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Frederick Locker [Frederick Locker-Lampson] · 1857 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1857 . First edition. Leather. In a bright straight grain morocco binding, this is an attractive association copy of the first edition of Locker-Lampson's lyrics. An association copy of the uncommon first edition of Frederick Locker-Lampson'...

The Poetical Works of Robert Browning Two Volumes Bound As One

Robert Browning; Augustine Birrell (ed.) · 1946 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, John Murray, 1946 . Leather. A lovely half calf bound edition of The Works of Robert Browning with portrait illustrations. Half calf bound edition of The Poetical Works of Robert Browning with portrait illustrations. Two volumes bound together in one. Includes editors...

The Seasons and Castle of Indolence

James Thomson · 1830 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, William Pickering, 1830. Leather. A collection of James Thomson's most notable works, 'The Seasons' and 'Castle of Indolence', with his memoir. The sought after Aldine edition. In a full calf binding with gilt detail. A combined edition of thes...

Specimens of the Early English Poets

George Ellis · 1790 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

London, Edwards, 1790. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of Specimens of the Early English Poets in full straight grain morocco binding. First edition. In a full straight grain morocco binding. Includes one portrait frontispiece by Holbein of Henry Howard Earl of Su...

Troop-Ship

Dick Field · 1986 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Arthur H. Stockwell , 1986 . First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition, first impression of this very scarce poetry anthology by Dick Field, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. A collection of poems by Dick Field reflective of the lif...

The Canticle of the Rose, Selected Poems 1920-1947

Edith Sitwell · 1950 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1950 . Cloth. A lovely second edition anthology by Edith Sitwell with original dust wrapper. A Second Edition of Edith Sitwell's anthology of selected poems between 1920-1947 with original publisher's cloth binding and dust wrapper.Edith ...

Poems New and Old

Edith Sitwell · 1940 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber and Faber, 1940. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition of Edith Sitwell's anthology of poems. First edition collection of Edith Sitwell's poetry from throughout her life and career.   Edith Sitwell was the eldest of the Sitwell siblings, sist...

Wisdom for the Wise

A. P. Herbert · 1930 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Methuen & Co , 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition satirical collection of verses that first appeared in Punch, by A. P Herbert, with illustrations throughout. Alan Patrick Herbert was an English humourist, novelist, playwright and law reformist and worked for...

Voices &Apos;69 an Anthology of New Verse

Various · 1969 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Liverpool, The Seel House Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this first edition poetry anthology, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. A collection of poems from 1969 Liverpool, a very scarce work. Featuring numerous p...

Shenstone&Apos;S Miscellany 1759-1763

William Shenstone; Ian A. Gordon [ed.] · 1952 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

Oxford , Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1952. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this anthology of miscellaneous poems by William Shenstone edited by Ian A Gordon, complete with vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. A miscellany of eighteenth century poetry printed from a manus...

The Collected Poems of Norman Cameron 1905-1953

Norman Cameron; Robert Graves [intro.] · 1957 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1957. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this collection of poetry by Norman Cameron, published a few years after his death, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A collection of poetry written by twentieth-century poet Norman Cameron, wh...

Cunetos Viejos de la Vieja Espana, Romancero Espanol and Obras Poeticas Completas

Frederico Carlos Sainz de Robles; Luis Santullano; Jose de Espronceda · 1943 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Madrid, M. Aguilar, 1943-1951. Leather. A very smartly bound three volume set of Cunetos Viejos de la Vieja Espana, Romancero Espanol and Obras Poeticas Completas in the original Spanish.  This is a three volume set of Cunetos Viejos de la Vieja Espana, Romancero Espanol and ...

The Raven

Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1898 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London , H. D. Nichols, 1898. Hardback. A scarce and charming llustrated edition of one of Coleridge's lesser known poems, The Raven. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic and philosopher and was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England along with his f...

Oho! Certain Two-Faced Individuals

Lawrence Whistler · 1946 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , John Lane The Bodley Head , 1946. First edition. Cloth. A humourous first edition reversible copy of Oho! Certain Two-faced Individuals created by brothers Rex and Laurence Whistler. This is a reversible copy of Rex Whistler's Reversible Faces with verses written...

East of Suez: Being a Selection of Eastern Verses from the Poetical Works of Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1931. First edition. Cloth. A selection of Rudyard Kipling's poetical works adorned with lovely coloured plates and line drawings by Donald Maxwell, the first edition of this work. The first edition of this work. Containing a selection from the p...

The Latin Portrait: An Anthology

G Rostrevor Hamilton · 1929 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Cloth. Bright copy of this limited edition, a charming anthology of translated Latin poems. An edition limited to one thousand and fifty copies for sale in the United Kingdom, and five hundred in the United States. This volume being number eig...

Sweeney Astray

Seamus Heaney · 1984 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Faber and Faber , 1984. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first London edition of Seamus Heaney's version of 'Buile Shuibhne,' complete with dust wrapper. Winner of the PEN Translation Prize for verse in 1985, this book contains Seamus Heaney's version...

The Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of His Life, and a Criticism of His Writings

Robert Burns; James Currie · 1824 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jones and Company, 1824. Leather. An extensive collection of the popular poetical works of Robert Burns, including a commentary on his life and a critical essay on his works. A collection of the poetical works of Robert Burns, including a critical look at his works and...

Poems

Charles Kingsley · 1897 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1897. Fine Binding. The pocket edition of this collection of poetry by nineteenth-century writer Charles Kingsley, finely bound in half morocco. A lovely copy of this collection of poetry by noted nineteenth-century writer Charles Kingsley. Including ...

The Seasons, and the Castle of Indolence

James Thomson; Allan Cunningham · 1841 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Tilt and Bogue, 1841 . First edition. Leather. Beautifully bound in full morocco with gilt detailing, this is a charmingly illustrated edition of James Thomson's two most popular works of poetry. The first edition thus.A lovely edition of the two best known works ...