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COOK, Stanley, 1922-1991 : CONCRETE POEMS.

COOK, Stanley, 1922-1991 : CONCRETE POEMS.

Richmond : Keepsake Press, (1984). First edition : limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by Stanley Cook. Ten highly concrete poems, six richly silk-screened in colour, the remainder in black and white.
Demy 4to (28cm). [28]pp. Original stiffened blue-grey wrappers, printed in dark red and black; just a touch bruised; a few faint marks; one slight nick, but otherwise a very good copy of a scarce and fragile production. Lewis 72.

£50

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DEMIROVIC, Hamdija, 1953- : TWENTY-FIVE POEMS.

DEMIROVIC, Hamdija, 1953- : TWENTY-FIVE POEMS.

Richmond : Keepsake Press, (1980). First edition in English : one of thirty numbered copies (of 450) signed by both the Bosnian poet and the translator, Charles Causley (1917-2003). Translated and introduced by Causley.
Demy 8vo (22cm). [ii],44,[x]pp. Original white wrappers, lettered in red and with an illustration by Petar Waldegg in black; just faintly tanned at spine, but otherwise very good. Lewis 59.

£25

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PENMAN, John, 1913-1994 : A LATE HARVEST.

PENMAN, John, 1913-1994 : A LATE HARVEST.

Richmond : Keepsake Press, (1987). First edition : [one of 150 copies]. A collection of eighteen poems from the neurologist poet, including “Like Horses”, “Peterborough”, “Mystery at Glendurgan”, “Sunday Afternoon”, etc.
Demy 8vo (21cm). 34,[ii]pp. Original white wrappers, printed in green and brown; very good. Lewis 79.

£20

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SCUPHAM, Peter, 1933-2022 : THE GIFT : LOVE POEMS.

SCUPHAM, Peter, 1933-2022 : THE GIFT : LOVE POEMS.

Richmond : Keepsake Press, (1973). First edition : one of just thirty numbered copies in cloth (of 200) – signed by Peter Scupham. A collection of fifteen poems, with four coloured linocuts by Anthea Lawrence. Includes “Demure”, “As If”, “Languages”, etc. Loosely inserted is the compliments slip of Roy Lewis, the publisher of the Keepsake Press books.
Demy 8vo (23cm). [2],(26)pp. Illustrations. Original plain green cloth by John Brindley; just a touch bruised; mild tanning of endpapers; a very good copy in the Anthea Lawrence dust-jacket, printed in green – the jacket lightly tanned, with a couple of nicks and a single short tear, but also very good.

£50

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TOULSON, Shirley, 1924- : FOUR WAYS WITH A RUIN.

TOULSON, Shirley, 1924- : FOUR WAYS WITH A RUIN.

Richmond : Keepsake Press, 1976. First edition : one of 168 regular copies (of 180). A poem, with a linocut by Anthea Lawrence. Keepsake Poem No. 26.
Crown 4to (24cm). [4]pp. Original sand wrappers, lettered and decorated in black; very good indeed in the original Keepsake envelope – the envelope slightly marked.

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WIGHTMAN, George (George Brian Hamilton), 1933- : THE FOX AND THE PIG.

WIGHTMAN, George (George Brian Hamilton), 1933- : THE FOX AND THE PIG.

Richmond : Keepsake Press, 1973. First edition : limited to 180 copies. A poem, with a coloured linocut by Paul Peter Piech. Keepsake Poem No. 9.
Crown 4to (24cm). [4]pp. Original grey wrappers, printed in black; mild offsetting from image (as usual), but otherwise very good indeed, in the original Keepsake envelope.

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