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John Gay; W.H. Williams · 1922 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Daniel O'Connor, 1922 . Cloth. Decorative facsimile edition of John Gay's significant poem on 18th-century London. In publisher's original cream decorative binding.With a frontispiece, 15 monochrome plates, a facsimile of the original title page, and ill...

The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood; the Comic Poems of Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood · 1868 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, E. Moxon, Son, & Company, [1868]. Cloth. Lovely two-volume pocket edition of Thomas Hood's "Serious" and "Comic" poems. 1868 new pocket edition. With a preface from Thomas Hood the Younger.In two volumes.Bound in publisher's original red cloth with gilt detai...

4 Vols Works from the Heinemann Poetry Bookshelf Series

Various; William Shakespeare; John Clare; James Reeves [ed]; Donald Davie [Ed.]; Jack Dalglish [Ed.]; Jack Dalglish [Ed.] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1954-1963 . Cloth. A four-volume collection of Heinemann Bookshelf poetry titles in original unclipped dust wrappers, each with scholarly commentary showcasing key movements and figures in English verse. In the publisher's original cloth bin...

Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect

William Barnes · 1898 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1898. Cloth. A lovely collection of poems that capture the essence of rural Dorset life, in the Dorset dialect. In publisher's original green cloth binding.A lovely selection of poetry, divided into three collections, writte...

Novel on Yellow Paper: Or Work It out for Yourself

Stevie Smith · 1969 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London , Jonathan Cape, 1969. Paperback. A fantastically amusing and intelligent novel from the perspective of author Stevie Smith's alter ego, Pompey Casmilus. A re-issued copy of the work first published in 1936.In red decorative soft cover binding. The work consists o...

Theocritus, Bion and Moschus

Andrew Lang [trans.] · 1889 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1889. Vellum. A limited large paper edition of these ancient Greek pastoral poems rendered by Andrew Lang, in the publisher's scarce limp vellum binding. One of two hundred and fifty copies of this large paper edition, printed in June 1889.In a s...

The Age of Wordsworth

William Wordsworth; C. H. Herford · 1909 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1909. Cloth. An uncommon 1909 edition copy of C. H. Herford's 'Handbooks of English Literature', dedicated to Wordsworth. An uncommon copy of the 1909 edition, in lovely condition.Originally published in 1897, the popularity of this...

The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray; John Moultrie [ed.] · 1863 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Charles Griffin and Company, 1863 . Leather. A pleasing copy of the Eton edition of the poetical works of Thomas Gray, in full morocco, with fifteen monochrome illustrations. The illustrated Eton edition of the poetical works of Thomas Gray, in full morocco. Undated a...

The Pageant of English Poetry, Being 1150 Poems and Extracts by 300 Authors

Varied · 1919 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1919. Leather. An abundant collection of poems and extracts by 300 notable authors, with a frontispiece. In full brown crushed morocco, with gilt to top edge.With a frontispiece depicting Milton, Shelley, Keats, Shakespeare a...

Wild Flowers; or, Pastoral and Local Poetry; Rhymes on Art

Robert Bloomfield; Martin Archer Shee · 1806 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; William Miller, 1806-1809 . First edition. Leather. A delightful volume containing two early 19th century works of literature, including the first edition of Bloomfield's 'Wild Flowers' and the third edition of 'Rhymes on A...

Poems

Thomas Gray · 1928 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Privately Printed for Eton College in the Riccardi Press Fount of the Medici Society Limited, 1928. Leather. Privately printed collection of credited writer and scholar Thomas Gray's poetry for Eton College. In full vellum, signed by headmaster Cyril Alington. Bou...

The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside

Mark Akenside · 1845 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, William Pickering , 1845. Leather. A calf-bound anthology of Mark Akenside's poems, including his chief work 'The Pleasures of the Imagination&apos. An anthology of works from English poet Mark Akenside. In a signed full calf binding by Andrew Grieve, Edinbu...

The Unknown Eros

Coventry Patmore · 1878 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1878. First edition. Cloth. The first complete edition of what many consider to be Patmore's greatest poetical work, in the original publisher's cloth. The first complete edition, containing the full 46 odes. The first 31 odes were first...

The Works of Edmund Spenser with a Selection of Notes from Various Commentators; and a Glossarial Index: To Which Is Prefixed Some Account of the Life of Spenser, by the Rev. Henry John Todd, M.A.

Edmund Spenser; Rev. Henry John Todd · 1863 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1863. Leather. In a full calf prize binding for Wellington College by W. Nutt, bringing together the major works of Edmund Spenser, including 'The Faerie Queene.' In a full calf prize binding for Wellington College, bound by W...

The Supreme Sacrifice and Other Poems in Time of War

John S. Arkwright · 1919 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London , Skeffington And Son. LTD. 1919. First edition. Hardback. A moving collection of First World War poetry by john S. Arkwright, with 10 beautifully illustrated plates. The first edition of the work.Bound in publisher's original full black rexine. With gilt to top ed...

Poems 1937-1942

David Gascoyne · 1934 · Rooke Books

£159.00 (€190.59 | $210.06 | ¥33,544)

London, Poetry London Editions; Nicholson & Watson, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of English surrealist poet David Gascoyne's impressively illustrated volume of poetry, with plates from Graham Sutherland. The first edition, first impression, in the publis...

Poetarum Scenicorum Graecorum Fabulae Superstites Et Perditarum Fragmenta [Fragments of the Surviving and Lost Stories of the Greek Scenic Poets]

[Karl Wilhelm Dindorf] [ed.] · 1868 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Jacob Parker and Associates , 1868 . Leather. The fifth edition of this collection of Fragments of the Surviving and Lost Tales of the Greek Scenic Poets, in a full calf prize binding with gilt decoration. The fifth edition of this collection of Fragments of the Surviv...

The Translations of Ezra Pound

Ezra Pound; Hugh Kenner [Intro.] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Faber and Faber, 1963. Cloth. A smart reissue of The Translations of Ezra Pound, showcasing the modernist poet"s innovative renderings from multiple languages. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth binding. First published in 1953, this copy is a reissue.C...

Robert Graves Poems 1938-1945

Robert Graves · 1946 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Cassell & Company, Limited, 1946. First edition. Cloth. - The first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. A charming collection of poems written by English poet, soldier, historical novelist an...

The Poems of Heine, Complete

Heinrich Heine; Edgar Alfred Bowring [translator] · 1859 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1859. Cloth. An early translated edition of this scarce collection of poetry from German writer Heinrich Heine, signed by the translator Edgar Alfred Bowring. Early edition, first published in 1858. Very scarce work. Signed...