Keyes Sidney 1922 1943 (13 results)

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; xxiv, 124 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (portrait) ; 19 cm. Subjects; English poetry. English poetry 20th century. English literature; 20th century. English literature. 1 Kg.…

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; xxiv, 124 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (portrait) ; 19 cm. Subjects; English poetry. English poetry 20th century. English literature; 20th century. English literature. 1 Kg.…

Second Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxiv, 124 pages, unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 19cm. Subjects: Keyes, Sidney (1922-1943). Rilke, Rainer Maria (1875-1926). English poetry. 1 Kg.…

Second Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxiv, 124 pages, unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 19cm. Subjects: Keyes, Sidney (1922-1943). Rilke, Rainer Maria (1875-1926). English poetry. 1 Kg.…

First Edition, Second Printing. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Provenance: Lady Jellicoe's copy. Physical description; xxiv, 124 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (portrait) ; 19 cm. Subjects; Keyes, Sidney (1922-1943). English poetry -- 20th century. Poets, English -- 20th century -- Biography. 1 Kg. …

First Edition, Second Printing. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Provenance: Lady Jellicoe's copy. Physical description; xxiv, 124 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (portrait) ; 19 cm. Subjects; Keyes, Sidney (1922-1943). English poetry -- 20th century. Poets, English -- 20th century -- Biography. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Very good paperback copy in a very good dust-wrapper, now in protective plastic sleeve; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 48 pages 19 cm. Series: Routledge new poets. Subject: English poetry 20th century. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Very good paperback copy in a very good dust-wrapper, now in protective plastic sleeve; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 48 pages 19 cm. Series: Routledge new poets. Subject: English poetry 20th century. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 48 p. ; 19 cm. Notes; First published 1942. Subjects; English poetry 20th century. Poetry. Great Britain. Second World War. verse. poems by individual authors. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 48 p. ; 19 cm. Notes; First published 1942. Subjects; English poetry 20th century. Poetry. Great Britain. Second World War. verse. poems by individual authors. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[4] 57 [3]. Publisher's black quarter cloth, gilt titles to spine. Yellow paper over boards. With the typographic dust-jacket priced at 5s to front flap. Light green endpapers. Toning to text and endpapers due to cheaper paper stock. Toning also to edges of paper boards, and to dust-jacket. Jacket with one or two closed tears, and two small open tears to spine. Very good. Poems of natures romantic, classical, and political. One of Keyes' two collections; he was killed in action during WWII before having the chance to write more. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book rebound to a hardcover, usual library markings and stickers. Light wear to cover and pages.

First Edition. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION (second title is a second impression). Three volumes. A significant trio, formerly the property of Seamus Heaney's English teacher, poet W.J. Harvey (ink ownership to each volume). Octavos. Publisher's hardcovers and softcovers in dust-jackets. A used set, with chips and tears to wrappers, some sunning. The complete output of War Poet Sidney Keyes, who was killed in action during WWII before having the chance to write more. From the library of Northern Irish poet Professor William John Harvey (1925-1967). Harvey, a prominent academic, writer, Wordsworth and George Eliot scholar, and Chair of English at Queen's University, Belfast, taught future Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, who graduated with a First Class Honours. The personal copy of a man who helped shape one of the world's greatest and beloved poets. In recognition, Heaney published a posthumous collection of Harvey's poems (Carcanet Press, 1973) contributing a foreword in which he acknowledges the support and influence of John Harvey.…