Poetry from Roz Hulse

Blunden, Edmund. The Poems of Wilfred Owen. London, Chatto and Windus, Phoenix Library 1st Edition 1933. 12mo. Purple boards, gilt title to spine. Pp135, Ads16. Boards rubbed at edges, sunned and ring stain to front. Neat ownership marks on front free endpaper of AF Rattenbury dated Winter 1937 together with the initials E.M.R and H.B.R. Arnold Rattenbury a noteable writer… Read more about this item

Pilling. Christopher, Foreign Bodies. Flambard Press, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1992. Ist Edition. 8vo. Card Covers. PP64. Author inscription on title page " Christmas 1992/To Arnold [Rattenbury]/with affection/and in admiration/from Chris/Christopher Pilling. Covers and pages tight, bright and clean, in excellent order. A small bump at top edge of spine. A neat book with an interesting provenance.

Thomas. R.S. Good. Selected Poems 1946-1968. Hart-Davis, MacGibbon Ltd, Granada Reprint 1980. 8vo. Brown Cloth, Gilt title to Spine. Unclipped dustwrapper. PP134. Neat signature of author Arnold Rattenbury on front free endpaper. Dustwrapper a little sunned to spine. Binding and all pages in tight, bright and clean condition throughout. A good Poetic Provenance.

Cole, Barry. Moonsearch. Metheun, London. 1968. 1st edition. 8vo. Softcover. PP55. Blue card wrapper, blue printed titles to front and spine. Unclipped wrapper with a little shelf wear to edges and age tone, bumped qat top edge. Foyles bookseller label laid on inside front cover, behind wrapper. All pages tight, bright and clean. A neat book.

Lee. Christopher. The Veins of Meaning. Enitharmon Press, London. 1980. 1st Edition. 8vo. Green Cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Unclipped dustwrapper. PP 37. Dustwrapper chipped at spine edges. Binding and pages in near new condition. Inscription in pencil on front free endpaper "Arnold - I found a / copy! Warm wished/Christopher." From the library of poet Arnold Rattenbury.… Read more about this item

Lucas. John. Chinese Sequence. Sceptre Press, Northamptonshire. 1st Limited Edition, nscribed by Author. Tall 8vo. Printed card Covers. Pp[4]. Numbered 8 of 100, with nos 1 to 30 signed by the poet. Inscribed Arnold: with love/ John 13.2.72. This book from the library of poet Arnold Rattenbury. A neat piece with poet to poet provenance.

Lee. Christopher. Under the Sun. Bodley Head. 1948. 1st Edition. 8vo. Red cloth covered boards,Dustwrapper. PP63. Dustwrapper damaged at spine with some small losses, unclipped. Covers faded in places. All pages tight, bright and clean.

Longden. John Miles, LPs and Singles. 1995. 1st Edition. 8vo. Illustrated card covers. Back cover has printed an incorrect ISBN number. Pp112. In almost 'as new condition throughout. A scarce book.

Pilling. Christopher. Snakes and Girls . School of English Press, Leeds. 1970. 1st Edition. Small 8vo. Card Covers. pp54. Signed by author on title page and inscribed by author "for Arnold Rattenbury/ 15.i.74". Tight, bright and clean throughout with an interesting poet to poet provenance.

Gooch. Steve,. Fast One. A Play. Solent Peoples Theatre, Southampton, 1982. 1st edition. 8vo. Illustrated card covers. PP 52. Covers and page edges lightly age toned. Inscribed on title page by author "With best wished from/ Steve."

Croft. Andy. Ghost Writer. Five Leaves Publications, nottingham. 2008, 1st Edition. 8vo. Card Covers illustrated by the cartoonist Martin Rowson. PP 83. In tight, bright and clean condition throughout. Inscribed on title page by author. "For Sim with love/+ remembering Arnold. This book is from the Rattenbury Library. An attractive book with an interesting provenance.

Cole. Barry. Inside Outside. New and Selected Poems. Shoestring, Nottingham. 1997. 1st Edition. 8vo. Printed Card Covers. PP102. All pages tight and bright.

Poole. Richard,. Words Before Midnight. Poetry Wales Press, Wales. 1981. 1st edition. 8vo. Printed card covers. Pp60. Covers sunned to edges, all pages tight, bright and clean.

Pilling. Christopher,. In All the Spaces On All the Lines. Phoenix Pamphlet Poets, Manchester, 1971. 1st Edition. 8vo. Printed Card Covers, Pp22 [2]. Covers and page edges foxed, otherwise tight, bright and clean.

Gittings. Robert,. American Journey, Twenty Five Sonnets. Heinemann, London, 1972. 1st edition. Printed card cover. PP 31. covers sunned, all pages tight, bright and tight. Inscribed by author on half title page "To Arnold/ with Love/ Robert". From the library of Poets, writer, stage designer Arnold Rattenbury. An interesting Poet to Poet provenance.

LINDSAY, Jack., Perspective for Poetry. Fore Publications, Key Essays No.1. 1944. 1st edition. 8vo, Illustrated card covers. Pp32. Pages age toned and covers foxed. Pages tight stapled. Shelf wear to edges. Clean and bright.

Rodriguez, Judith. The Cold. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Pamphlet Poets, Series two Number Five. 1992. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. 8vo. Grey card fold over card covers. Pp19. Grey printed text on cream paper. Covers show some light fading to spine. In clean tight and bright order throughout. Gift inscription from author on title page "To Arnold Rattenbury/and for… Read more about this item

Cole. Barry,. Dedications. Byron Press Pamphlet Series. Nottingham. 1st Edition. Limited No.2 of 25. Inscribed by author. 8vo. Pink card covers. Printed titles to back and front. Pp14[1]. Inscribed on title page by author "for Arnold - hoping/we'll one day meet!/ in respect - /Barry/Christmas '74. 3 little marks on front cover, otherwise in tight, bright and clean condition.… Read more about this item

Powys. T.F., No Painted Plumage. Chatto and Windus, London. 1941. 8vo Pelham Library 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue Cloth boards, white title to spine. Boards sunned to edges and spine. Small tear to cloth top edge spine, without loss. PP275. All pages tight, bright and clean. Neat ownership marks on front free end paper. In ink Geoffrey Mathews… Read more about this item

Ed. Madden. Lionel,. The Liberal. Verse and Prose from the South. Volume the First. The Vision of Judgement by Quevedo Redivivus. 1973. Scholar Press. Printed Card Covers. Pp39, pp30 blank as called for. Age tone to page edgers. Neat ownership mark of poet Arnold Rattenbury on front free end paper. Scarce publication.