Poesia

The Sirens: An Ode the Idols: An Ode

Laurence Binyon · 1925 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1925-28. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition volumes of poetry by Laurence Binyon in the uncommon original dust wrappers. Two volume set.First edition of 'The Idols' and the first trade edition of 'The Sirens', with a limited e...

A Posy of Folk Songs

R. L. Gales · 1912 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , Herbert and Daniel, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this poetical work of traditional folk songs. The first edition of this charming collection of folk songs. Very scarce. A beautiful collection of traditional folk songs. This collection includes...

Five Lyrical Poems

Vivian Locke Ellis · 1909 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head , 1909. First edition. Paperback. An extremely scarce first edition of Vivian Locke Ellis's Five Lyrical Poems. First edition, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Dated using Jisc from copies of the work held at the British Libr...

Poems

Walter Strachan · 1976 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Christopher Hewett, 1976 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully presented first edition of Walter Strachan's poetry, with engravings by Charles Marq, in the original slipcase. First edition, in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with blue paper cov...

The Hills and Vale of Cleveland and Other Poems

James Milligan · 1867 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, W. H. Collingridge, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this collection of poetry by James Milligan. First edition of the work, in the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with gilt detailing to the front board. Very scarce. Dated using Jis...

The Dagonet Ballads

George R. Sims · 1879 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, E. J. Francis & CO., 1879 . First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of this charming collection of poetical verses, by George Robert Sims. First edition of the work, rebound in half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Written by English journalist, poet and n...

The Chase by William Somervile

William Somervile · 1896 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, George Redway, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of William Somervile's early georgic poem, with charming illustrations throughout by Hugh Thomson. In the original blue cloth binding with charming gilt motif to the front board. The first edition thus of th...

First Hymn to Lenin and Other Poems

Hugh McDiarmid · 1931 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, The Unicorn Press, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Limited Edition collection of poems by Hugh McDiarmid. Number two-hundred and ten of four-hundred and fifty copies produced. In the publisher's original slip case.Illustrated with a portrait...

The Complete Works of George Eliot in Eighteen Volumes

George Eliot · 0 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

London, Merrill and Baker, c1900. First edition. Leather. A limited edition collection of works from George Eliot bound in half morocco. The limited Westminster edition set of the works.Number 78 out of 500 sets. Fifteen volumes. Complete in eighteen.With frontispieces and fou...

Hudibras. In Three Parts.

Samuel Butler · 1775 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, C. Bathurst, E. Johnson et al, 1775 . Leather. A delightfully illustrated edition of Samuel Butler's satirical poem, with plates from William Hogarth. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and sixteen further plates by English painter, printmaker and editorial ...

Longfellow&Apos;S Poetical Works

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Griffith and Farran, c1890. Leather. A complete collection of Longfellow's poetical works illustrated by John Gilbert and bound in beautiful full morocco. The authors complete copyright edition.Bound in full red morocco, gilt decorations, text and fore edge and ra...

The Poetical Works of John Dryden

John Dryden; W. D. Christie · 1881 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1881. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this collection of poetry by John Dryden, bound in half morocco and edited by W. D. Christie. A first edition of the work. The Globe edition.In half morocco with marbled paper boards and end papers and ...

The Scottish Minstrel: The Songs of Scotland Subsequent to Burns with Memoirs of the Poets

Reverend Charles Rogers · 1873 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo, 1873. Leather. A smart second edition of this collection of Scottish lyrics and verses. Second edition. A collection of poetry, lyrics, and verse, from Scottish writers subsequent to Robert Burns, including: John Skinner, Lady Anne Barnard, Sir Wal...

Poems

Charles Kingsley · 1892 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1892. Leather. A leather bound collection of poetry by Charles Kingsley. This work is in smart, green half morocco binding, with gilt tooling to the spine, with marbled boards and endpapers. This is the second impression of the second edition of the w...

Les Oeuvres de M. Pope Traduite En Francois. Les Principes de la Morale Et Du Gout. La Boucle de Cheveux

Alexander Pope; Resnel; Desfontaines · 1738 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Paris, Briasson, 1738. Leather. Two of the popular poetical works of Alexander Pope translated into French, an early French edition. Two of the popular poetical works of Alexander Pope, translated into French.Issued together as 'Les Oeuvres de M. Pope&apos. This volume i...

High and Low

John Betjeman · 1966 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, John Murray, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of poetry from the beloved Poet Laureate John Betjeman, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price...

Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems

William Edmondstoune Aytoun · 1855 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1855. Leather. The eighth edition of William Edmondstoune Aytoun's famous Scottish ballads, handsomely bound in full morocco. The eighth edition of this work in a full morocco binding, with gilt detailing to the boards and spine. All...

Wither&Apos;S Motto. Nec Habeo, Nec Careo, Nec Curo.

George Wither · 1814 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Birmingham, R. Beilby and T. Knott, 1814 . Hardback. An early nineteenth century reprint of this very scarce satirical poem by George Wither, a work that was considered libellous and led to the author's imprisonment. First published in 1621, contemporary seventeenth centu...

Scottish Song: A Selection of the Choicest Lyrics of Scotland

Mary Carlyle Aitken · 1874 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1874. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this collection of Scottish lyrics and verses, compiled by Mary Carlyle Aitken. First edition. A collection of Scottish songs, lyrics, and verses, including: O Gin my Love, The Lass of Ballochmyle...

The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper · 1853 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, William Pickering, 1853. Leather. A complete two volume set of this collection of poetry from William Cowper, with a memoir of the author. Complete in two volumes. Portrait frontispiece to volume one. The poetical works of William Cowper, an English poet, and Anglican ...