Poesia

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William Roy · 1845 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Chiswick, Charles Wittingham, 1845. Cloth. A limited edition copy of this scarce satirical poem, attacking Cardinal Wolsey and the religious situation in the midst of Henry VIII's Reformation. A limited edition work, a facsimile edition limited to one-hundred copies.Repri...

Landscapes

Emyr Humphreys · 1979 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Kent, The Chimaera Press, 1979. Disbound. A limited edition collection of poems by the Welsh poet Emyr Humphreys, the first work published by Chimera Press. A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered forty.A scarce work.A collect...

Steps to the River Poems

Roland Grant · 1995 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Herefordshire, The Whittington Press, 1995. Cloth. A beautifully produced collection of Roland Grant's poetry. A signed limited edition. This is numbered 81 of 200 copies, and is signed by the author and illustrator.Illustrated by Howard Phipps. Phipps has a special inter...

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald · 1890 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1890. First edition. Vellum. A finely bound, first separate printing of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. This is the first separate printing of Edward Fitzgerald's translation after the fifth printing of 1889. With a section on the variations betwe...

The Modern Dunciad, Virgil in London and Other Poems Democritus in London, with the Mad Pranks and Comical Conceits of Motley and Robin Good-Fellow to Which Are Added Notes Festivous Etc

[George Daniel] · 1835 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, William Pickering, 1835-52. First edition. Fine Binding. The first editions of two of George Daniel's most popular and influential poetical works, in a beautiful half morocco fine binding. Two poetical volumes by George Daniel. 'Democritus in London' is ...

Balladen Und Romanzen Selected and Arranged with Notes and Literary Introduction

Various; C. A. Buccheim · 1904 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1904. Leather. A smartly bound collection of historical German ballads, in the original German, collected here by C. A. Buccheim. In the original German. This work is a collection of German ballads throughout history. Illustrated with a vignette to th...

More Nonsense

Edward Lear · 1897 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Frederick Warne, 1897. Cloth. A charming copy of Edward Lear's profusely illustrated, humorous work 'More Nonsense&apos. Profusely illustrated by Lear throughout. Collated, complete. 'More Nonsense' follows Lear's 1846 'A Book of Nonsense&...

The Political Songster or a Touch on the Times

John Freeth · 1790 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

Birmingham, Thomas Pearson, 1790. Leather. A smartly bound collection of poetry by a major figure in the cultural life of Birmingham during the Midlands Enlightenment, John Freeth. The sixth edition of this work. In a rare untrimmed state. The ESTC lists four copies from this ...

An Heroic Postscript to the Public, Occasioned by Their Favourite Reception of a Late Heroic Epistle to Sir William Chambers, Knt. &C.

[William Mason] · 1774 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, J. Almon, 1774. First edition. Disbound. The first edition of this follow-up work following William Mason's incredibly popular satire work addressed to Sir William Chambers. The first edition of this work. Half-title and final advertisement leaf present. Collated,...

The Revolter a Trage-Comedy Acted between the Hind and Panther

Anon · 1687 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.46 | $1,519.31 | ¥242,614)

London, Not Stated, 1687. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce satire on John Dryden written contemporaneously to his success. Scarce - last seen at auction in 1981. Pages, 12, 20 are misnumbered as called for. ESTC no: R36782 WING: R1206 Collated, c...

The Fourth and Last Collection of Poems Satyrs Songs Etc.

Edmund Waller; John Dryden et al · 1689 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Not Stated, 1689. Unbound. A very scarce poetry collection from the late seventeenth century. Written by several noted satirists of the time. There are poems on Oliver Cromwell's career, the death of Lord Shaftsbury as well as an essay on Satire by John Dryden. Co...

Winged Thoughts

Mary Ann Bacon · 1851 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€928.96 | $1,023.88 | ¥163,501)

London, Longman & Co, 1851. Leather. A very scarce collection of charming poems by Mary Ann Bacon, each of which is accompanied by a chromolithograph plate depicting a bird. A very scarce work. In a full calf relievo binding. Illustrated with a chromolithograph title page, ten...

Specimens of the Later English Poets, with Preliminary Notices

Robert Southey; Various · 1807 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this nicely bound collection of poems from the reign of James II of England to the beginning of the nineteenth century, including poems by Walter Scott, Alexander Pope, and William Cowpe...

The Crown and the Laurel

A. E. Johnson · 1953 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Oxford, George Ronald, 1953. Hardback. A very scarce collection of poetry written by A. E. Johnson, including poems titled 'To Elizabeth the Queen', and 'When Will Shakespeare Went Awooing' among others. First edition. A collection of the poetical works of ...

Pilgrimage Memorials of a Journey

S. F. A. Coles · 1931 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, The Columbia Press, 1931. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this charming collection of poetical works by S. F. A. Coles presented in the smart original publisher's cloth. Scarce. A limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number thirty n...

The Vision

James Faulkner · 1951 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

Middlesex, The Cornerstone Press LTD, 1951. Leather. A limited edition very scarce copy of this charming collection of poetry by James Faulkner, in a smart signed binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, an author's presentation copy. A very scarce work. Author's presentati...

The New Bath Guide: Or, Memories of the B-N-R-D Family. In a Series of Poetical Epistles

[Christopher Anstey] · 1807 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1807. Leather. An illustrated copy of Christopher Anstey's popular satirical poem on the life of Bath in the eighteenth century. A new edition of this work. A collection of fifteen poetical letters showing a satirical view of the fashiona...

Davison&Apos;S Poetical Rhapsody

Francis Davison; A H Bullen · 1890 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1890. First edition. Cloth. A smart, two volume set of Elizabethan Francis Davison's poetical 'Rhapsody&apos. Edited by famed literary scholar and specialist in 16th and 17th century literature, Arthur Henry Bullen. First thus, the first...

The Shadow of Cain

Edith Sitwell · 1947 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, John Lehmann, 1947. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this work of poetry written by Edith Sitwell. A lovely example of this work of poetry by Edith Sitwell. In the publisher's original binding, this handsome volume is held in the original unclipped...

Verses and Fly Leaves

Charles Stuart Calverley · 1887 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1887. Leather. A lovely collection of poetical works by the renowned English poet and wit Charles Stuart Calverley, in a full polished calf signed Bumpus binding, with attractive marbled endpapers and textblock. A 'New Edition&apos. Calverley...