The Shepherd's Calendar: Manuscript and Published Version
Manchester: Carcanet, 2006. Paperback. Small 8vo, wraps, very good, minor wear, purchased in a collection of Clare material owned by Eric Robinson; has "ER" in pencil on flyleaf.
John Clare
Books by and about John Clare, from the collection of Eric Robinson, the editor of scholarly editions of Clare's works.
The Shepherd's Calendar: Manuscript and Published Version
Manchester: Carcanet, 2006. Paperback. Small 8vo, wraps, very good, minor wear, purchased in a collection of Clare material owned by Eric Robinson; has "ER" in pencil on flyleaf.
John Clare by Himself
Manchester: Carcanet / Fyfield, 2002. Paperback. Trade wraps, about fine, although not stated, from the collection of editor Eric Robinson.
Selected Poems and Prose of John Clare - inscribed lovingly by editor Robinson
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978. Paperback. Small 8vo, wraps, very good, light wear and tanning, inscribed by Robinson, "To ____with love and hope and trust."
John Clare's Birds -- editor Eric Robinson's own copy
New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. First printing. Hardcover. Small 8vo, boards in dust jacket, nice copy with Robinson's pencil check marks throughout, plus a few pencil notes. With laid in postcard from a friend of Robinson's from 1997: "Dear Eric, I felt I ought to return your bird book.....
The Shepherd's Calendar
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Hardcover. Boards in dust jacket, fine copy, although not stated, from the collection of the editor, Eric Robinson, with "ER" in pencil on flyleaf.
The Prose of John Clare
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1951. First printing. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket, good copy, quite a bit of foxing to jacket, text block edges, outermost pages front and back, light wear to jacket. Although not stated, from the collection of Eric Robinson, a major John Clare scholar, with "ER".....
The Poems of John Clare, 2 volumes, Eric Robinson's copy
London: J. M. Dent, 1935. First printing. Hardcover. 2 volumes, red cloth gilt, very good, with 'ER' on flyleaf of first volume, purchased in a lot of Clare material from the library of Eric Robinson, the main editor of Clare's works in scholarly Oxford editions. This edition was probably the.....
Northborough Sonnets
Manchester: The Mid Northumberland Arts Group / Carcanet, 1995. First printing. Paperback. 8vo, wraps, very good copy, "ER" in pencil on flyleaf, purchased in a collection of books by and about Clare from the library of Eric Robinson, chief editor of Clare's poems in Oxford editions.
The Journals, Essays, and the Journey from Essex
Manchester: Carcanet New Press, 1980. First printing. Hardcover. Boards in dust jacket, very good, some uneven fading to jacket, and although not stated, from the collection of Clare scholar Eric Robinson (has ER in pencil on flyleaf, and one small ink mark on p. 70.
John Clare's Autobiographical Writings, inscribed by Robinson
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo, boards in colorful dust jacket, very good plus copy with lightest wear to jacket, inscribed to a Tom Brown from Robinson; purchased in a lot of Clare material from the library of Eric Robinson, the main editor of Clare's works in.....
John Clare; The Summons -- editor's own copy
(Market Drayton, Shropshire): Tern Press, 1989. First printing. Paperback. Trade edition in sewn wraps, small 8vo, illustrated front cover, about fine copy, "ER" in pencil on title page, purchased in a collection of books by and about Clare from the editor Eric Robinson's own library.
The Parish - editor's own copy with note from publisher
Harmondsworth: Viking Penguin, 1985. First printing. Hardcover. Boards in colorful dust jacket, about fine copy. With typed note to Robinson, the editor of this work, from the agent of the publisher, sending Robinson three copies of The Parish and writing about other related matters.
The Parish - inscribed by Robinson
Harmondsworth: Viking Penguin, 1985. First printing. Hardcover. Boards in colorful dust jacket, about fine copy. Inscribed on first blank to a Tom Brown from Robinson; purchased in a group of Clare books from Robinson's own library, so apparently ungifted.
The Later Poems of John Clare -- Eric Robinson's copy
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1964. First printing. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket, jacket shows some use and wear, with "ER" written in pencil on flyleaf, purchased in a lot of Clare material from the library of Eric Robinson, the main editor of Clare's works in scholarly Oxford editions. 286 pp.....
The Early Poems of John Clare 1804-1822, vol. I -- leatherbound edition from the collection of Eric Robinson
Oxford: Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press, 1989. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo, finely bound in quarter green niger, gilt titled, over marbled boards, by the Athene Bindery, Wootton, Woodstock, Oxon. Fine copy. Either bound specially by the publisher for the editor or commissioned by Robinson himself, purchased in a lot of.....
The Early Poems of John Clare 1804-1822, vol. I -- leatherbound edition from the collection of Eric Robinson
Oxford: Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press, 1989. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo, finely bound in quarter green niger, gilt titled, over marbled boards, by the Athene Bindery, Wootton, Woodstock, Oxon. Near copy with just a touch of mellowing to spine color. Either bound specially by the publisher for the editor or.....
John Clare Flower Poems, with note from Kovesi to Clare scholar Eric Robinson
Bangkok: M&C Services, 2001. First printing. Paperback. 8vo, wraps, near fine copy. With half-sheet of Oxford Brookes University stationary with a note from Kovesi giving this book to Eric Robinson; purchased in a lot of Clare material from the library of Eric Robinson, the main editor of Clare's works in.....
Northborough Sonnets
Manchester: Carcanet, Mid Northumberland Arts Group, 1995. Paperback. Editor Eric Robinson's own copy with "ER" in pencil on first page; near fine copy. 136 pp.
Selected Poems of John Clare -- Eric Robinson's copy
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1950. First printing. Hardcover. 12mo, cloth in dust jacket. Part of The Muse's Library. Eric Robinson's copy with his signature; he was the main editor of the scholarly Oxford edtions of Clare's works; great association copy!
Sketches in the life of John Clare, written by himself -- Eric Robinson's copy
London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1931. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo, cloth in remains of dust jacket, book very good, light wear and tanning. With "ER" in pencil on flyleaf, purchased in a lot of Clare material from the library of Eric Robinson, the main editor of Clare's works in scholarly Oxford editions. 121.....
John Clare Selected Poems
London: University Tutorial Press, 1968. First printing. Hardcover. 12mo, boards in dust jacket, very good, jacket a bit toned and used, with "ER" in pencil on flyleaf; purchased in a lot of Clare material from the library of Eric Robinson, the main editor of Clare's works in scholarly Oxford editions.....
Selected Poems of John Clare -- Eric Robinson's copy
London: William Heinemann, 1954. First printing. Hardcover. 12mo, boards in dust jacket, book very good, jacket good with some wear, chipping and loss, with ink ownership signature of Eric Robinson, Department of Economic History, University of Manchester, 1961; purchased in a lot of Clare material from the library of Eric.....
A Relish for Eternity: the Process of Divinization in the Poetry of John Clare -- Eric Robinson's copy
Salzburg, Austria: Universitat Salzburg, 1976. First printing. Paperback. 8vo, wraps, good with some chipping to front cover, uneven fading and discoloration to wraps, signed by Eric Robinson, the main editor of Clare's works for Oxford. 276 pp.
Rambles with John Clare
Helpston, UK: C. E. Cutforth, 1978. First printing. Paperback. Wraps, very good, 64 pp, illustrated, signed by the photographer, Cutforth, and with note from Eric Robinson, the editor of Clare's poetry for Oxford, saying that this book was given to him by a Dr. Bell at the Peterborough Historical Society.....