Poesia

Skylark and Swallow

R. L. Gales · 1920 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Erskine Macdonald Ltd. 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of Gales"s post-WWI devotional and nature poetry, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards....

Songs of the Stalwart

Grantland Rice · 1917 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

New York; London, D. Appleton and Company , 1917. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this patriotic wartime poetry collection by famed sportswriter Grantland Rice, a presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original green cloth ...

Service Rhymes

Burt Franklin Jenness · 1917 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

[El Paso], Press of El Paso Printing Company, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of WWI verse by Burt Franklin Jenness, capturing an American serviceman"s daily life. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition. A van...

Verses

L. R. J [Lucy] · 1923 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

None Stated, Privately Printed, 1923. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce privately printed first edition of L.R.J."s inscribed poetry collection, recounting the experiences and observations of a vivacious upper-class American woman in the early 1920s, issued only fo...

The Hand Organ Man

Elias Lieberman · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Saga Press, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed presentation copy of this work of illustrated poetry by Elias Lieberman, in the scarce unclipped original dust wrapper. A signed presentation copy of this collection of poetry by Elias Lieberman.Signed and insc...

A Garden by the Sea and Other Poems

L.A. Lefevre · 1921 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1921 . First edition. Hardback. A scarce signed presentation copy of this captivating collection of poems by L.A. Lefevre. The scarce first edition of the work.A presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, &apo...

The Trench Lad and Other Poems

Saxe Churchill Stimson · 1917 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Boston, The Gorham Press, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by Saxe Churchill Stimson. A very scarce first edition of the work.A signed presentation copy, signed and dedicated by the author to the front fre...

Les Chants Du Bivouac

Theodore Botrel · 1915 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

Paris, Librairie Payot et Cle, 1915 . First edition. Paperback. A scarce presentation copy of this collection of soldier songs by France's official 'Bard of the Armies', Theodore Botrel. A scarce work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper...

L&Apos;Ombre de la Guerre

Marcel Loumaye · 1920 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

Paris, Libraire d'action d'art de la ghilde Les Forgerons, 1920 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Marcel Loumaye's striking epic poem about the Great War. In the original French.The vanishingly sca...

Literary Fragments and Remains in Prose and Verse of Ronald Wood Hoskier 1896-1917

Ronald Wood Hoskier · 1917 · Rooke Books

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

Boston, The McKenzie Engraving Co. c1917. Cloth. A touching collection of prose pieces and poems written by one Ronald Wood Hoskier, an American sergeant who died in air-battle at St. Quentin. A vanishingly scarce copy of this posthumous volume, privately printed for the circu...

Presage of Victory and Other Poems of the Time

John Freeman · 1916 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Selwyn and Blount , 1916. First edition. Paperback. The first of only 25 copies printed for this very scarce poetry collection from John Freeman, this copy gifted to his wife. Gifted by the author to his wife, Gertrude. With his inscription to the half title.The first ...

Stone Trees and Other Poems

John Freeman · 1916 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Selwyn and Blount , 1916. First edition. Paperback. A charming association copy of this collection from English poet John Freeman, gifted to his daughter. The first edition. Gifted to the poet's daughter, Joy. Signed to the half title and with a loosely inserted p...

Survival

B. Purshouse · 1961 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, The Mitre Press, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition volume of poetry reflecting on British history, in original dust wrapper. A very scarce first edition copy of this 1961 book of poetry by B. Purshouse.Each poem recalls and recounts a chapter in B...

The Secret: Sixty Poems

Laurence Binyon · 1920 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Elkin Mathews, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition presentation copy of this volumes of English poetry. A very scarce presentation copy of the first edition.English writer Laurence Binyon, in addition to his literary work, was an art scholar, and wo...

Tribute to England an Anthology

Martin Gilkes · 1939 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Hutchinson & Co. [1939] Undated, dated from a cop. First edition. Cloth. London: Hutchinson & Co. [1939] Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A very scarce, very smart presentation copy of this ...

Selected Poems of Mackenzie Bell

Mackenzie Bell · 1921 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1921. First edition. Hardback. An incredibly scarce collection of poetry, in original pictorial boards. An incredibly scarce volume compiling a range of poetry by Mackenzie Bell - the frequently used abbreviation and pen name of Henry Thomas...

Shadowy Thresholds

Cale Young Rice · 1919 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, The Century Co. 1919. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon presentation copy of this volume of poetry from American writer Cale Young Rice. An uncommon presentation copy of this title, signed and inscribed by author Cale Young Rice to the front free endpaper.Cale Young ...

Poems Satirical and Miscellaneous

Charles Richard Cammell · 1923 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Selwyn & Blount, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Charles Richard Cammell's collection of poetry, signed by the author to the half title page dated 1923.  In the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. Limited edi...

Democracy and Other Poems and the Sea Serpent: A Comic Opera in Three Acts

William Mill Butler · 1920 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Boston, The Gorham Press, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A quirky anthology, containing entertaining verse and a sea monster themed comic opera, written and signed by American poet and author William Mill Butler. The signed first edition of Democracy and Other Poems and The Sea S...

The Tower and Other Poems

H.A. Dalziel · 1927 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1927. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of an intriguing and abstract poetic anthology that takes the reader through a whimsical journey. The scarce first edition of The Tower and Other Poems, an abstract anthology, written by H.A. Dalziel...