Poesia

The Miscellaneous Works of Tim Bobbin

John Collier · 1808 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)

Manchester, Hopper and Son, 1808. Paperback. An uncommonly early edition of this collection of satirical verse and poems by John Collier, written under the pseudonym Tim Bobbin. With the scarce original wrapper preserved. An early edition of this work.In a custom slipcase. Sl...

Mid-Week Period Return Home Thoughts of a Native

John Wain · 1982 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, The Celandine Press, 1982. Paperback. A fine signed limited edition long narrative poem by the talented English poet John Wain, charmingly illustrated throughout by Arthur Keene. A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and seventy-five copies printed on Hahnemuh...

Cressy to Tel-El-Kebir

Charles Rathbone Low · 1892 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, W Mitchell and Co, 1892. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon narrative poem, being an important work of historical fiction. Written by a Lieutenant in the Indian Navy, Charles Rathbone Low. The first edition of this work. A scarce work by Low, whose best known works incl...

Chansons de Paul Avenel

Paul Avenel · 1875 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.59 | $2,378.05 | ¥379,744)

Paris, Chez Tous Les Libraires, 1875. Fine Binding. An exquisitely bound collection of Paul Avenel's poems. With stunning gilt tooling to the boards and spine. Held in a custom chemise and slipcase, which has kept the binding in an exceptional condition. The fourth editio...

Paradise Regained

John Milton · 1924 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, The Fleuron, 1924. Cloth. A lovely limited edition copy of John Milton's lesser known but still popular poem 'Paradise Regained', illustrated with beautiful engravings by Thomas Lowinsky. A limited edition work, limited to three-hundred and fifty copies,...

Musical Chairs a Songbook for Anxious Children

James Broughton · 1950 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

San Francisco, The Centaur Press, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition copy of James Broughton's poetry collection. An association copy. Signed by Broughton to the recto of front endpaper, 'for Barbara, with love and poetry, even, James&apos. Loosely...

Prose Di M Pietro Bembo Nelle Quali Si Ragione Della Volgar Lingua

Pietro Bembo · 1525 · Rooke Books

£5,250.00 (€6,292.96 | $6,935.98 | ¥1,107,587)

Venice , Giovanni Tacuino, 1525. First edition. Leather. A very scarce, true first edition of Pietro Bembo's influential treatise on writing poetry. This is the true first edition of this work. Upon initial publication, this work was protected by a ten-year privilege, mea...

Ode Inscribed to John Howard Esq. F.R. S Author of &Apos;the State of English and Foreign Prisons&Apos;

William Hayley · 1781 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, J Dodsley, 1781. Leather. A finely bound, scarce poem addressed to the pioneering prison reformer, John Howard. The second edition of this poem. With an engraved frontispiece, depicting Howard visiting prisons. This Ode is a celebration of Howard's reform work. Jo...

The Triumphs of Temper a Poem in Six Cantos

William Hayley · 1796 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, T Cadell, 1796. Leather. An early edition of William Hayley's popular didactic poem, 'The Triumphs of Temper&apos. The ninth edition. Prior owner's inscription to the verso of front endpaper, 'Given to me by Miss Jane Smith Sep 6 1799 Chelsea&apos. ...

Poetical Works of Robert Bridges Excluding the Eight Dramas

Robert Bridges · 1914 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Humphrey Milford, 1914. Leather. A collection of the poems of the well respected poet laureate Robert Bridges, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. A collection of the poems of Robert Bridges, a British poet, who was poet laureate from 1913 to 1930. Bridges' ...

Jacob&Apos;S Return from London; or, His Ramble to Bath

[Thomas Knight] · 1789 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Bath, Not Stated, 1789. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce first edition of Thomas Knight's satirical poem from the point of view of his character Jacob Gawkey, which he performed at the Theatre Royal, Bath. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. ESTC cit...

The Iliad and the Odyssey

Alexander Pope · 1931 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,393.96 | $5,945.13 | ¥949,360)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1931. First edition. Leather. A fine, limited edition set of Pope's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey with excellent provenance. Limited edition, With Homer numbered 1051 and The Iliad numbered 1196. With text in both Latin and Greek. Th...

The Traveller, a Poem

Oliver Goldsmith · 1774 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, T. Carnan and F. Newbery Junior, 1774. Disbound. The ninth edition of this Augustan heroic poem about happiness and unhappiness, written by the noted poet Oliver Goldsmith, illustrated with an engraving to the title page. The ninth edition of this work. Edition stateme...

The Project, a Poem. Dedicated to Dean Tucker

[Richard Tickell] · 1778 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, T. Becket, 1778. Disbound. A scarce second edition of Richard Tickell's satirical poem dedicated to the churchman Josiah Tucker. This was the poet's first work. The second edition of this work. A scarce work. Collated, complete. ESTC citation number T2401. Di...

The English Garden: A Poem. Book the First

William Mason · 1772 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, R. Horsefield, 1772. Disbound. A good second edition of William Mason's long georgic poem about gardening, with the half-title and publisher's adverts present. The second edition of this work. Half-title and final leaf of publisher's adverts are present....

The English Garden a Poem Book the First

William Mason · 1772 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, R. Horsefield, 1772. Disbound. The second edition of this popular long poem about gardening, this volume being the first part of the poem only. The second edition of this work. Half-title and final leaf of publisher's adverts are present. Collated, complete. ESTC ...

Epistles to the Great, from Aristippus in Retirement

[John Gilbert Cooper] · 1757 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, [R. and J. Dodsley], 1757. First edition. Disbound. A scarce first edition of John Gilbert Cooper's three episilitory poems, written under the nom de plume Aristippus. Uncommon to find not bound with other works. The first edition of this work. Bound without the h...

The Pattern Poems of Milosz at the Mountjoy Hotel the Apostle&Apos;S Secretary Giacomo Leopardi in Naples Some Dogs

C. H. Sisson et al. · 1993 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Enitharmon Pamphlets, 1993. Paperback. A limited edition collection of signed poetry pamphlets from Enitharmon Pamphlets, containing six pamphlets by influential poets. A limited edition work, comprising of two hundred numbered copies, of which the first fifty were sig...

A Garland of Poems

R L Cook · 1980 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Kinnesswood, The Lomond Press, 1980. First edition. Paperback. An exceptional copy of this limited edition poetry collection. With poems by Michael Baldwin, Ted Hughes, Norman Nicholson and Clive Sansom among many other famous names. The first edition of this poetry collection...

Oeuvres de Monsieur Remond de Saint-Mard

Toussaint Remond de Saint-Mard · 1749 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, 1749-50. Leather. A nicerly bound oeuvre of the French Epicurean author Toussaint Remond de Saint-Mard, illustrated with frontispieces. Complete in five volumes. A collection of the works of Toussaint Remond de Saint-Mard, the noted Epicurean French ...