Poesia

Poems

Christopher Lee · 1937 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1937 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this collection of poems from poet Christopher Lee, in the iconic Hogarth Living Poets pictorial paper covered boards by John Banting. A scarce first edition.Of t...

Rimes Et Raisons

Ursule Molinaro · 1954 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Regain, Monte-Carlo, 1954 . First edition. Paperback. The uncommon first edition of this limited edition collection of poems by artist and writer Ursule Molinaro. In the original French.One of only five hundred copies produced.Publisher's wraps illustrated by Leon Kelly.A...

A Christmas Book: An Anthology for Moderns

D. B Wyndham Lewis ; G. C. Heseltine; William Dunbar; Geoffrey Chaucer; William Shakespeare; et al. · 1928 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Christmas anthology of poetry, ballads, songs, recipes and stories from the likes of William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer and many other renowned authors, in the original scarce dust wrapper....

18 Poems

Dylan Thomas · 1934 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)

London, The Sunday Referee and The Parton Bookshop, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A lovely and scarce first impression of Dylan Thomas" debut collection of poetry, of which only 250 copies were produced. The first edition, first issue, published in a small edition of 250 copies....

ABC of Reading

Ezra Pound · 1934 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ezra Pound's compelling guide to understanding literature, largely focusing on the art of poetry writing. First edition. A bright copy, in the publisher's red cloth. Written by America...

The Limerick: A Facet of Our Culture

[Albert Reynolds Morse] · 1944 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Mexico City, Privately Printed, 1944. Cloth. A scarce privately printed history of the limerick, an out-of-series limited edition. A privately printed work, limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is unnumbered and out of series.A scarce work.This monograph expl...

The Fifth Decad of Cantos

Ezra Pound · 1937 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

London, Faber & Faber, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Cantos XLII to LI of Ezra Pound's long modernist poem, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Fifth Decad of Cantos' co...

The Candidate

Charles Churchill · 1764 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Printed for the Author; W. Flexney; G. Kearsly, et al, 1764. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this satirical poem by Charles Churchill against the 4th Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu. The first edition.Signature B on page 1 appears below "some" in the last lin...

Naked Warriors

Herbert Read · 1919 · Rooke Books

£158.00 (€189.39 | $208.74 | ¥33,333)

London, Arts & Letters, 1919. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Herbert Read"s poignant volume of poems and prose, reflecting on his time fighting in World War One. The first edition.A moving anthology of poems and prose, in which the author reflects on his experie...

Dramatic Legends and Other Poems

Padraic Colum · 1922 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this collection of poems by Padraic Colum, one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding...

Three Russian Poets: Selections from Pushkin, Lermontov and Tyutchev

Alexander Pushkin; Mikhail Lermontov; Fyodor Tyutchev; Vladimir Nabokov [trans.] · 1944 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Norfolk, New Directions, 1944. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first edition copy of this collection of works by Pushkin, Lermontov and Tyutchev, translated by Vladimir Nabokov. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original paper wraps, with the original ...

Jani Broukhusii Poematum Libri Sedecim

Joan van Broekhuizen [Janus Broukhusius; Jani Broukhusii]; Davide Hoogstratano [D. van Hoogstraten] · 1711 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Amstelaedami [Amsterdam], Franciscus Halma, 1711 . Leather. A very scarce volume of Latin poems from Dutch poet Jan van Broekhuizen, illustrated with vignettes by Jan Goeree, and edited by prominent and scholar David Hoogstratan. In the original Latin.First published in 1684, ...

The Seasons

James Thomson; Percival Stockdale [ed.] · 1793 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, A Hamilton, 1793 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of James Thomson's popular four part Romantic poem, the first with Percival Stockdale's critical notes. An illustrated edition of James Thomson's famous poem, 'The Seasons&ap...

The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe

George Crabbe · 1823 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, John Murray, 1823. Leather. An attractively bound five volume edition of the works of poet, surgeon, and clergyman George Crabbe, in full calf bindings with gilt detailing. Complete in five volumes.George Crabbe is best remembered for his realist depictions of working ...

The Poetical Works of John Keats

John Keats · 1940 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Oxford, Humphrey Milford, 1940. Cloth. A complete collection of poems from the renowned romantic poet, John Keats. The fourteenth impression of this collected edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.In the publisher's original cloth. A complete collection of...

Poems, Ballads, and Bucolics

H. D. Rawnsley [Hardwick Rawnsley] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1890. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry by Hardwicke Rawnsley, the poet and founder of 'The National Trust&apos. The first edition. In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum with cloth t...

The Jackdaw of Rheims

Thomas Ingoldsby · 1913 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Gay and Hancock, 1913. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated edition of this humorous narrative poem by Thomas Ingoldsby, with colour plates. The first thus with these illustrations, published the same year as a numbered limited edition of 100 copies. In the publisher&apos...

Poems

Mary Ann H. Dodd · 1844 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Hartford , Case, Tiffany and Burnham, 1844. First edition. Cloth. A delightful copy of this vanishingly scarce poetry collection from Mary Ann H. Dodd. A vanishingly scarce work. One copy found on auction in 1869. The first edition. In the original cloth binding, decorativel...

The Earth-Lover and Other Verses

Seumas O'Sullivan · 1909 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Dublin, The Nation Press, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A scarce collection of verses by Irish poet Seumas O'Sullivan. The first edition, first impression. Scarce. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. A charming book of verses...

The Triumphs of Divine Grace, a Poem in Two Parts to Which Are Added Promiscuous Pieces

Samuel M. Phelps; Harriette E. Phelps · 1835 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

New York, Craighead and Allen , 1835. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this collection of poetry from Samuel and Harriette Phelps. Very scarce work. A religious verse in two parts, the first being The History of a Penitent Sinner, and the second being A Description of the Millenni...