Poesia

Thoughts Upon the Four Last Things: Death; Judgment; Heaven; Hell. Part I, Death.

[Joseph Trapp] · 1734 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Lawton Gilliver, 1734. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce meditation of death by the clergyman Joseph Trapp. The first edition of this very scarce work.Part I of Joseph Trapp's four part poem 'Thoughts Upon the Four Last Things', for which each part ...

Seven Broadsides by Ralph Hodgson

Ralph Hodgson · 1913 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, A. T. Stevens, 1913. Leather. Seven uncommon poetical broadsides by Ralph Hodgson, with illustrations by Claud Lovat Fraser, bound in one volume. A volume of seven uncommon comical broadsides by Ralph Hodgson bound in one.These broadsides were published by Hodgson at h...

Hudibras. The First Part: Written in the Time of the Late Wars

Samuel Butler · 1693 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, R. Bentley, J. Tonson, F. Saunders, and T. Bennet; R. Chiswell, T. Sawbridge, R. Bentley, and G. Wells; Thomas Horne, 1693-1694 . Cloth. A late seventeenth century edition of Samuel Butler's mock-heroic satirical poem 'Hudibras&apos. Part I lacks title page. ...

The Long Vacation. A Satyr: Addres&Apos;D to All Disconsolate Traders

Anonymous · 1708 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, H. Hills, 1708 . First edition. Unbound. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this anonymously authored satire about the complaints of traders during the season of the 'Long Vacation&apos. A very scarce first edition.A satirical poem discussing the period of th...

Bleinheim, a Poem.

John Philips · 1709 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, H. Hills, 1709 . Paperback. A scarce early edition of John Philips's celebration of Marlborough's victory at the Battle of Blenheim. First published in 1705, this work is scarce in all early editions.This poem commemorates the Duke of Marlborough's victo...

Roadside Songs of Tuscany

Francesca Alexander [trans.]; John Ruskin [ed.] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent, George Allen, 1885 . First edition. Vellum. A beautifully bound full vellum edition of Francesca Alexander's charmingly illustrated collection of Tuscan folk songs, edited by John Ruskin. The first edition of this work.Philanthropist and artist...

Wrack at Tidesend [Vol II], and, on the Continent : A Book of Inquilinics [Vol III]

Osbert Sitwell · 1952 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1952-1958. First edition. Hardback. The first edition, first impression of the second and third volumes from Osbert Sitwell's England Reclaimed poetry series, with the original unclipped illustrated dust wrappers. The first edition, first imp...

Homage to Mistress Bradstreet and Other Poems

John Berryman · 1959 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Faber and Faber Limited , 1959. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of these poems, from American poet and Pulitzer Prize-winner, John Berryman. First UK edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This volume of poetry include...

Tares

R. S. Thomas · 1961 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this poetical collection from leading modern Welsh poet, R. S. Thomas. First edition, first printing. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A striking collection of poetry ...

Collected Poems

Laura Riding · 1938 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this important collection of poetry from American writer Laura Riding. First UK edition. One of the author's most important works, this collection of poetry includes titles such as...

For the Unfallen: Poems 1952-1958

Geoffrey Hill · 1959 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1959. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Sir Geoffrey William Hill. First edition, first impression. A collection of poetry, including titles such as: God's Little Mountain, Holy Thur...

Winter Words

Thomas Hardy · 1928 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of the final poetry anthology of Thomas Hardy, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this final volume of poetry by Thomas Hardy.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This a...

City without Walls

W. H. Auden · 1969 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber & Faber, 1969. First edition. Hardback. The first U.K. edition of this anthology of shorter poems and a translation of Bertolt Brecht's 'Mutter Courage' by W. H. Auden, with the original dust wrapper. The first U.K. edition, second impression of th...

Opus Posthumous

Wallace Stevens · 1959 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Faber and Faber, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first UK edition of this posthumous collection from one of America's most respected poets, Wallace Stevens. The first UK thus, with about one third of the material appearing here for the first time. With the...

Bathwater Wine

Wanda Coleman · 1999 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1999. Hardback. A smart Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize edition of this collection of poetry from American writer Wanda Coleman, signed by the author. Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize edition. The author won this award recognising the most outstanding...

The Taking of Helen

John Masefield · 1923 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, Macmillan, 1923. Cloth. A signed limited edition of John Masefield's retelling of the Greek myth about Helen of Troy. The limited 'autographed' edition. Number 458 out of 750 copies. This limited edition work features John Masefield's poetic rete...

Island Chapters

Anna Adams · 1991 · Rooke Books

£74.00 (€88.70 | $97.76 | ¥15,612)

Lancashire , Littlewood Arc, 1991. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this scarce series of poetry and prose concerning the Outer Hebrides, with beautiful paintings in colour. The first edition of this scarce work. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. Th...

English Reprints

Various; Edward Arber [ed.] · 1868 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Not Stated, 1868-1870. Cloth. A uniform five-volume set from Edward Arber's 'English Reprints', containing important works such as Milton's 'Areopagitica' and Tottel's Miscellany. A set of five volumes from Edward Arber's 'E...

Poets&Apos; Country

Andrew Lang [ed.] · 1907 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A decoratively bound first edition of this charming work which looks at the homes and scenes associated with various poets. The first edition. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding.Adorned with fifty ...

Philip Bourke Marston

Charles Churchill Osborne · 1926 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, The Times Book Club, 1926. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this touching memoir of English poet, Philip Bourke Marston, being a privately printed work of only 250 copies. A privately printed work limited to 250 copies. In the publisher's original b...