Buy this book on-line PHILIP LARKIN : The North Ship. PoemsThe Fortune Press, London, 1945
First edition of the author's first book, this being in un-noted binding variant in grey cloth, lettered in gold at the spine. Printed on Glastonbury watermarked paper by S.C.Jennings & Sons Ltd. Slim 8vo. 36pp. A touch of wear to two or three extremities. Some production fault creasing to two text leaves. A very good copy. No dust wrapper. Bloomfield (2002) notes: "White laid paper watermarked: 'I Batchelor & Sons Ltd | HAND MADE'. Copies are also found with paper watermarked: '[crown] | Glastonbury' and with mixtures of both. This is due to the owner of The Fortune Press habitually buying end runs of paper stock for his printers". Printed in an edition likely not exceeding 500 copies. Thirty-one poems. Bloomfield (2002) A1.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of PHILIP LARKIN : The North Ship. Poems. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. PHILIP LARKIN : The North Ship. PoemsFaber, London, 1966
A new edition of the author's first book, originally issued by The Fortune Press in 1945 and here enhanced with a new four-page introduction by the author and one additional poem. Slim 8vo. 48pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver at the spine. The backstrip cloth lightly faded and the free endpapers lightly toned. Former owner initials neatly embossed to the base of the front free endpaper, and also inkstamped to the base of the title page. A very good copy. No dust wrapper. Thirty-two poems. Bloomfield A1c.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of PHILIP LARKIN : The North Ship. Poems. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri rari, livres d'occasion, libri antichi, livres rares and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |