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Collectible Books of Poetry and Engravings

Poetry encapsulates the beauty of language perfectly. Eloquently and deliberately worded, a poem can describe in vivid detail the inner workings of the mind like few other mediums can. Poetry accompanied by engravings helps bring that imagery to life. Our selection of collectible books of poetry captures the vivid imagery of some of the world’s finest poets such as Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde with subtle, moving images by world renowned engraving artists like Agnes Miller Parker. Experience the inner thoughts and emotions of these skilled wordsmiths like never before with poetry accompanied by engravings.

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cover of So Loved by Sister Margaret Tournour, a contemplative book with twenty-three inspirational wood engravings by Sister Margaret accompanied by biblical texts. cover of Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy accompanied by 72 wood engravings by one of the finest wood engravers of all time, Agnes Miller Parker. Introduction by Professor Ian Rogerson
So Loved
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By Sister Margaret Tournour. London: Primrose Hill Press, 2001. A contemplative book with twenty-three inspirational wood engravings by Sister Margaret accompanied by biblical texts. In an article in The Times, the world renowned British engraver Simon Brett characterized her strength as “the miniature, the small and delicate, and as Samuel Palmer noted of Blake, one [glimpses] here… corners of Paradise; the [most exquisite] pitch of intense poetry”. 198 x 129, 48 pp, paperback.


Sixty of Thomas Hardy's shorter poems accompanied by 72 wood engravings by one of the finest wood engravers of all time, Agnes Miller Parker. Introduction by Professor Ian Rogerson. London: Primrose Hill Press, 1998. 198 x 129 mm. 128 pp. Paperback.

Photo of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde with wood engravings by Garrick Palmer. photo of cover of A Shropshire Lad by A. E. Houseman with wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, a unique edition approved by The Housman Society with 56 illustrations
A Shropshire Lad
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By Oscar Wilde with wood engravings by Garrick Palmer. London: Primrose Hill Press, 1998. In 1895 Oscar Wilde was imprisoned for homosexuality. On his release, bankrupt and disgraced, he fled to France where he wrote his poetic masterpiece The Ballad of Reading Gaol. This poem is here illustrated by Garrick Palmer’s extraordinarily powerful engravings giving a new dimension to Wilde’s cry of pain. Oscar Wilde died in Paris at the age of 46. 198 x 129 mm, 48 pp. Hardback with dustjacket.

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By A. E. Houseman with wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. London: Primrose Hill Press, 1997. Second Printing. Introduction by Professor Ian Rogerson. A favorite in the English speaking world since its appearance in 1896, this unique edition combines the definitive setting of the poem (no mean achievement) approved by The Housman Society with 56 illustrations, drawn and engraved by, as contemporaries expressed it, “the finest wood engraver in the world today.” This “well produced publication…reveals a lesser known, more contemplative side of Agnes Miller Parker’s oeuvre – a foretaste of her poignant illustrations for the Limited Edition Club and Thomas Hardy’s novels” opined Joanna Selborne, Multiples (Nov 1995).

Engraving by Hilary Paynter printed from the block from a limited edition poem by Maryann Gashi-Butler, signed by author and artist, bound in wrappers, describing early morning runs through the English countryside
The Race
Our Price: $45.00
By Maryann Gashi-Butler. The Primrose Academy, 2009. A limited
edition by Maryann Gashi-Butler with two specially commissioned wood
engravings by Hilary Paynter printed from the block signed by author and
artist, bound in wrappers. The author describes in poetic verse early morning runs through
the English countryside in Oxfordshire,