Poesia

Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and the Armada

Lord Macaulay · 1903 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Grant Richards, 1903. Vellum. A smart copy of Lord Macaulay's collection of historical narrative poems, or lays, bound in full paper vellum. In full paper vellum with gilt detailing. 'Lays of Ancient Rome' consists of narrative poems, four of which reco...

The Collected Poems of John Drinkwater

John Drinkwater · 1923 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition set of this collection of the poetical works of English writer John Drinkwater. Complete in two volumes. First edition. With a frontispiece to each volume. Collated complete. A collection of poet...

Five

J. B. Donne; C. E. B. Brett; W. J. Harvey; J. D. James; J. M. Russell · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, John Roberts Press LTD, 1949. First edition. Paperback. A scarce anthology of nineteen poems by five Oxford poets, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition of this scarce work.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the prove...

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam · 1902 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1902. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this translation of this classic work. Golden Treasury Series. Originally translated from the Persian by Edward FitzGerald which enjoyed great success in the Orientalism of the fin de siecle. A collectio...

The Poetical Works of Robert Browning

Robert Browning · 1946 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, John Murray, 1946. Leather. A strikingly bound edition of the poetical works of Robert Browning, complete as two volumes bound in one. Bound by Truslove & Hanson.Complete as two volumes bound in one.An anthology of the poetry and plays of Robert Browning. Including th...

For the Sleepwalkers

Edward Hirsch · 1981 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Paperback. The uncorrected proof copy of Edward Hirsch's award winning first collection of poems. The uncorrected proof copy. In the publisher's original paper covers. Edward Hirsch's Lavan Younger Poets Award and Delmore Schwa...

Select Works of British Poets

Various; H. B. [preface] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Not Stated , Not Stated , 1826. Leather. A collection of British poetry principally selected from the modern poets of the time, with works from those such as Campbell, Moore and Milton. A carefully curated collection of British poetry, with a focus on modern poets of the time....

Annotations of Giant&Apos;S Town

John Fuller · 1970 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1970. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poem...

Words on a Page

Doris Hedges · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Toronto, The Ryerson Press, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition anthology of poems by the Canadian author Doris HEdges. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Publisher's review slip is loosely inserted.An ant...

The Minstrel; or, the Progress of Genius: And Other Poems

James Beattie · 1827 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, John Sharpe , 1827. Leather. An attractively bound copy of James Beattie's narrative poem and other works, with illustrations by R. Westall. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper, dated Christmas 1846. In full crushed morocco binding with decorative ...

The Collected Poems of Drummon Allison

Drummond Allison; Stephen Benson [editor] · 1943 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Chippenham, Privately Printed, c1994. Cloth. A very smart limited edition of this collection of poetry from English war poet John Drummond Allison. Limited to three hundred copies. Very scarce work. A collection of poetry from John Drummond Allison, an English war poet of the ...

By the Cam and the Isis 1954-2000

Francis Warner · 2005 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Buckinghamshire, Colin Smythe, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of these poems from English writer Francis Warner, with notes. Signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to a paper insert dated August 2007. Two beautiful poems describing wa...

The Book of the Native

Charles G. D. Roberts · 1896 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Boston; Toronto, Lamson, Wolffe and Company; The Copp, Clark Company, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. A superb signed copy of this delightful volume of poetry from Charles G. D. Roberts, the so-called "Father of Canadian Poetry". The first edition of this work.Inscribed 'the...

Nets to Catch the Wind

Elinor Wylie · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York , Harcourt, Brace and Company , 1921. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Elinor Wylie's collection of poems, the first to be published under name. The first edition of this collection of poems.In the publisher's original cloth binding. Cont...

The Moderate Man and Other Verses

Edwin Hamilton · 1888 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Ward and Downey, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of verses from British author Edwin Hamilton. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Collated complete. A collection of thirty-two entertaining ...

The Heart&Apos;S Journey

Siegfried Sassoon · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, William Heinemann, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this collection of poems from English war poet Siegfried Sassoon. First UK edition, previously published in the US in 1927. A collection containing thirty-five of the author's moving poems,...

Joan of Arc: Ballads, Lyrics, and Minor Poems

Robert Southey · 1857 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, George Routledge & Co. 1857. Cloth. An illustrated collection of poetry and verse on patron saint of France, Joan of Arc. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. A collection of poems on patron saint of France, Joan of Arc, who...

Lays of the Sanctuary and Other Poems

G. Stevenson de M. Rutherford [editor] · 1862 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Elizabeth Good, 1862. Cloth. A scarce copy of this collection of poetry on acts of charity and the bonds of love. Scarce work. A collection of poetry issued for the benefit of a Mrs. Elizabeth Good, the niece of Reverend Thomas Allen, as a noble testimony to the active...

The Legend of a Thought and Other Verses

Martha Agnes Rand; Agnes Lee · 1889 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Chicago, Not Stated, 1889. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume of poetry by American author, Agnes Lee, or Martha Agnes Rand. A presentation copy of the first edition. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work. Inscribed by the author to the recto of the front ...

Caxton&Apos;S Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales and Sketches by the Late W.H. Rhodes

W. H. Rhodes; Daniel O'Connell (ed.) · 1876 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

San Francisco , A. L. Bancroft and Company , 1876. Cloth. A first edition of this abundant collection of science-fiction stories, poems, essays and more from the late W. H. Rhodes. The first edition of this posthumous work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. W. ...