Folio by Peter Porter (18 results)
More imagesPublished by Scorpion Press 1969
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United KingdomBoundlessBookstore
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean. DJ is toned with edge wear.
Published by Scorpion Press, 1969. First edition. 1969
- Hardcover
Seller: The Book Den, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.The Book Den
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Language: English
Published by Scorpion Press 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear and soiling to edges of text block. Light tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Text is unmarked. Dj lightly worn & toned with a price tag tan on back panel. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.

Published by Scorpion 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Mungobooks, Poole, United KingdomMungobooks
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1st printing hardback in clipped jacket. Book and jacket in near fine condition with no inscriptions. A nice copy. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request.

Published by Scorpion Press 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: near Very Good. First edition. First printing. Pp 70. Black cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and unclipped dust jacket. The dust jacket is tanned and slightky chipped.… ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Published by Scorpion Press. Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK, 1969
Seller: lamdha books, Wentworth Falls, Australialamdha books
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Add to basketFirst edition: octavo; hardcover, with gilt spine-titling; 70pp. Boards sunned and spotted along the top edges; a heavy bump to the bottom edges; faint offset and mild spotting to the endpapers; text block top edge lightly spotted. Price-clipped dustwrapper heavily sunned along the spine panel with some rubbing and spots; some c…hipping and edgewear; now backed by archival-quality white paper and professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.
Published by Scorpion Press, Suffolk, England 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, CanadaJ. Wyatt Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. slight edgewear, unclipped dustjacket a bit scuffed and soiled, 70pp, NF/G. Book.

Published by Scorpion Press, Lowestoft, Suffolk 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The Bookshop at Beech Cottage, Newbury, United KingdomThe Bookshop at Beech Cottage
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 70pp. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Touch of shelf wear and hint of fade to cloth at top and tail of spine and lower edge. Single tiny mark on top page edge. Inscription by the author on first title page dated July 1969 - "…For Vernon". No other inscriptions. Appears unread. Unclipped cream dust jacket with black lettering on pink title plate on face. Sun faded pink and black lettering on spine. Small vertical tear to top edge of front panel. Clear reinforcing tape to inside dj at top of spine area and also at back of tear. This is Porter's third collection of poems. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Scorpion Press, Suffolk, England 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, CanadaJ. Wyatt Books
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st UK Edition. Not price-clipped, spine sunned, light edgewear, unmarked, 70pp, NF/VG. Book.
More imagesPublished by Lowestoft, Suffolk Scorpion Press 1969 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United KingdomChaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB
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Add to basketFIRST EDITION, Signed, Presentation Copy from the Author. 8vo. black cloth hardback in dust jacket. 70pp. With a loose newspaper review. Signed, Presentation inscription from the Author in ink to half-title page. No other markings or inscriptions. Dust jacket not price-clipped. Slight sunning to dust jacket spine, else a VERY GO…OD COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. (Shelf 70) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Published by Scorpion Press, Lowestoft, UK 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, United KingdomCamilla's Bookshop
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bound in clean dark grey cloth with bright, gilt titles to spine, this 1969 hardback First Edition is VG in Vg wrapper (unclipped). 70pp with 36 Poems including the following: The Last of the Dinosaurs, Seahorses, The Recipe, Why we get Drunk, At th…e theatre on Valentines Day, After the Temptation and The eclipse of Lady Silvertail. Handback book has suggestion of rubbing to bottom of spine and bottom edge of front board: wrapper has small nick at top of spine; rear panel of wrapper is slightly faded. Otherwise VG.
Published by Scorpion Press 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United KingdomBookcase
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: V.gd.ex.acad.lib.usual Marks. Dust Jacket Condition: V.gd. d/w Access Label. First. 0.0.
More imagesPublished by Scorpion Press, Middlesex 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United KingdomClearwater Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of the author's third collection, this copy inscribed by the author to fellow poet Peter [Redgrove]. Slim 8vo. 70pp. Black cloth lettered in gold at the spine. Top edge lightly spotted and with two tiny touches of spott…ing to the title-page. A virtually fine copy in very good non-price-clipped publisher-laminated dust wrapper. Thirty-six poems. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Pakefield, Lowestoft, Suffolk, Scorpion Press 1969. 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Larsen Books, Exeter, AustraliaLarsen Books
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Add to basketFirst edition. Signed by the author. Hardcover. Some light scattered foxing on the endpapers and top edge, otherwise very good in very dustjacket (sterling price intact) with some light soiling and a few tiny professionally closed tears. Porter's third collection of poems, this copy inscribed "For Les Murray, Peter Porter (6:ix.…'74)", making it a nice association copy between two major Australian poets.
More imagesPublished by Manor House Scorpion Press 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United KingdomShapero Rare Books
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Add to basketFirst edition, first impression, dedication copy with ALS loosely inserted; 8vo; trivial spotting to endpapers, else unmarked internally; publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped dust-jacket, spine toned, minor dust-soiling, else very good. The dedication copy of Porter's third collection of poetry, i…nscribed in the dedication page, 'in admiration + affection, Peter NF Porter June 25th., 1969.' The dedicatee was the Scottish poet and novelist George Mann Macbeth. Loosely inserted is an ALS dated Wednesday 25th June, 'Dear George, Here is your dedicatee's copy of my book. I think Scorpion have made it look quite pleasant - the colour + design of the jacket are perhaps appropriate to an elderly liberal backslider. Yours, Peter'.

Published by Unicorn Press, Santa Barbara, CA 1920
Seller: Montecito Rare Books, Goleta, U.S.A.Montecito Rare Books
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Fine. Broadsides are Fine overall; two have some tanning, the rest are Very Fine. Includes separate broadsides for TOC, Limitation/Copyright, editor's introduction, and biographical notes. Folder is Very Good; mild bumping to extremities; minor stains; a bit of silverfishing near edges; else Fine. Limitati…on page notes: "Typography by Alan Brilliant. Printed by Noel Young. Copyright MCMLXX. Unicorn Press books are published by Alan Brilliant and Teo Savory. No 119 of 375 copies." Unicorn Press moved to Greensboro, NC, in 1973, and is still in operation. Book.
More imagesPublished by Unicorn Press, (Santa Barbara, California 1970
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketUnbound. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Edited and with an introduction by Edward Lucie-Smith. Folio, folder measuring approximately 13" x 20". Ten broadsides of varying colors and sizes laid into a printed protective folder along with an introduction sheet, limitation sheet, bio sheet, and sheet listing the poets' names.…Four broadsides with small tab remnants at the corners of the blank verso, folder with a bit of creasing near the crown, near fine. The poets represented are Ted Hughes, Nathaniel Tarn, Edward Lucie-Smith, Charles Tomlinson, Peter Redgrove, Lee Hartwood, Adrian Henri, Brian Patten, Peter Porter, and George McBeth. Typography by Alan Brilliant. Printed by Noel Young.
More imagesUnicorn Folio: A British Folio. Series Three, Number Two (broadsides)
Lucie-Smith, Edward (editor). Brian Patten; Lee Harwood; Adrian Henri; George Macbeth; Peter Redgrove; Charles Tomlinson; Peter Porter; Nathaniel Tarn; Edward Lucie-Smith; Ted Hughes. (contributors)
Published by Unicorn Press 1970
- First Edition
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, U.S.A.Eureka Books
Contact seller5-star sellerBroadside. First Edition. Broadsides of varying sizes, housed in illustrated blue folder with inside pocket. Limitation sheet, introductory notes by Edward Lucie-Smith, and brief biographies of contribtors are on separate sheets. First edition (first printing). Limited edition, #202/375 copies. Contents are near fine. The Macbet…h and Porter broadsides are slightly toned from adjacent broadsides. The Tarn broadside is tanned at edges. Folder with slight surface scuffs.