Poesia

The Secret Drama of Shakspeare&Apos;S Sonnets

Gerald Massey; Shakespeare · 1888 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London and Bungay, Richard Clay & Sons, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first limited edition of this collection of Shakespeare's Sonnets, one of only one hundred copies. The first limited edition of The Secret Drama of Shakspeare's Sonnets by Gerald Masse...

Festus a Poem

Philip James Bailey · 1848 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, William Pickering, 1848 . Cloth. The uncommon third revised edition of this poem by Philip James Bailey from the mid nineteenth century. Third edition of Festus, A Poem by Philip James Bailey in the original publisher's red cloth binding. The third and revised ed...

The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore with Life

Thomas Moore · 1870 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Edinburgh, Gall & Inglis, [1870]. Hardback. Collected poetical works of Thomas Moore in decorative calf binding. Containing the collected poetical works by the noted Irish author, best remembered for the lyrics of 'The Minstrel Boy' and 'The Last Rose of Summer....

Excelsior" of the Realms of Poesie

Alastor [James Orton] · 1852 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, William Pickering, 1852. First edition. Cloth. Presentation copy of this very scarce volume dedicated to poetry by Alastor, the first edition. A volume dedicated to poetry, featuring a definition of 'poesie,' and notices of favourite poets including Byron, Ke...

The Doors: Poems of 1968

Paul Ramsey · 1968 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Tennessee, Tennessee Poetry Press, 1968 . First edition. Paperback. The scarce first edition, first printing of this collection of poetry from 1968 by Paul Ramsey, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition, first printing of The Doors: Poems of 1968 by Paul Ramsey in t...

Evocations, Wood Engravings and Poems

Julia Wroughton; Bruce Killeen · 2007 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Strathmore Publishing, 2007 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression, presentation copy of this anthology of poetry and wood engravings signed and inscribed by the author with a personal letter. First edition, first impression of Evocations, Wood Engra...

The Collected Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1890 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London , Ellis and Elvey, 1890. First edition. Cloth. Two lovely volumes of collected works by the poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. A lovely complete two volume set of the collected works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, being first edition copies. These volumes are edited ...

The Kisses (Les Baisers) Preceded by the Month of May

Claude Joseph Dorat; H.G. Keene [trans] · 1889 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Vizetelly & Co. [1889]. Cloth. Poems by French author Claude Joseph Dorat adorned with beautiful engravings by C. Eisen and P. Marillier, a limited edition. Containing romantic poems by Claude Joseph Dorat, French author of the eighteenth century known as Le Chevalier ...

Public School Verse: An Anthology

John Betjeman; et al. · 1925 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, William Heinemann, 1925. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this public school anthology of verses containing John Betjeman's first published poem. The first edition, first impression of this public school poetry anthology. Containing poems by a variety...

Fifty Romantic Lyric Poems

Richard Aldington; Various · 1928 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, Crosby Gaige, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The first limited edition, first printing of this collection of romantic poetry, signed by the author and book designer. The first limited edition, first printing of Fifty Romance Lyric Poems, collected and translated by Ric...

A Legend of Saint Kew. In Three Parts. Being a Sheet Omitted in the Ancient Annals of Kewstock.

F. S. A. · 1888 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Cheltenham, Not Stated, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this three part ballad regarding the legend of Saint Kew in Kewstoke. A very scarce first edition. In the original cloth binding with gilt lettering. With an illustrated frontispiece by A. ...

The Scenery and Poetry of the English Lakes. A Summer Ramble.

Charles Mackay · 1846 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846. First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is the scarce first edition of Charles Mackay's study of the Lake District. The scarce first edition of Scottish poet and author Charles Mackay's illustr...

The Light of Asia or the Great Renunciation

Sir Edwin Arnold · 1890 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1890. First edition. Leather. A smart, leather bound copy of Sir Edwin Arnold's enlightening verse, The Light of Asia. The Light of Asia or The Great Renunciation is a volume of the life and teaching of Gautama as told in verse b...

Poems

Elizabeth Barrett Browning · 1853 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.47 | $328.96 | ¥52,531)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1853. Leather. The third edition of this important poetry collection of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the collection that made her one of the most popular poets of England. The third edition.Complete in two volumes.Bound without the half-title to Volume I...

The Queen&Apos;S Wake: A Legendary Poem

James Hogg · 1815 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Edinburgh , William Blackwood; John Murray, 1815. Leather. James Hogg's renowned narrative poem, which tells the tale of various bards who enter a competition organised by Mary, Queen of Scots. The fourth edition. In a quarter calf binding. 'The Queen's Wake&apo...

Sunday Poems" by George A. Douglas

George A. Douglas · 1919 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Not Stated, Unpublished, 1919 . First edition. Leather. A charming volume of unpublished Christian poetry reflecting on the First World War, and including twenty-eight short poems. An unpublished, type-written, manuscript volume of poetry from George A. Douglas, titled 'S...

Sonnets & Lyrics

Lord Alfred Douglas · 1935 · Rooke Books

£2,450.00 (€2,936.71 | $3,236.79 | ¥516,874)

London, Rich & Cowan, 1935. First edition. Cloth. Signed presentation copies of two volumes of poetry from Lord Alfred Douglas, accompanied by six letters from Douglas to Baroness Hazel Hergenhahn, containing frequent reference to the legacy of his relationship with Oscar Wild...

Foolery a Comedy in Verse

Robert Vansittart · 1912 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition, first printing of Robert Vansittart's collection of comedy poems. First edition, first printing of Foolery, A Comedy in Verse by Robert Vansittart in the original publisher's clot...

The Poetical Works of Robert Browning

Robert Browning · 1902 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1902. Leather. The poetical works of Victorian poet Robert Browning in seventeen parts, uniformly and handsomely bound in four half morocco volumes. The complete poetical works of noted Victorian poet Robert Browning, here presented in seventeen vol...

In Parenthesis Seinnyessit E Gledyf Ym Penn Mameu

David Jones · 1937 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.82 | ¥78,059)

London, Faber and Faber, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of David Jones' epic semi-autobiographical about the First World War, considered by W. H. Auden to be 'the greatest book about the First World War', and viewed 'a work of genius' b...