Thirty Preliminary Poems by George Barker (10 results)

Stiff green printed boards, with French flaps. A nice copy in the glasine dust jacket, which is chipped along the spine.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Slim octavo. Green printed stiff paper boards with French flaps. Fine with only remnants of the original acetate dustwrapper laid in. The author's first book of verse.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Slim 8vo. 37pp. Original publisher's boards with an integral French-flapped paper wrapper. Several preliminary and concluding leaves quite lightly spotted. This copy from the library of Georgian poet Wilfred Gibson, with his name neatly inked to the head of the front free endpaper, above which is a short inked alpha-numeric string added by a subsequent owner. A very good copy, lacking the original unprinted glassine protector (but with a fresh sheet of acetate supplied). The author's first collection of verse, which was preceded only by his novel 'Alanna Autumnal', published earlier the same year. Eighteen poems.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hard cover with green paper sleeve and edge/flap on cardboard, price 2/6. Only very minor edge wear, no dust jacket issued. Includes a typed poem - Bamborough Castle and 37 clean pages. Published in 1933 the poet's first book is in very good condition.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. A bright first edition of celebrated twentieth century poet George Barker's debut poetry collection. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original paper covered boards with French flaps, price unclipped.Retaining the rear wrap and flyleaf of the original glassine.George Barker's first collection of poems.Barker was identified with the New Apocalyptics movement, which reacted against 1930s realism with mythical and surreal themes. In the publisher's original paper covered boards, with French flaps. Front flyleaf unclipped. Back strip age toned, with minor losses of paper to back strip head and tail. Light spotting to text block fore edge. Retaining the rear wrap and rear flyleaf of the original glassine, with significant chips and closed tears of perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. book.

First edition. Printed boards. Top edge spotted, else a fine copy in original glassene jacket, with two very small chips. The author's first published collection of poetry.

First edition. 37 pp. Scattered foxing, else near fine in integral printed wrappers over boards. Lacks unprinted glassine. Dated (Oct 33) and SIGNED by Barker on the first leaf. Additionally dated (1933) and signed by poet John Pudney. Barker's first collection of poems.

First Edition. First printing. Green paper over boards; 37pp. Evidence of old sticker on ffep. Moderate wear, lightly soiled and sunned, with only a very trace of foxing; dustjacket flap unclipped; Very Good. Poet's first book. Quite uncommon.

First edition. 8vo., original green boards, lettered in black, original publishers glassine jacket. [London], David Archer, The Parton Press. A very good, clean copy, ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, the glassine jacket edge worn, with some loss to the lower portion. .

First Edition. First Printing. Green paper over boards; dustjacket; fragile glassine still present; 37pp. Signed by the poet. Poet's first book. Spine sunned else about Fine. Dustjacket unclipped (priced 2/6). Glassine chipped and brittle. An attractive copy and quite scarce signed.