Poesia

Ballads

W. M. Thackeray · 1856 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Bradbury & Evans , 1856. Cloth. The first edition of Thackeray"s Ballads, a collection of his witty and satirical verse first published in Punch and other periodicals. In a contemporary green cloth binding.First edition, 1856 issue. The work was first published in 1855...

Summoned by Bells

John Betjeman · 1960 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,886)

London, John Murray, 1960. First edition. Leather. An excellent first edition of John Betjeman's intimate, autobiographical poetry. A first edition copy of Summoned by Bells, a collection of poetry by Poet Laureate John Betjeman. In the original publisher's blind-too...

Poems Original and Translated

John Herman Merivale · 1844 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, William Pickering, 1844. Leather. A handsome calf-bound new edition of this poetical anthology from John Herman Merivale. New and corrected edition. Complete in two volumes, bound in one. In a full contemporary calf binding, with decorative gilt to the spine and blin...

Primavera: Poems by Four Authors

Stephen Phillips; Laurence Binyon; Manmohan Ghose; Arthur Shearly Cripps · 1890 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Oxford , B. H. Blackwell, 1890. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon poetical pamphlet featuring four poets: Stephen Phillips, Laurence Binyon, Manmohan Ghose and Arthur Shearly Cripps. First edition. Uncommon.In the original wraps, with floral woodcut illustration to the fr...

Quatrains Life&Apos;S Mystery and Other Poems

William Wilsey Martin · 1891 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Elkin Mathews, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this very scarce collection of quatrains, with additional poems inscribed by the author. The author's presentation copy, inscribed and dated to front free endpaper, Christmas 1893. A...

Poems

Thomas Gray · 1928 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Privately Printed for Eton College in the Riccardi Press Fount of the Medici Society Limited, 1928 . Vellum. A vellum bound privately printed collection of credited writer and scholar Thomas Gray's poetry for Eton College, signed by the head master. A collection o...

Miscellanies Prose and Verse

W M Thackeray · 1885 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1885. Cloth. A charming edition of W M Thackeray's Miscellanies. A Victorian English novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was famous for his satirical works that portrayed English society. Thackeray only began writing when he lost hi...

The Works of Hannah More

Hannah More · 1834 · Rooke Books

£415.00 (€497.44 | $548.27 | ¥87,552)

London, H Fisher R Fisher and P Jackson, 1834. Leather. The works of Hannah More uniformly bound in six volumes. With an illustrated frontispiece to volumes I and II. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly. Elizabeth Greenly, ...

The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray in Five Volumes

Thomas Gray · 1843 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, William Pickering, 1843-53. Leather. A five volume set 'The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray' In five volumes. With a Frontispiece of Thomas Gray to volume I. Published by William Pickering. From 'The Aldine Edition of the British Poets.' Thomas Gray (...

Poet&Apos;S Light

Ian Kelway · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Folk Press, c1925. Cloth. A scarce volume of poetry by Ian Kelway. Many of the poems are based on areas of the South West of England; titles include 'Wells Cathedral', 'Glastonbury Abbey', 'Somerset in the Fall', and 'Muchelney&ap...

Telephone Poles and Other Poems

John Updike · 1963 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of poetry by John Updike. Including titles such as 'Marriage Counsel', 'How to be Uncle Sam', and 'Old-Fashioned Lightning Rod&apos. In a cloth binding with uncli...

The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper · 1836 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Allan Bell and Co, 1836. Cloth. A pocket sized collection of the poems by William Cowper, complete in two volumes. The complete poetical works of William Cowper In two volumes. With an illustrated title page to each volume. Published in a pocket-sized format by Allan B...

The Poetical Works of Longfellow Including Recent Poems

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 0 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.33 | $68.70 | ¥10,970)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, c1893. Leather. A collection of the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Part of the 'Lansdowne' Poets series, including explanatory notes. With illustrations and portrait. In a half-calf leather binding with marbled paper covered boa...

Threads of Gold

P.H. · 1935 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

London, Printed at the Grosvenor Press, c1936. Leather. A privately printed collection of religious poetry from an anonymous author, known only as 'P.H.&apos. Bound in half leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Printed at the Grosvenor Press, Christmas Street, Brist...

The Poetical Works of Mr. William Collins

William Collins · 1765 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt , 1765. Leather. A smart copy of this first anthology of poetical works from William Collins. With memoirs of the author; and observations on his genius and writings by J. Langhorne. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, William Collins w...

The Lady of the Lake: A Romance, in Two Volumes Founded on the Poem So Called by Walter Scott

Anonymous · 1810 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Thomas Tegg, 1810. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this anonymous work based on Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake. Though no author is printed, Thomas John Dibdin was the acknowledged author of The Lady of the Lake, a melodramatic romance in two acts (1810),...

The Village and Other Poems

Frederic J Perry · 1878 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,985)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co. 1878. Leather. A scarce collection of poetry from Frederic J. Perry. With frontispiece photograph of the author. Including titles such as Persevere, The Ocean of Life, The Two Swords and many more. In a calf binding with gilt detailing. Extern...

The Poetical Works of Goldsmith and Scott, and the Poems, Songs and Ballads Relating to Robin Hood with the Dramatical and Poetical Works of Edward Young, J. Wolfgang de Goethe, and F. Von Schiller.

Oliver Goldsmith; Sir Walter Scott · 1865 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Richard Griffin and Company, c1865. Leather. A somewhat eclectic collection of poetry from numerous authors including Walter Scott and Oliver Goldsmith. Containing a story of the life of Robin Hood, interspersed with poems about him from popular culture. Also bound in ...

Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field

Sir Walter Scott · 1840 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, William Smith, 1840. Leather. An illustrated early Victorian copy of Walter Scott's historical poem, 'Marmion&apos. Scott started writing Marmion, his second major work, in November 1806. When Archibald Constable, the publisher, learnt of this, he offered a t...

The Book of Gems the Poets and Artists of Great Britain

S C Hall · 1836 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.33 | $660.57 | ¥105,484)

London, Saunders and Otley, 1836-7. Leather. Two finely bound poetry anthologies. Illustrated, with 106 listed engraved title heading vignettes across both volumes as well as a vignette title page to each. An additional two plates to each volume of facsimile signatures of the ...