Introduction by Motion Andrew (9 results)

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Trade Paperback. Condition: New. No Jacket. New Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 688 pages. 7.75x5.06x7.76 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 688 pages. 7.75x5.06x7.76 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 688 pages. 7.75x5.06x7.76 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. A Special Edition published for Postscript Books in 2014. This edition, with an introduction by Andrew Motion, was first published by John Murray in 2006. With '01' on the printer's page. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. No bumps. Corners sharp. Covers clean and unmarked. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges perfectly clean with no foxing. Interior pages clean with no marks or inscriptions. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the publisher's printed price of £25.00. Extremities of dustwrapper just very slightly rubbed. No chips, creases or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***242mm x 164mm. 498 pages including Index of First Lines, and Index of Places and Counties compiled by Peter Taylor. ***Contents: Introduction by Andrew Motion, Mount Zion (1932), Continual Dew (1937), Old Lights for New Chancels (1940), New Bats in Old Belfries (1945), Selected Poems (1948), A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1954), Poems in the Porch (1954), Poems Written After 1954, High and Low (1966), A Nip in the Air (1974), Uncollected Poems (1982), Additional Poems, Summoned By Bells. ***''With his boundless energy and capacity to delight and inspire, John Betjeman (1906-1984) was the best-loved and most widely read poet of recent times. In the words of Philip Larkin, he "offers us something we cannot find in any other writer - a gaiety, a sense of the ridiculous, and affection for human beings and how and where they live, a vivid and vivacious portrait of mid-twentieth-century English social life". ***Since it was first published in 1958, "Collected Poems" has been re-issued several times to include "High and Low" (1960) and "A Nip in the Air" (1974), bringing together previously uncollected poems, and has sold more than two million copies. The present edition first appeared in 2006, marking the centenary of Betjeman's birth, and includes his verse autobiography "Summoned by Bells", and a new introduction by Andrew Motion." (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***First impression of this special edition of the Collected Poems of John Betjeman, in beautiful near fine condition. ***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. Please note that this is a large heavy book and will incur extra shipping charges if sold outside the UK.…

2014, xxii,547pp, Hardcover. As new! Pakketzending. "Poetry by Heart - based on the hugely successful nationwide schools competition, 200 magical poems to learn by heart 'The poems we learn stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become personal and invaluable, and what's more they are free gifts - there for the taking' Simon Armitage Two years ago former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion had the idea of setting up Poetry by Heart - a nationwide annual competition for secondary schools which asked contestants to learn two or three poems and be judged on their recitations, first at school level, then regional, then in a national final held at London's National Portrait Gallery. It's proved a huge success, with hundreds of schools participating in the first year, and numbers up by 20% in the second. Coinciding with the start of the third year of competition, and published on National Poetry Day whose theme coincidentally in 2014 is Recitation, this Poetry by Heart anthology brings together the pool of poems - 200 altogether - from which contestants make their choices. Specially picked by Motion and his three co-editors, these poems make up a treasure house - of almost-unknown poems and familiar poems from the mainstream; love poems and war poems; funny poems and heartbroken poems; poems that recreate the world we know and poems written on the dark side of the moon. And all chosen with a view to their being recited out loud. From William Wordsworth to Wilfred Owen, Emily Bronte to Elizabeth Bishop this wonderfully enjoyable anthology will be enjoyed by all ages and includes the best poets from the past to the present day. In a groundbreaking feature, the book includes QR codes which allow readers to use their mobile phones to listen to recordings of the poems - many of them specially recorded by the poets themselves. Sir Andrew Motion was Poet Laureate from 1999 till 2009, and is Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway College, London. Jean Sprackland'sTilt won the Costa Poetry award in 2008. She is a Reader in Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Julie Blake is co-Founder and Director of The Full English, an organization based in Bristol which provides support to teachers of English Literature. Mike Dixon is an educational consultant specializing in English in the classroom.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Slipcase. First Edition Thus. Xix, 472 Pp. Hardcover In Slipcase. First Printing Thus, 2001. Text Following The Third Penguin Edition (1988), With Removal Of Otho The Great, King Stephen, And Poems Of Doubtful Attribution. Quarter Leather, Gilt, Illustrated Boards, Green Endpapers. Fine In Fine Slipcase.…

First edition with these illustrations. Signed by David Gentleman. Publisher's quarter green leather over leaf illustrated boards, titles in gilt to the spine. Top edge green. Illustrated with three single page and six double page lithographs by David Gentleman. Housed in the publisher's slipcase. A superb fine copy, as new, retaining the folio society shipping carton. A beautifully illustrated and presented edition of Edward Thomas' poetry. Limited edition of 1250 of which this is hand-numbered 930 and signed by David Gentleman in black ink on the limitation page. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…