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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.

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Manchester : Phoenix Pamphlet Poets, (1972). First edition : one of the regular copies in wrappers. Inscribed, signed and dated (1983) by Peter Scupham on the half-title. A collection of seventeen poems, including “College Reunion”, “Eye Clinic”, “Waiting Room Fish”, etc.
Post 8vo (21cm). 26,[ii]pp. Original monochrome stapled wrappers; wrappers and endleaves faintly marked and spotted, but otherwise a very good copy.

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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; very mild tanning of endpapers; a very good copy in the pale green Anthea Lawrence dust-jacket, printed in darker green – just lightly tanned and with a single short nick. Lewis 41.

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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. A review copy, with the publisher’s flyer and a typed letter requesting the review.
Demy 8vo (23cm). [24]pp. Original teal wrappers, lettered in red; very lightly bruised, but still a very good copy indeed.

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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.

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Hitchin : Mandeville Press, 1977. First edition : limited to 150 copies. This copy marked “out of series” and signed by all three of the contributing poets. A poem and an illustration from Szirtes, four poems from Neil Powell, and a poem (“Fore-Edge Painting”) from Peter Scupham.
Demy 8vo (23cm). [12]pp. Original sage wrappers, lettered and decorated n black; very good indeed.

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Hitchin : Mandeville Press, 1977. First edition : one of fifty numbered copies (of 150) signed by all three of the contributing poets. A poem and an illustration from Szirtes, four poems from Neil Powell, and a poem (“Fore-Edge Painting”) from Peter Scupham.
Demy 8vo (23cm). [12]pp. Original orange wrappers, lettered and decorated in black; very good indeed.

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[Hitchin : Privately Printed, 1978]. First separate edition. A Christmas card, with this Scupham poem, inscribed, signed and dated (1978) by Peter Scupham.
Post 8vo. Single folding sheet of light blue card (130 x 195mm), printed and decorated in black. Very good. No copy located in any major library worldwide.

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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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