Jack Clemo Edward Lucie Smith Macbeth (43 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Penguin Poets D80.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback in good condition. Pages are tanned.

Condition: Good. 1969. New impression. Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Poetry - General". Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Good. 1969. New impression. Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Poetry - General". Not a first edition copy. . . .

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some light wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, edges and corners a little creased and worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but yellowing.

Glossy Pictorial Boards. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. Reprint 1970. .Please email for further details Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Illustrated (illustrator). Not Inscribed or Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Pages tanned. 128 pages.

First Edition. Condition: vg. vg 1st Penguin D80 1964 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Light wear to the covers, page edges tanned, 1964 Penguin first. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday in recyclable card packaging.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Penguin Books D-80. First printing of the true first edition - published as a paperback original. Cover photograph by Roger Mayne. ***Very good in illustrated card covers. The covers have some light wear commensurate with age and handling, but are generally clean. The edges of the covers are just slightly rubbed and creased, and there is some light rubbing to the edges of the spine - with a slight curve to the spine from reading, and a light vertical reading crease. No tears or bumps. Internally also very good, with neat ownership details in ink to the inside front cover and half-title page, the latter in calligraphic style. No other annotations. No creases or tears. Some light foxing to the first and last couple of pages, otherwise pages clean - paper stock just lightly tanned. No creases or tears. ***121 pages including notes to the poems of George MacBeth to the rear. 180mm x 110mm. ***'This series is an attempt to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing some twenty poems by each of three modern poets in a single volume. In each case the selection will be made to illustrated the poet's characteristics in style and form. Penguin Modern Poets 1,2,3,4, and 5 have already appeared and further volumes are in preparation.' (Quote taken from the back cover). The series eventually ran to 27 volumes, published between 1962 and 1979. ***First printing of the true first edition, in its original card covers - a good reading copy. ***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. Cover photo by Roger Mayne (illustrator).…

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Penguin Books D-80. First printing of the true first edition - published as a paperback original. Cover photograph by Roger Mayne. ***Very good in illustrated card covers. The covers have some light wear commensurate with age and handling but are generally very clean. No bumps or tears - just some light rubbing to the extremities, with slight surface loss to the base of the spine. There is a small nick an crease to the centre edge of the back cover. The spine is still flat with no vertical reading creases. Spine tight. Edges of page block tanned as usual. Internally also very good, with a previous owner's name in blue biro pen to the top corner of the half-title page. The inner back cover and last couple of pages have a light stain at the bottom - not very noticeable, but the internal pages are clean, with no foxing. Paper stock lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***121 pages including notes to the poems of George MacBeth to the rear. 180mm x 110mm. ***'This series is an attempt to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing some twenty poems by each of three modern poets in a single volume. In each case the selection will be made to illustrated the poet's characteristics in style and form. Penguin Modern Poets 1,2,3,4, and 5 have already appeared and further volumes are in preparation.' (Quote taken from the back cover). The series eventually ran to 27 volumes, published between 1962 and 1979. ***First printing of the true first edition, in its original card covers - a good reading copy. ***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. Cover photo by Roger Mayne (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: GOOD (BELOW AVERAGE). No Jacket. This is a Reprint. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: Mass Market Paperback. Inscribed By Previous Owner.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Penguin Books D-80. First printing of the true first edition - published as a paperback original. Cover photograph by Roger Mayne. ***Very good in illustrated card covers. The covers have some light wear commensurate with age and handling but are generally very clean. No bumps or tears - just some light rubbing to the extremities. The spine is still flat with no vertical reading creases and is very clean. Spine tight. Edges of page block tanned as usual. Internally also very good, with a previous owner's name in red biro pen to the top corner of the half-title page. The inner covers and first and last couple of pages are lightly foxed, but the internal pages are clean, with no foxing. Paper stock lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***121 pages including notes to the poems of George MacBeth to the rear. 180mm x 110mm. ***'This series is an attempt to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing some twenty poems by each of three modern poets in a single volume. In each case the selection will be made to illustrated the poet's characteristics in style and form. Penguin Modern Poets 1,2,3,4, and 5 have already appeared and further volumes are in preparation.' (Quote taken from the back cover). The series eventually ran to 27 volumes, published between 1962 and 1979. ***First printing of the true first edition, in its original card covers. A better than average copy. ***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. Cover photo by Roger Mayne (illustrator).…

Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Penguin Books D-80. First printing of the true first edition - published as a paperback original. Cover photograph by Roger Mayne. ***Near fine in illustrated card covers. The covers have some light wear commensurate with age and handling but are generally very clean - very slight surface loss to the spine in places. No bumps or tears - just some light rubbing to the extremities. The spine is still quite flat with no vertical reading creases. Spine tight. Edges of page block tanned as usual. Internally also near fine, with no previous ownership marks. The inner cover edges are lightly tanned, and the internal pages are clean, with no foxing. Paper stock lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***121 pages including notes to the poems of George MacBeth to the rear. 180mm x 110mm. ***'This series is an attempt to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing some twenty poems by each of three modern poets in a single volume. In each case the selection will be made to illustrated the poet's characteristics in style and form. Penguin Modern Poets 1,2,3,4, and 5 have already appeared and further volumes are in preparation.' (Quote taken from the back cover). The series eventually ran to 27 volumes, published between 1962 and 1979. ***First printing of the true first edition, in its original card covers. A superior copy. ***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. Cover photo by Roger Mayne (illustrator).…

Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Penguin Books D-80. First printing of the true first edition - published as a paperback original. Cover photograph by Roger Mayne. ***Near fine in illustrated card covers. The covers have some light wear commensurate with age and handling but are generally very clean. No bumps or tears - just some light rubbing to the extremities. The spine is still quite flat with a very light vertical reading crease. Spine tight. Edges of page block tanned as usual, and lightly foxed to the fore-edge. Internally also near fine, with no previous ownership marks. The inner back cover and half-title page are lightly foxed, but the internal pages are clean, with no foxing. Paper stock lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***121 pages including notes to the poems of George MacBeth to the rear. 180mm x 110mm. ***'This series is an attempt to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing some twenty poems by each of three modern poets in a single volume. In each case the selection will be made to illustrated the poet's characteristics in style and form. Penguin Modern Poets 1,2,3,4, and 5 have already appeared and further volumes are in preparation.' (Quote taken from the back cover). The series eventually ran to 27 volumes, published between 1962 and 1979. ***First printing of the true first edition, in its original card covers. ***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. Cover photo by Roger Mayne (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. 1964. First Paperback Edit. Paperback. 8vo.Good copy Poetry. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1964. First Paperback Edit. Paperback. 8vo.Good copy Poetry. . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Book condition: VG/Fine with reading crease to spine. A bright copy.

Condition: Good. 1967 edition. Bumps/wear at edges/corners. Marks, scratches and fading to cover. Tanning/foxing/scratches at text blocks. Tanning at page edges. Creasing at a few page corners. Text good and legible.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. softcover, 121 pages, pages a little browned, otherwise very good. shelf 163.

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Penguin Modern Poets 6. Contains works by Jack Clemo, Edward Lucie-Smith, & George MacBeth. Cover based on a photograph by Roger Mayne. This selection first published 1964, this copy is the 1970 reprint. Mass market paperback. Printed in Great Britain. Ex-library copy with minimal library markings (small ink stamps to first & last pages, nothing external), shelfwear with some rubbing to cover, mild marginal toning, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 121pp. SB-99. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. There is something wonderfully specific about Penguin Modern Poets 6 (1967) ?a slim, unassuming paperback that looks like it might contain a few poems to pass the time, but in fact carries the quiet ambition of redefining how poetry should sound, feel, and occasionally unsettle you. Featuring Jack Clemo, Edward Lucie-Smith, and George MacBeth, this is one of those curated Penguin volumes that manages to be both very of its time and oddly resistant to it. Published in 1967, when poetry was still expected to do something meaningful (or at least look like it was trying), this collection gathers three distinct voices and places them side by side, like guests at a dinner party who may or may not get along. Clemo brings a stark, elemental intensity shaped by isolation and landscape; Lucie-Smith offers a more urbane, polished perspective, the kind that suggests he knows exactly what he?s doing (and might be quietly judging you for not quite keeping up); and MacBeth moves between the two with a tone that feels both contemporary and faintly restless, as though aware that poetry itself might be under scrutiny. The result is not so much a unified collection as a literary conversation?sometimes harmonious, sometimes slightly awkward, but always interesting. You can dip in and out, compare styles, pick favourites, or simply enjoy the fact that Penguin once thought it perfectly reasonable to package three poets together and trust the reader to sort it out. Condition-wise, this copy is listed as Good , which in Crappy Old Books language suggests a life well-lived rather than one carefully preserved. Expect some wear to the cover, a spine that has softened with time, and pages that may carry the faint echoes of previous readers?perhaps a student, perhaps a poet in waiting, perhaps someone who bought it in 1972 with every intention of becoming more cultured. It has, in short, the right kind of history for a book that has spent decades quietly insisting on its relevance. It?s not flashy. It won?t demand your attention. But it will sit there, modestly, ready to remind you that poetry doesn?t always arrive with fanfare?sometimes it comes in a small Penguin paperback, slightly worn, slightly enigmatic, and entirely confident that you?ll come back to it when you?re ready. A quietly thoughtful addition to any shelf, and a fine way to say: yes, I do occasionally read poetry? or at least I keep it within reach .…

Paperback. First Paperback Edit. Paperback. 121pp. Poetry by Jack Clemo,ÂEdward Lucie-Smith and George Macbeth. Pages tanned. Hint of rubbing. Very good copy.

Paperback. Condition: Reading copy only. Paperback. 121pp. Poetry by Jack Clemo,ÂEdward Lucie-Smith and George Macbeth. Pages tanned. Horizontal splits across spine. Very rubbed. Reading copy only.

Condition: Very Good. paperback, pages browned, text clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good condition.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 1st.ed. A tidy copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 1st ed. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Penguin 1964 First thus. Condition: Very Good. Clean copy - tight paperback binding with clear and complete text. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, 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.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Penguin 1964 first edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, 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.…