Poesia

A Thousand and One Gems of English Poetry

Charles Mackay [ed.] · 1877 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1877 . Leather. A charming anthology of English poetry, in a smart full calf prize binding, illustrated throughout. A wonderful anthology of poetry from English authors, selected and edited by Scottish poet Charles Mackay. Featuring examples ...

Rokeby; a Poem

Walter Scott · 1813 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Edinburgh, Printed for A. Constable and Co. and John Ballantyne and Co. 1813. Leather. A bright leather bound fifth edition of Walter Scott's narrative poem in six cantos. Popular author Walter Scott's narrative poem in six cantos, set in Teesdale during the English ...

Poems 1913-1914

Charles Graves · 1914 · Rooke Books

£3,950.00 (€4,734.70 | $5,218.50 | ¥833,327)

None, None, 1914. Cloth. An incredibly unique handwritten poetry collection by Charles Graves, written whilst he was a teenager during World War One. A very unique handwritten poetry collection, including thirty-seven poems dated from 1913-1914.Poems are written in a very neat...

Bertrud and Other Dramatic Poems

Lady Margaret Sackville · 1911 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Edinburgh, William Brown, 1911 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this work of poetry from English poet and children's author Lady Margaret Sackville, second cousin of Vita Sackville-West. A Limited Edition work, with 200 copies printed on Van Ge...

Poems

Frances Cornford · 1910 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Hampstead; Cambridge, The Priory Press, and Bowes & Bowes, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of the first edition of this early twentieth century collection of poems from Frances Cornford, including 'To a Fat Lady Seen from the Train&apos. The first edition of th...

Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

Walter Scott · 1888 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Edinburgh , Adam & Charles Black , 1888 . Leather. A lovely illustrated and leather bound edition of the Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott. This is a lovely edition of the Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, edited by Wm. Minto, who was professor of English Language at the Un...

Human Life, a Poem

Samuel Rogers · 1819 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.53 | $70.02 | ¥11,181)

London , John Murray , 1819. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of one of the lesser known Romantic poets, Samuel Rogers's Human Life. This is a well bound first edition copy of Samuel Rogers' poem, Human Life and includes the poem, notes and two further po...

Enoch Arden, Etc.

Alfred Tennyson · 1864 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Edward Moxon & Co, 1864. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition copy of the collection of poems Enoch Arden, written by the renowned poet, and poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson. This is a first edition collection of poems written by Alfred Tennyson including the po...

Poems

Dora Greenwell · 1848 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, William Pickering, 1848. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Dora Greenwell's first poetry collection, a lovely example of Victorian religious poetry. First edition.An early and uncommon poetry collection by Dora Greenwell, this 1848 publication being her f...

The Web of Life, a Book of Poems

Wilfrid Wilson Gibson · 1908 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Samurai Press, 1908. Cloth. A lovely Samurai Press limited edition collection of poetry by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, one of his early volumes. Limited edition, limited to three hundred copies.A collection of poetry by the Georgian poet Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, comprisin...

The Celebrated Romance of the Stealing of the Mare

Lady Anne Blunt [translator] Wilfrid Scawen Blunt · 1892 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London , Reeves and Turner , 1892. First edition. Cloth. An intriguing copy of the Stealing of the Mare, translated and written by an interesting couple. Wilfid Scawen Blunt was a poet and writer and travelled extensively with his wife Lady Anne Blunt in the Middle East from t...

The Story of Rosina

Austin Dobson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this delightful collection of poetry from Austin Dobson, illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson. The beautiful first edition this volume of verses from poet and essayist Austin Dobson, ...

Poems by the Late William Cowper

William Cowper · 1811 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, John Sharp , 1811. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of poetry by 18th century English poet, William Cowper, leading figure of the Romantic poetry movement. A complete collection of the poetical works of eighteenth century English poet Willia...

Ode to the Dodo

Christopher Logue · 1981 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1981. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry by English poet Christopher Logue, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A collection of poetry by Christopher Logue written betweeb 1953 and 1978. Including 'Wand and Quadr...

The Poets of the Nineteenth Century

Robert Aris Willmott · 1857 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, George Routledge & Co. 1857. First edition. Leather. First edition of this collection of famous poems selected by Robert Aris Willmott, with illustrations. A series of poems from the most prominent British writers in the nineteenth century, including Byron, Shelley, Co...

The Fleece: A Poem. In Four Books.

John Dyer · 1757 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, R. and J. Dodsley, 1757. First edition. Leather. A scarce and sought after first edition of John Dyer's popular pastoral and georgic poem about sheep and the wool industry. The scarce first edition of this work.ESTC citation number T35610.Half-title is present.Ill...

Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg : A Golden Legend

Thomas Hood · 1870 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)

London, E. Moxon and Son, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of Thomas Hood's humorous poem about a golden prosthetic leg. In the publisher's decorative cloth, illustrated by Thomas Seccombe. The first illustrated edition of this rather unusua...

The Traveller, the Deserted Village, and Other Poems

Oliver Goldsmith · 1817 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, John Sharpe, 1817. Leather. A nicely illustrated leather-bound copy of poetry by Oliver Goldsmith, with illustrated plates by Richard Westall. Scarce 1817 Edition. Illustrations include a title page engraving, five illustrated plates, and several in-text illustrations...

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

Claude Joseph Doat; H. G. Keene · 1889 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London , Vizetelly & Co. 1889 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated limited edition copy of Claude Joseph Dorat's collection of poetry, The Kisses, in translation. An unnumbered limited edition copy of The Kisses, originally written in French by Claude Joseph Dorat and trans...

Songs of a Savoyard

W. S. Gilbert · 1891 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London , George Routledge and Sons , 1891. Cloth. This is a beautifully and comically illustrated early print edition of the comic poet and illustrator W.S. Gilbert's Songs of a Savoyard. This early reprint of one of W.S.Gilbert's Bab Ballards, a collection of light ...