Shelton Lea; Jenni Mitchell
Melbourne: Eaglemont Books, 1993.

Collection of Lea’s love poems, published by his own Eaglemont Press in June 1993, limited to 1000 unnumbered copies, with drawings throughout by Jenni Mitchell, whose portrait of Lea from her Australian poets’ portraits series appears on the cover. Poems selected by Patrick McCauley; some had previously appeared in Overland and in Lea’s earlier collection Poems From A Peach Melba Hat. This copy signed by both Lea and Mitchell, with a flyer for Lea’s Eaglemont Books, at 81 Silverdale Road, ‘Specialising in Australian poetry. Call Shelton’, laid in.

[Marcus Annaeus Lucanus]; Nicholas Rowe
London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753.

English translation of the Latin epic by the Roman poet Lucan, on the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great.

Jeff Goldberg
Philadelphia: Red Room Books, 1972.

First three issues of the literary journal CONTACT edited by Jeff Goldberg, all published in the space of 5 days in December 1972. These initial issues containing Goldberg’s A Week in Philadelphia, and other writings by Goldberg, Victor Bockris, Andrew Wylie, Marty Watt, and Ken Bluford. CONTACT ran for only 7 issues, however after issue 3 there was a change in editorial direction with the remaining issues largely focusing on an individual writer and running with contributions from a wider pool rather than the focused combined output of these Philadelphians, from their young and heady days trying to make their lives as poets.

Geoffrey Dutton; John Olsen
Melbourne: The Lytlewode Press, 1998.

One of 30 deluxe copies from the total edition of 175 numbered copies signed by John Olsen and Robert Littlewood containing ten original signed etchings by John Olsen. The deluxe issue bound in brown kangaroo leather by Friedhelm Pohlmann also contains a tipped in sheet of original manuscript by the poet, ten original photographs of the artist and the poet signed by the publisher, five pieces of typescript correspondence hand signed by the publisher, 2 additional unsigned Olsen etchings, and an envelope containing a CD of Dutton reciting his poem. The recording of the CD made only weeks before Dutton’s death. New York Nowhere was Dutton’s last literary work, reflecting on the poet’s stroke and recovery in a New York hospital. Also included is the original prospectus and The Australian Magazine Dec 12-13, 1998 with the cover story on this work.

[George] Essex Evans; Alek Sass [Alexander Phillip Sass]
Brisbane: H. J. Diddams & Co., 1909.

Queensland poetry by George Essex Evans illustrated by Alexander Phillip Sass in a mythological medieval style with numerous nude female figures. Queen of the North: A Jubilee Ode has previously been misattributed as a posthumous publication, Evans having died in November of 1909, however this has been proven incorrect, and is actually the final published work.

J. Willis Grey
London, Paris, and New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, No date.

English love poetry circa 1890. Illustrated by J. Willis Grey.

J. H. Hoeufft
Dordraci: Peter van Braam, 1795.

Poems by Anaccreon (ca. 575-495 BC), a Greek lyric poet who wrote in the Ionic dialect here translated into Latin by J.H. Hoeufft. His works were meant to be sung or recited to lyre music, and included hymns as well as less virtuous drinking and love songs.

Johan Bergman
Goteborg: Wettergren & Kerber, 1894.

Poetry by Swedish archeologist and parliamentarian Johan Bergman (1864-1951).