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Oxford : Sycamore Press, (1971). First edition. A poem in three parts.
Post 8vo (21cm). Single white sheet, printed in red and black, folding to form three leaves; very good in the original mailing envelope.

£15

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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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Hitchin : Mandeville Press, 1976. First edition. New poems from David Day, Joan Downar, Freda Downie, John Fuller, Jenny Joseph, Katharine Middleton, John Mole, Christopher Pilling, Lawrence Sail, Michael Schmidt, Peter Scupham, C. H. Sisson, George Szirtes, Anthony Thwaite and Andrew Waterman. Loosely inserted are two signed 1976 autograph notes on Mandeville notepaper from the publisher (and contributor) Peter Scupham, and the separately printed press flyer.
Demy 8vo (23cm). [24]pp. Original teal wrappers, lettered in red; very good.

£20

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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1980. First edition. Signed by Peter Scupham on the half-title. A collection of fifty-four poems, including “Stage Wardrobe”, “War Zone”, “South Cadbury”, “Stubble Fires”, etc.
Demy 8vo (22cm). [viii],(56)pp. Original white wrappers, lettered and with a photograph by Toby Scupham in sepia; small mark on lower wrapper; a few edge spots, but a good copy.

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