Poesia

Craigcrook Castle

Gerald Massey · 1856 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, David Bogue, 1856 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of Gerald Massey's poetry collection. Including the author's own manuscript corrections, which were made to the second edition, published in the same year. The sc...

Gertrude of Wyoming and Other Poems

Thomas Campbell · 1825 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1825. Leather. A smart copy of Thomas Campbell's Spenserian stanza and other poems, exploring themes of war, conflict and romance. In full calf binding with gilt detailing. Two monochrome plates with the title pages from the...

Prayers and Graces & More Prayers and Graces

Allan M. Laing · 1944 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1944-1957. First edition. Cloth. Two first editions of these little anthological volumes of poetry, with illustrations throughout. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Two little books of unusual piety, becoming anthologi...

Halidon Hill; a Dramatic Sketch, from Scottish History

Sir Walter Scott · 1822 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Edinburgh; London, Archibald Constable and Co; Hurst, Robinson & Co, 1822. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this dramatic play by Sir Walter Scott, a dramatic retelling of the 1333 Battle of Halidon Hill. The first edition. Half-title is present.Bound without adve...

Winged Chariot

Walter De La Mare · 1951 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Faber and Faber, 1951. Cloth. A first edition of this epic poem by the celebrated author Walter de la Mare in its unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. An epic poem mingling humour and passion, thought and image, and perspiring a sense of vindication...

Songs of the Glens of Antrim

Moira O'Neill; [Agnes Shakespear Higginson] · 1907 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1907. Cloth. A charming anthology of poems focussing on Country Antrim, by native of the county Moira O'Neill. An anthology of poems inspired by the Glens of Antrim, written by the Irish-Canadian poet Moira O'Neill.Written in the d...

A Song of the English

Rudyard Kipling · 1912 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Toronto; London, The Musson Book Company Limited; Hodder and Stoughton, 1912. Cloth. Rudyard Kipling's poetical anthology in which he ruminates on the British Empire, complete with colour plates by W. Heath Robinson. An anthology of poems by Rudyard Kipling, in which he e...

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1856 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, George Routledge & Co, 1856. Leather. An extensively illustrated anthology of the popular poetical works of Longfellow. A new edition of the poetical works of Longfellow. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet, known for being one of the 'Fireside Poets&...

The Seasons & Poems, Chiefly of the Lyric Kind: In Three Books

James Thomson · 1824 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jones & Company, 1824-1825. Leather. A pocket-sized collection of poetry from James Thomson and Isaaz Watts, two volumes bound into one. Pocket-sized. Two volumes bound in one. With a portrait frontispiece and vignette title to each volume. The Seasons, 1824. A serious...

The Tale of Lohengrin Knight of the Swan After the Drama of Richard Wagner

T. W. Rolleston · 1914 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

New York, T. Y. Crowell , 1914 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated rendition of the tale of Lohengrin, Knight of the Swan, with colour plates by Willy Pogany. Dated via Jisc, from copies of the work held institutionally. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. First edi...

Saul; a Poem, in Two Parts

William Sotheby · 1808 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Boston, John West, by David Carlisle, 1808 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first US edition of this work of poetry from English poet and translator William Sotheby. The very scarce first US edition. The very scarce first edition was published the year prior in Londo...

Selected Poems of Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior; Austin Dobson [intro.] · 1889 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench and Co, 1889 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound edition of the poetry of Matthew Prior, one of only fifty signed copies produced, and in a Ramage binding. The very scarce limited edition, large paper edition of this work, of which only fif...

Jerusalem Delivered; an Heroic Poem

Torquato Tasso; John Hoole [trans.] · 1809 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Wm. Suttaby, 1809. Hardback. John Hoole's translation of the epic poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' by the notable Italian poet Torquato Tasso, complete in one volume. The ninth edition of this work in the publisher's original boards. Jerusalem Delivered, ...

Belshazzar, the Martyr of Antioch, and Anne Boleyn

Rev. H. H. Milman · 1822 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, John Murray, 1822-1827 . First edition. Leather. Three dramatic poems by Henry Hart Milman, in full calf signed bindings by Hatchards. Including the first editions of 'Belshazzar' and 'The Martyr of Antioch', and the second edition of 'Anne Bol...

The Story of Rosina and Other Verses

Austin Dobson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1895. Cloth. A charming collection of verses from Austin Dobson with illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Illustrated throughout with a frontispiece, twenty-five plates and many images in the text. Collated complete. A collection of...

The Cotter&Apos;S Saturday Night

Robert Burns · 1908 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, James Hewetson and Son, 1908. Leather. A smart copy of this sentimental poem based on Christian teaching from Scottish writer Robert Burns, with a frontispiece by Arthur Rackham. With a frontispiece by Arthur Rackham, an English book illustrator recognised as one of th...

Harmonies Poãƒâ©Tiques Et Religieuses; Recueillements Poãƒâ©Tiques; Poãƒâ©Sies Diverses

A. de Lamartine [Alphonse de Lamartine] · 1855 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Paris, V. Lecou; Pagnerre; Furne, 1855. Leather. Three poetry collections by the French writer Alphonse de Lamartine, compiled in one handsomely bound volume. Three volumes in one, bound in a full calf binding, with decorative blind stamping to the boards and square, and intri...

Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning

Robert Browning · 1874 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1874. Hardback. A smart third edition of this collection of poetry from English Victorian writer, Robert Browning. Third edition. A collection of poetry including: My Star, A Serenade at the Villa, Youth and Art, Incident of the French Camp, In a Go...

The Poetical Works of James Hogg

James Hogg · 1822 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Edinburgh, Arch. Constable & Co. 1822 . First edition. Leather. A collection of three volumes of poetry by Scottish poet and novelist, James Hogg. The uncommon first edition of this work, bound in half calf bindings. Volume I, II and IV. Lacking Volume III. James Hogg (1770-18...

The Living Poets of England: Specimens of the Living British Poets, with Biographical and Critical Notices and an Essay on English Poetry

Various · 1827 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Paris, L. Baudry, 1827. First edition. Hardback. A scarce anthology of poetry from the famous English poets of the time, including Coleridge, Wordsworth, Clare and Crabbe. The first edition of Volume I of a t wo-volume set in the publisher's original pictorial paper board...