Southey, Robert

Sir Thomas More: Or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society

Robert Southey · 1829 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, John Murray, 1829. Leather. An uncommon two volume set of this work by Robert Southey. The work is 'an exposition of Southey's mature social and political convictions: rejection of the Catholic claims and of the constitutional reform, support for high taxatio...

Sir Thomas More: Or Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society

Robert Southey, Esq. · 1829 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.79 | ¥78,054)

London, John Murray, 1829. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this political and social commentary from poet laureate Robert Southey in a fine binding. Complete in Two Volumes. With seven plates, collated complete. "His Colloquies of Society (1829) is a calm expositi...

The Devil&Apos;S Walk and the Devil&Apos;S Visit

Professor Porson; [Robert Southey]; [Samuel Taylor Coleridge] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

London, Marsh and Miller; William Kidd, 1830. First edition. Leather. A Birdsall bound first edition of two satirical poems about the devil bound together, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey's popular poem 'The Devil's Walk', and illustrat...

The Poetical Works and Remains of Henry Kirke White

Henry Kirke White; Robert Southey · 1852 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, George Routledge and Co. 1852. First edition. Leather. A scarce first thus edition of the collected poetical works of the renowned English poet Henry Kirke White. Henry Kirke White, who died at the tragically young age of twenty one, had a short but prolific literary c...

The Doctor, &C.

[Robert Southey] · 1834 · Rooke Books

£2,950.00 (€3,535.99 | $3,897.13 | ¥622,323)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1834-47 . First edition. Cloth. A complete set of Robert Southey"s miscellany, including the first appearance of his version of the well-loved children"s classic The Story of the Three Bears. The first edition of this misc...

The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

Robert Southey · 1850 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850. Leather. Two smartly bound volumes containing the poetical works of English writer of the Romantic school, Robert Southey. Complete in two volumes. Originally complete in one volume and here bound in two. With a portrait front...

A Vision of Judgement

Robert Southey · 1821 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.06 | $911.53 | ¥145,560)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Robert Southey's poem attacking the modern poets of his day, most especially targetting Lord Byron. The first edition of this work. Bound without the half-title and publisher...

The Doctor, &C.

Robert Southey; John Wood Warter [ed.] · 1862 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.15 | ¥14,556)

London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862 . Cloth. A new edition of Romantic poet Robert Southey's miscellany, complete in one volume. A new edition, complete in one volume.In a full maroon cloth binding, with a morocco spine label.A work by Robert Southey, an En...

The Works of William Cowper; Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations.

William Cowper; Robert Southey (ed.) · 1854 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, H.G. Bohn, 1854. Leather. Five volumes from Bohn's illustrated edition of Cowper's complete works, edited by the poet Robert Southey William Cowper was a forerunner of the Romantic poets of the late 18th century; his work celebrated nature and everyday life w...

The Remains of Henry Kirke White, of Nottingham, Late of St. John&Apos;S College, Cambridge

Henry Kirke White; edited by Robert Southey · 1823 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. Leather. A collection of poetic fragments from Henry Kirke White. With an account of White's life by Robert Southey. Including a frontispiece of White to the first volume. Tenth edition. Complete in two volumes. In deco...

Choice Pictures and Choice Poems

Various [inc. Henry Wadsworth Fellow, Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, Mary Howitt, Alfred Lord Tennyson] · 1865 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1865. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a collection of much-loved ballads from celebrated poets, brought to life by beautiful colour illustrations. The delightful first edition of A Book of Favourite Modern Ballads: Choice Pictures and ...

The Remains of Henry Kirke White, of Nottingham, Late of St. John&Apos;S College, Cambridge

Henry Kirke White; Robert Southey · 1823 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. Leather. A scarce collection of poetry by Henry Kirke White complete in two volumes, in full calf with gilt decoration. A scarce collection of poetic fragments by Henry Kirke White complete in two volumes, in full calf with ...

The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

Robert Southey · 1844 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844-47. Leather. An anthology of the collected poetical works of Romantic Poet Laureate Robert Southey. Complete in ten volumes.An anthology of the poetry of Robert Southey.Illustrated with a frontispiece and engraved title page to...

The Doctor &C.

Robert Southey · 1836 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1836 . First edition. Leather. The first US edition of Robert Southey's celebrated prose anthology, complete with two volumes bound in one, in a smart half calf binding. Complete in two volumes, bound in one. Bound in a lovely half calf with ...

The Pilgrim&Apos;S Progress, with a Life of John Bunyan by Robert Southey

John Bunyan; Robert Southey · 1830 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

London, John Murray, 1830 . First edition. Leather. The first edition thus of this work, being the first edition of Bunyan's magnum opus to feature Robert Southey's biography of the author. The first edition thus, large paper edition, with plates on India Paper.Illus...

Joan of Arc: Ballads, Lyrics, and Minor Poems

Robert Southey · 1857 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, George Routledge & Co. 1857. Cloth. An illustrated collection of poetry and verse on patron saint of France, Joan of Arc. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. A collection of poems on patron saint of France, Joan of Arc, who...

Southey&Apos;S Common-Place Book

Robert Southey; John Wood Warter [ed.] · 1850 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.45 | ¥49,575)

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1850-1851. Cloth. A smart complete set of Robert Southey's Common-Place Book, containing a wealth of information on a variety of subjects. The second edition of this four-volume work in the publisher's original cloth bindin...

Roderick, the Last of the Goths: A Tragic Poem

Robert Southey · 1815 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815. Leather. A two-volume set of Poet Laureate Robert Southey's epic poem, Roderick the Last of the Goths. The second edition of this two-volume work in half calf bindings. Bookplate to the front paste down of Volume I. Rob...

The Life of Nelson

Robert Southey · 1849 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,704)

London, Printed for the Late John Murray and William Tegg and Co. 1849. Leather. The tenth edition of Robert Southey's celebrated biography of Horatio Lord Nelson. This biography of Horatio Lord Nelson by Robert Southey has rarely been out of print since its first publica...

The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, Complete in One Volume

Robert Southey · 1853 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1853. Leather. The 1853 edition of the Robert Southey's poetic works, complete in one volume, with a frontispiece and a title vignette page. 1853 'New Edition&apos. Bound in half-morocco on cloth boards.Illustrations include ...