Poesia

A New Book of Old Ballads

James Maidment · 1844 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

Edinburgh, Laurie and Co. 1844. Leather. A very scarce collection of traditional Scottish ballads, by James Maidment, bound in a leather binding. Including Blythe Jockey, Willy and Marie, Lady's Complaint and many others. James Maidment was born in 1793. Passing the Scott...

Poems

Charles Kingsley · 1892 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London, Macmillan, 1892. Leather. A collection of poetry from Charles Kingsley, in a leather binding. Including The Saint's Tragedy, The Weird Lady, The Longbeard's Saga and many more. Charles Kingsley was a priest, professor and social reformer, as well as a novelis...

Moore&Apos;S Irish Melodies

Thomas Moore · 1779 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

London, Longman & Co, c1858. Leather. A beautifully illustrated collection of Moore's Irish Melodies, in a lovely leather binding. In a handsome Hayday binding. Engraved throughout with illustrations by D Maclise, an Irish history, literary and portrait painter and illust...

The Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith; John Francis Waller, LL. D · 0 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, Cassell, Peter and Galpin, c1880. Leather. The Works of Oliver Goldsmith by Oliver Goldsmith, in a leather binding. With an introduction, notes and a Life of Oliver Goldsmith by John Francis Waller, LL. D. Illustrated edition with decorative borders to pages. Containin...

Glenaveril; or, the Metamorphoses

The Earl of Lytton (Owen Meredith) [Robert Bulwer-Lytton] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, John Murray, 1885. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition of this poem by Robert Bulwer-Lytton. First edition. Complete in two volumes. Robert Bulwer-Lytton, who wrote under the pseudonym Owen Meredith, was an English Statesman and Poet. The son of novelist ...

Select Library Prose Select Library Poetry

Various · 1838 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

Edinburgh, William and Robert Chambers, 1838. Leather. A set of 'Select Library Prose' and 'Select Library Poetry&apos. In two volumes. Both volumes are bound from parts, originally published separately. Select Library Prose contains works by George Anson, Olive...

Italy, a Poem and Poems

Samuel Rogers · 1842 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Edward Moxon, 1842. Leather. Two nicely bound poetry collections by the popular writer, Samuel Rogers. Including Italy: A Poem (1842) and Poems (1842). Illustrated throughout with numerous engravings in the text. Bound by Leighton Brewer In morocco bindings. Externally...

The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate

Alfred Tennyson · 1878 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, R and A Suttaby, 1878. Leather. An uncommon edition of these collected works of Tennyson. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates by Payne Jennings. Lord Alfred Tennyson was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign a...

The Bridal Souvenir Anthology

Various · 1912 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Kingston Upon Hull, Unknown, 1912. Leather. An anthology of poetry produced as a bridal souvenir. The work was produced for the marriage of Mr and Mrs Harold Robert Bell. Their marriage was at Penang on December 1st 1910. The marriage was between Miss Alice Moxon and Mr Harold...

The Poetical Works of William Falconer

William Falconer · 1870 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Bell and Daldy, 1870. Leather. A collection of poetry by Scottish poet William Falconer. With a biographical introduction. Falconer's ability to describe storm-tossed vessels in his poem The Shipwreck came from his experience as a sailor. He was one of the three s...

The Chace a Poem

William Somerville · 1796 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London, T. Cadell, Jun and W. Davies, 1796. Leather. William Somerville's best-known poetical work, The Chace. Illustrated throughout with numerous engraved plates. A new edition, to which is prefixed a critical essay, by J. Aikin. In a tree-calf binding. Externally, soun...

Gray&Apos;S Poetical Works, English and Latin, Illustrated: With Introductory Stanzas

Rev John Moultrie · 1852 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

Eton, E.P Williams, 1852. Leather. A volume of Gray's Poetical Works, English and Latin. With Introductory Stanzas by the Rev. John Moultrie and an Original Life of Gray, (Written Expressly for this Edition) by the Rev. John Mitford, Editor of the "Aldine Editions" of the...

The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem. With Ballads and Lyrical Pieces

Walter Scott · 1808 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1808. Leather. A large and handsome copy of Walter Scott's long narrative historical poem. Eighth Edition. With Ballads and Lyrical Pieces, Songs, and Ballads from the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. 168 pages of copious notes to ...

Robert the Deuyll a Metrical Romance from an Ancient Illuminated Manuscript

Anon · 1798 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, I Herbert, 1798. Leather. This is a scarce lyrical retelling of the medieval legend of Robert the Devil's son , told in verse. Mythology describes Robert as the devil's son, for his mother, despairing of heaven's aid in order to obtain a son, addressed h...

Enoch Arden Etc

Alfred Tennyson · 1867 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London, Edward Moxon and Co, 1867. Leather. A pleasing collection of poetry by Tennyson, published while he was Poet Laureate. Featuring "Enoch Arden", followed by a selection of further works, including "Aylmer's Fields", Tithonus" and "In the Valley of Cauteretz". In a ...

The Poetical Works of Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler; G Gilfillan · 1854 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

Edinburgh, James Nichol, 1854. Leather. Butler's collected works including Hudibras, Satire Upon Marriage and To His Mistress. With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes. Samuel Butler was a poet and satirist. He is remembered now chiefly for a long satirical ...

The Minor Poems of William Cowper of the Inner Temple and Table Talk and Other Poems

William Cowper · 1818 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London, John Sharpe , 1818-1822. Leather. A uniformly bound collection of poetical anthologies from William Cowper. Both volumes are lavishly illustrated with numerous engravings. The Minor Poems of William Cowper hold parts I and II bound in one volume. Rebound in full calf b...

The Home Affections Portrayed by the Poets

Charles MacKay · 1858 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1858. Fine Binding. The first edition of this poetry anthology. Illustrated, with numerous drawings by the likes of James Godwin, John Gilbert and Birket Foster. Composed and edited by Charles MacKay, this work comprises of poetry from Coleri...

The Poetical Works of James Montgomery Collected by Himself.

James Montgomery · 1854 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1854. Leather. A finely bound copy of The Poetical Works of James Montgomery. Scottish poet, James Montgomery was a supporter of the Abolishonist movement and opposed the exploitation of child workers. His poetry and composition of h...

The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

Jean Ingelow · 1912 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1912. Fine Binding. A lovely edition of The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow. In a lovely full calf binding. In One Volume. With a Portrait. New impression. Jean Ingelow was an English poet and novelist who penned several stories for children. In...