Housman a E Alfred Edward (114 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket spine toned, some loss from jacket corners, small dealer bookplate on front endpaper. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1937 Hard Cover. vi, 36 pp. Housman's "Introductory Lecture on the Pursuit of Knowledge," delivered before the faculties of arts and laws and of science in University College London, October 3, 1892. …

Condition: Fine. reprint. Paperback, F. xvi+269pp, index, a fine copy. Contains the poems from 'A Shropshire Lad', 'Last Poems' and 'More Poems' as well as several uncollected pieces. 300 grams.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. A Shropshire Lad. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Last Poems. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Thus. First thus (Ford-Smith Folio 76 #574). Includes publisher's slipcase, with insert laid in. Bottom corner of slipcase along opening bumped causing 1/4 tear to paper and mild ripple to small portion of bottom edge (sounds worse than it looks). Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1986 Hard Cover. 101 pp. Illustrations by Patrick Procktor. "Few volumes of poetry in the English language have enjoyed as much success with both literary connoisseurs and the general reader as A.E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad, first published in 1896. Scholars and critics have seen in these timeless poems an elegance of taste and perfection of form and feeling comparable to the greatest of the classic. Yet their simple language, strong musical cadences and direct emotional appeal have won these works a wide audience among general readers as well. Here are poems that deal poignantly with the changing climate of friendship, the fading of youth, the vanity of dreams - poems that are among the most read, shared, and quoted in our language. …

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. 1st thus edition; decorative green & white c w/moderate wear and rubbing; owner's insc.; 73 clean, unmarked pages; in Very Good slipcase. adren Watson (illustrator). SIGNED By Artist.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 96 pages. Subjects: Shropshire (England); Poetry. Genre: Poetry. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 2nd printing (1986); beige c w/brown titles/decorations; in near fine lite brown slipcase; 101 clean, unmarked pages. Patrick Procktor (illustrator).

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 96 pages. Subjects: Shropshire (England); Poetry. Genre: Poetry. 1 Kg.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. HOUSMAN, A. E. A Shropshire Lad. Illustrated by Patrick Procktor. London: The Folio Society, 1986. Second impression. 101 pp. Bound in Wicotex natural linen cloth printed with a design by Patrick Procktor, in the original publisher's brown slipcase. Illustrated in colour by Procktor. Set in Plantin Light and printed by Jolly & Barber Ltd, Rugby, on Huntsman Super Opaque paper; bound by Butler & Tanner Ltd, Frome. Text design by Sebastian Carter. Very Good in Very Good slipcase. Internally clean and firmly bound, with pages remaining bright and unmarked. Cloth generally very well preserved, with a small light stain/mark to the spine. Original slipcase present with light storage wear. An attractive illustrated Folio Society edition of Housman's celebrated cycle of poems.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

First Edition, Eleventh Impression. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked green cloth boards, slightly dust-toned and edgeworn. Edges and prelims lightly foxed. Contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper. Remains well-preserved overall, with main text strong and clean. Physical description; 256 pages ; 20 cm. Contents; A Shropshire lad -- Last poems -- More poems -- Additional poems -- Translations -- Note on the text. Subjects; English poetry 19th-20th century. 1 Kg.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine-. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1936. First (1st) Printing (no later printings listed) of First American Edition. Fine- Condition. No Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, off-white, tight, straight and square, with bright gilt top-edge, and no markings of any kind. The Binding is full liberty blue cloth (color uniform throughout) with gilt design. title, and author's name to front board, gilt design, title, etc., to spine, unmarked, off-white endpapers, and corners square but showing some wear at tips. No Dust Jacket. See photos. xiii + 73 + i pages. 55 7/8" x 8 3/8". Preface by Laurence Housman, this is a collection of poems gathered after the author's death. Published at the same time as the British text, it contains textual variations.…

Third Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 78p. 19cm. Subjects: English poetry. 1 Kg.

First Edition, Eleventh Impression. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked green cloth boards, slightly dust-toned and edgeworn. Edges and prelims lightly foxed. Contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper. Remains well-preserved overall, with main text strong and clean. Physical description; 256 pages ; 20 cm. Contents; A Shropshire lad -- Last poems -- More poems -- Additional poems -- Translations -- Note on the text. Subjects; English poetry 19th-20th century. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hbk, 175 p. Previous owner's name on ffep as well as neat bookplate o/w a clean copy in very good condition. The dust-wrapper is tanned but still in pretty good condition. Contents : A Shropshire lad -- Last poems -- More poems -- Additional poems -- Translations -- Note on the text by John Carter. [Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward) 1859-1936 - English poetry] h2129. …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 71 pages, port. ; 21cm. Subjects: English poetry. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Text edges, preliminary and final leaves faintly foxed, with the interior remaining strong and clean. A well-preserved example overall. Physical description; xxii, 458 pages, 8 plates : facsimiles, genealogical table, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Edited by Henry Maas. Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-441). Contents; Early letters : 1875-1877 Oxford : 1877-1880 The patent office : 1885-1890 University College : 1892-1896 A Shropshire Lad : 1896-1910 Cambridge : 1911-1936 Letters on classical subjects. Subjects; Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward) (1859-1936) Correspondence. Poets, English 19th-20th centuries Correspondence. Classicists Great Britain Correspondence. 1 Kg.…