Selected Poems. Chosen with a Preface by John Sparrow.
BETJEMAN, John.
Published by London: John Murray, 1948
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First edition, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Gerald & Robert, From, John Betjeman". This collection of poems was selected by the literary scholar John Sparrow, an "old friend and literary adviser of Betjeman" (Peterson), and the poems were carefully copy-edited by Sparrow and Betjeman together. Peterson A15. Octavo. Original red cloth, printed paper label to spine. With dust jacket. Spine cocked, ends and corners bumped; jacket worn with chips to edges and loss to one third of rear panel at head, couple of marks, unclipped: a very good in poor jacket. Seller Inventory # 186742
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Title: Selected Poems. Chosen with a Preface by ...
Publisher: London: John Murray, 1948
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Edition: 1st Edition
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Selected Poems . Chosen, With A Preface, By John Sparrow
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John Murray 1950, 2nd impression,, 1950
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Condition: Good. 1950. 1950 Reprint. 127 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, tears and chips. Light tanning to spine and edges. Moderate loss to spine ends. Seller Inventory # 1730461276TBE
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Selected poems / John Betjeman ; chosen with a preface by John Sparrow
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Betjeman, John 1906-1984, 1952
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1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Price-clipped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 127 pp. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Poetry. English. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 417907
Selected poems / chosen with a preface by John Sparrow
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Betjeman, John. Selected poems / chosen with a preface by John Sparrow. London: John Murray, 1948. Hardback, VG, no dustjacket. Red cloth, a little sunned to spine. Paper title label to spine. Binding strong. Light tanning to endpapers. xxii, 127pp., contents clean and bright. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1753366854548
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SELECTED POEMS Chosen with a preface by John Sparrow
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John Murray, London, 1948
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. 127 pages. 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. Red paper binding, black lettering on paper label. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: light wear and soiling to covers and spine, pages clean, binding tight. Condition of the dustjacket is GOOD: wear and soiling overall, several tears at edges, lower spine end missing, small hole in spine, spine darkened, price clipped, in new mylar wrapper. Poetry, RGR. Seller Inventory # 5505
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Selected poems / John Betjeman ; chosen with a preface by John Sparrow
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Betjeman, John 1906-1984, 1952
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1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Price-clipped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 127 pp. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Poetry. English. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 417907
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Selected Poems. Chosen with a Preface by John Sparrow. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
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John Murray, [1948], 1948
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Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Sm. 8vo., First Edition; original red cloth, wanting paper label at backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy. Peterson A15a; Stapleton, I.24. Seller Inventory # 17222
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Selected Poems. Chosen with a Preface by John Sparrow.
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John Murray, London, 1956
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Fourth printing noted on DJ. Nice copy in original red cloth. Inscribed by Betjeman (and uncommon thus); dated 1956. Seller Inventory # WB16455
Selected Poems. Chosen and with a preface by John Sparrow. (INSCRIBED)
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John Murray, London, 1948
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Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). This copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to writer and broadcaster Arthur Marshall, Betjeman's regular panel show partner. Slim 8vo. 127pp. Red cloth with a printed paper spine label. A very good copy in later fifth impression dust wrapper, which is non-price-clipped but lightly toned and dust soiled and with little internal reinforcement. Thirty-six poems. The inscription itself is a prime example of Betjeman wit: "To Arthur Marshall B.S.C., from his colleague on the engineering side. John Betjeman". It is difficult to imagine a less 'engineering' couple than this giggling two-some. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # GAM168
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Selected Poems. Chosen and with a preface by John Sparrow.
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London John Murray, 1948
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Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
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First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; publisher's red cloth, white paper title label to spine printed in black, browning to the half-title leaf from loose inserts, spine faded, otherwise very good. A major publication at the time which was included by Cyril Connolly as one of the Key 100 books of the modern movement. A slightly surprising literary association copy with the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'Inscribed fro Brian Aldiss the brilliant fellow J Betjeman V.X.MCMXLVIII'. The recipient would later become one of Britain's most celebrated writers of Science Fiction. At the time of the inscription, he was working in an Oxford bookshop that Betjeman patronised. Literary associations of Betjeman's major collections are rare. Seller Inventory # 110956
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Selected Poems. Chosen with a Preface by John Sparrow.
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Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
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First edition, signed limited issue. Number 8 of 18 copies, signed by the author and specially bound and printed on fine japon vellum. From the libraries of the publisher, bibliographer and novelist Michael Sadleir (1888-1957) and, latterly, the scholar and auctioneer Anthony Hobson (1921-2014), with their bookplates to the front pastedown. Peterson A15b. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut. Spine a little sunned, a few marks to boards. An excellent copy, internally fine. Seller Inventory # 102444
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