Morris, William

The Defence of Guenevere

William Morris · 1905 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.39 | $166.78 | ¥26,486)

London, John Lane, 1905 . Leather. A charmingly bound edition of William Morris's celebrated dramatic monologue, illustrated with the celebrated plates of Jessie M. King. First published with King's illustrations the year prior, this is a charming edition of William ...

The Campaign of 1815

William O'Connor Morris · 1900 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.71 | $80.06 | ¥12,713)

London and New York, Grant Richards, 1900. Cloth. A military history detailing the efforts undertaken during the Waterloo Campaign. Fought between the French Army of the North, an Anglo-allied army and a Prussian army, the waterloo campaign took place between June and July 181...

The Earthly Paradise a Poem

William Morris · 1907 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.12 | $130.76 | ¥20,765)

London; New York; Bombay; Calcutta, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1907. Cloth. The first epic poem of artist, designer and poet William Morris, in decorative cloth binding. Bound in original red cloth, with charming gilt motifs to the front board and spine.Within, William Morris&ap...

Tales from the Earthly Paradise

William Morris; W. J. Glover · 1913 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.29 | $193.47 | ¥30,723)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1913. First edition. Cloth. Isabel Bonus' first edition of this beautifully and colourfully illustrated anthology of tales by William Morris. The first edition to be illustrated by Isabel Bonus.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and el...

The Water of the Wondrous Isles

William Morris · 1897 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.80 | $53.37 | ¥8,475)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first trade edition of William Morris's lesser-known fantasy novel, set in a mythical medieval world. The uncommon first trade edition of this work. It first appeared in print the year prior, in a ...

Eleven Poetry Collections from the Muses" Library

Robert Herrick; John Donne; William Morris; et al. · 1905 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.05 | $260.18 | ¥41,317)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1905-1911. Cloth. Eleven smart volumes of poetry by notable poets such as Robert Herrick and John Donne, from the Muses' Library series. Eleven volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with gilt detailing to the spines.El...

The Earthly Paradise a Poem

William Morris · 1905 · Rooke Books

£97.00 (€115.93 | $129.42 | ¥20,553)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1905. Cloth. A lovely new impression copy of this epic poem by William Morris. A new impression of this work. The Earthly Paradise is an epic poem by William Morris and is a collection of retellings of various myths and legends from Greece and...

The Earthly Paradise a Poem

William Morris · 1890 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.39 | $166.78 | ¥26,486)

London, Reeves and Turner, 1890. Leather. A nice edition of William Morris' most important literary work, his beautiful retellings of various Greek and Scandinavian myths and legends. 'The Earthly Paradise' is a wonderful epic poem by William Morris, a retelling...

The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs

William Morris · 1877 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€591.59 | $660.46 | ¥104,883)

London, Ellis and White, 1877 [1876] . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Morris's English language translation of the tragic Old Norse epic poem. The first edition of this epic poem from British textile designer, writer, and artist William Morris. While t...

The Earthly Paradise: A Poem Part III

William Morris · 1870 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.78 | $60.04 | ¥9,535)

Boston, Roberts Brothers , 1870. Cloth. A bright author's edition of part III of this epic poem by William Morris. The Earthly Paradise by William Morris, part III containing the September, October, and November parts. The epic poem is complete in twelve parts, each repre...

On the Visionary Work and Revolutionary Life of an Idle Idol

John Mitchinson; William Morris · 2008 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€537.81 | $600.42 | ¥95,348)

Rochdale; London, Bracketpress; Longmans, 2008. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this essay on William Morris as a revolutionary. A limited edition, with a facsimile letter from the author loosely inserted. Also loosely inserted is a prospectus for this publicati...

The Earthly Paradise

William Morris · 1910 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.66 | $93.40 | ¥14,832)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1910. Cloth. A new impression of an pre-Raphaelite poetic anthology centered around frame stories of Medieval myths and Ancient legends, believed to have inspired J.R.R. Tolkein. A new impression of The Earthly Paradise, a poetic anthology, writ...

Die Kunst Und Die Schonheit Der Erde

William Morris; M. Schwabe [trans] · 1901 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.41 | $50.70 | ¥8,052)

Leipzig , Hermann Seemann Nachfolger , 1901. First edition. Magazine. First German translation of this essay by William Morris discussing the art and beauty of the Earth. An ode to the beauty of the earth by influential artist and author of the nineteenth century William Morri...

Napoleon: Warrior and Ruler

William O'Connor Morris · 1902 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.80 | $53.37 | ¥8,475)

London, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. Cloth. A very smart copy of this biographical and historical work on Napoleon Bonaparte, with engraved and folding plates. A fascinating and comprehensive biographical and historical work on Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most prolific mi...

The Campaign of 1815 Ligny: Quatre-Bras: Waterloo

William O'Connor Morris · 1900 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.66 | $93.40 | ¥14,832)

London, Grant Richards, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed military history of the efforts undertaken during the Waterloo Campaign. First edition. Illustrated with four maps, three of which are folding. A detailed historical account of The Water...

Stories in Prose, Stories in Verse, Shorter Poems, Lectures and Essays (Centenary Edition)

William Morris; G. D. H. Cole [ed.] · 1934 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.63 | $100.07 | ¥15,891)

London, Nonesuch Press, 1934. Cloth. A very smart Centenary edition of this anthology of William Morris' writings. The first impression of this Centenary edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Containing a wonderful collection of poetry, pro...

The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems

William Morris · 1904 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€711.10 | $793.89 | ¥126,071)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1904. Cloth. A nice copy of these mythological poems by William Morris, this new edition beautifully illustrated by Jessie M. King. A collection of the dark poetry of William Morris, set in a sombre world of violence, many of which are writte...

The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems

William Morris · 1904 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€657.32 | $733.85 | ¥116,536)

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition thus of William Morris's collection of mythological poems, featuring the illustrations of Jessie M. King. A first edition thus, first impression. Being the first edition of this work t...

Hopes and Fears for Art: Five Lectures Delivered in Birmingham, London, and Nottingham 1878-1881

William Morris · 1883 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.39 | $166.78 | ¥26,486)

London, Ellis & White, 1883. Cloth. A scarce third edition of this collections of lectures from British artist and textile designer, William Morris. Third edition. Scarce work. A collection of five lectures on art, delivered in Birmingham, London, and Nottingham, including: Th...

The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs

William Morris · 1904 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.34 | $180.13 | ¥28,604)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1904. Cloth. A very scarce title, retelling old Norse myth, structured as an epic poem, written by William Morris. A very scarce title, in original binding. An epic poem penned by English artist, poet, socialist activist, most known for his dist...