Poesia

Opere Di Monsignor Giovanni Della Casa

Giovanni della Casa; Pier Caterino Zeno · 1728 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Venezia, Appresso Angiolo Pasinello, 1728-29. Vellum. A set of the collected works, in the original Italian, of influential sixteenth century figure Giovanni Della Casa. Complete as five volumes bound in four. Volumes I-IV dated 1728, Volume V dated 1729.A brilliant collection...

The Biglow Papers: The Choicest Humorous Poetry of the Age

James Russell Lowell · 1861 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, John Camden Hotten, 1861. Cloth. The second English edition of Lowell's poetry collection The Biglow Papers, with hand-coloured plates by Cruikshank. The second English edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with additional notes and ...

A Countryman&Apos;S Day Book: An Anthology of Countryside Lore

C. N. French · 1929 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, J. M. Dent , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A charming book on countryside lore bound in the original decorative boards. The first edition. Handsomely bound in the original decorative fabric covered boards. This is an anthology of countryside Lore compiled by C. N. French...

Wordsworth: The White Doe of Rylstone with the Song at the Feast of Brougham Castle Etc.

William Wordsworth; William Knight [ed.] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1891. Cloth. Wordsworth's 'The White Doe of Rylstone' with explanatory notes by the notable Wordsworth scholar William Angus Knight. The first thus edition of this work from the Clarendon Press Series in the publisher's original clo...

The Annotated Edition of the English Poets: The Poetical Works of John Dryden

John Dryden; Robert Bell · 1854 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, John W. Parker and Son; Griffin, Bohn and Company, 1854-1861. Cloth. Three volumes on the poetry of John Dryden from Robert Bell's major work 'The Annotated Edition of the English Poets&apos. Three volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Book...

The Collected Verse of Thomas Thornely

Thomas Thornely · 1939 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Cambridge, W. Heffer & Sons Limited, 1939. First edition. Cloth. An author's presentation copy of the first edition of this uncommon collection of poems by Thomas Thornely. The first edition of this uncommon work in a quarter cloth binding. Inscribed by the author to S. K...

The Life and Death of Jason

William Morris · 1882 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Ellis and White, 1882 . Cloth. The eighth edition of William Morris's epic poem, following the adventures of mythological hero Jason. The eighth edition of this poem from British textile designer, writer, and artist William Morris. A retelling of the ancient Greek...

Verses

Ernest Dowson · 1896 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.26 | $1,710.88 | ¥273,205)

London, Leonard Smithers, 1896 . First edition. Vellum. The first edition of Ernest Dowson's uncommon, limited edition collection of poems, in a binding designed by Aubrey Beardsley. An uncommon, limited edition work, with this being one of only three hundred 'small ...

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1917 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Humphrey Milford , 1917 . Leather. A lovely collection of poetry by American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, beautifully presented in a full tree calf binding. Rebound in a full tree calf, Oxford binding, with gilt detailing. This is the Complete Copyright Edition of...

The White Doe of Rylstone, or, the Fate of the Nortons

William Wordsworth · 1867 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.23 | $759.66 | ¥121,307)

London, Bell and Daldy, 1867. Leather. A uniquely bound poem by Wordsworth, one which he considered to be one of his finest, bound in faux-malachite boards. In a decorative faux malachite binding.The White Doe of Rylstone is a long narrative poem set during the Rising of the N...

The Tea-Table Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Scots Sangs

Allan Ramsay · 1733 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, A. Millar, 1733 . Leather. The first volume only of the ninth edition of Allan Ramsay's seminal collection of eighteenth century Scottish poems and songs. Lacking the original frontispiece and title page, with them instead present in facsimile. The first volume o...

The Seasons and the Castle of Indolence

James Thomson; Robert Bell [ed.] · 1864 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London, Charles Griffin, 1864 . Leather. A lovely edition of James Thomson's two most popular works of poetry, in a contemporary imitation malachite binding. A lovely edition of the two best known works from Scottish poet James Thomson; 'The Seasons' and 'T...

John Betjeman&Apos;S Collected Poems

John Betjeman · 1958 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

London, John Murray, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of poetry from John Betjeman, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. The collected poetry of John Betjeman, an English poet, writer, and broadcaster who was Poet La...

Poems in the Porch

John Betjeman · 1954 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, S.P.C.K, 1954. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this collection of poetry by John Betjeman with illustrations by John Piper. The first edition. In the publisher's original paper covers. Illustrated throughout with vignettes by John Piper. This col...

Lowell and Coleridge&Apos;S Poetical Works

Samuel Taylor Coleridge; James Russell Lowell · 1892 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co , 1892-93. Cloth. Two volumes of poetry collections from Coleridge and Lowell in their original cloth bindings. Two volumes. In the publisher's original green cloths. With frontispieces to both. This two volume set includes two collections of p...

The Life and Remains of Henry Kirke White

Henry Kirke White · 1859 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Allman And Son, 1859. Leather. This book celebrates the life and work of Henry Kirke White. Very scarce.Bound in a decorative cloth binding. Henry Kirke White was an English poet and hymn writer, he died at the age of 21. This work commemorates and celebrates his work...

The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton

John Milton; H. C. Beeching [editor] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Oxford University Press, 1921. Leather. A smartly bound reprint of this collection of Milton's poetical works, edited by Henry Charles Beeching. With portrait frontispiece. Contains facsimile prints of the original title pages to the works. The complete poetical w...

Poems by Robert Browning ; Poems of Henry Vaughan ; Satires of Andrew Marvell ; Poems of John Keats

Robert Browning, Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell, John Keats · 1894 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London , George Routledge, [1894-1906] . Cloth. A set of poems by Robert Browning. Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell and John Keats. Seven volumes of poetry by Robert Browning. Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell, and John Keats. In the original publisher's binding. One volume of P...

Volcano Dancing

Owen O'Neill · 2003 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Argyll, Thirty Books, 2003. First edition. Paperback. A very smart first edition of this collection of poetry, signed with an inscription from the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, with an inscription that reads: To Rod, onwards and upwards, love O...

Libertine Lyrics by Various Authors, Mostly of the XVII and XVIII Centuries

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Mount Vernon, Peter Pauper Press, c1952 . First edition. Hardback. A beautifully presented collection of libertine verses, with illustrations by Anthony Amour. First edition, in the original decorative paper covered boards, with the original slipcase. Dated using Jisc, from si...