loss to the edges of the spine, and very slight loss to the fragile spine covering. No bumps or creases. No stains. Internally very good with no previous ownership inscriptions and no internal foxing - but as mentioned - the half-title page has been partially torn out! No other obvious creases or tears. Inside covers slightly browned. Paper stock tanned as usual. ***160mm x110mm. 176 pages. Contents: REPORT ON TO-DAY †THE WITNESSES by William Sansom *THE WORM'S-EYE VIEW by John Sommerfield *LETTER FROM THE DISTANT NORTH by Sid Chaplin †FEAR OF DEATH by F. J. Salfeld †THREE POEMS FROM AFRICA by Roy Fuller †THAT SUMMER - I by Frank Sargeson †THE WALL by Henry Reed SO THEY KEPT HIM ON THE SQUARE by Bruce Richardson *THE EDUCATION OF JOSEPH by Joseph Gurnard †THREE POEMS by Norman Nicholson †EPILOGUE by Greville Texidor TWO POEMS by Stephen Spender NIGHT IN CASTELLEJAby Laurie Lee †TWO POEMS by Peter Yates *ENGLISH BALLET FINDS A PATRON by Dance Critic BOOK FRONT *THE USES OF ALLEGORY by Rex Warner SOME BOOKS FROM NEW ZEALAND by William Plomer *A READER'S NOTEBOOK - V by Jack Marlowe POETRY SUPPLEMENT: Helen Spalding, Alun Lewis, Walter Andrewes, Alex. Comfort, Alan Ross, Anne Ridler, Christopher Lee, Theresa Ashton, John Atkins PHOTOGRAVURE ILLUSTRATIONS * Specially written for this issue of Penguin New Writing † First publication in Great Britain. New Writing was a popular literary periodical in book format founded in 1936 by John Lehmann and committed to anti-fascism. During the Second World War, in 1940, with New Writing's future uncertain, John Lehmann wrote New Writing in Europe which was published by Penguin Books, a critical summary of the writers of the 1930s. ***Allen Lane of Penguin Books managed to secure paper for a new series which became Penguin New Writing, a monthly book-magazine, this time produced as a paperback. Penguin New Writing ran to 40 issues in total, surviving until 1950. ***First impression of the true first edition of John Lehmann's Penguin New Writing Issue 17, published in 1943. A very good copy, albeit with the aforementioned torn page - of interest to collectors of collectable Penguin paperbacks. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…