Poesia

Collected Shorter Poems 1930-1944

W. H. Auden · 1950 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber and Faber Ltd, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of British-American W. H. Auden's first collection of shorter poems. The first edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding. A poetical collection from W. H. Auden (1907-1973), whose po...

British Ballads Old and New

George Barnett Smith · 1881 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1881. Leather. A smart complete two volume set of this illustrated collection of British ballads. Complete in two volumes. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text and full-page illustrations. A collection of Bri...

Jasbo Brown and Selected Poems

DuBose Heyward · 1931 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this delightful poetry collection from American author DuBose Heyward, best known for the 1925 novel 'Porgy&apos. The first edition, first printing.In the publisher's original unclipped du...

Scaffolding: New and Selected Poems

Jane Cooper · 1984 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Anvil Press Poetry, 1984. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of this collection of poetry by Jane Cooper. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the title page: "For Ditta, Who shares a southern childhood warmly, Jane". With a letter featuring a ...

Brockport, New York: Beginning with "and

William Heyen · 1988 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Dallas, Northouse and Northouse , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this poetical collection from American poet William Heyen, in the publisher's dust wrapper. A limited edition, being number 15 out of 50 numbered copies.Signed by the author to ...

The Swastika Poems

William Heyen · 1977 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, The Vanguard Press, Inc. 1977. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this important poetical collection from William Heyen on his personal ties with the Holocaust. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page under his name. In th...

Some Poems of Robert Herrick: The Poet of the Month

Robert Herrick · 1942 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Norfolk, Connecticut , New Directions , 1942. Brochure/Pamphlet. A collection of poems from Anglican cleric Robert Herrick, as part of the 'Poet of the Month' series by the publishers. A poetry pamphlet from the 'Poet of the Month' series curated by the pub...

Bones and Distances

Srinivas Rayaprol · 1968 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Calcutta, Writers Workshop; P. Lal, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A scarce anthology of poetry by Srinivas Rayaprol, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.In the original unclipped d...

The Discovery of America

Bill Butler · 1967 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

New York, Interim Books, 1967 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first US edition of this volume of poetry by American writer and bookshop owner Bill Butler. The very scarce first US edition of this work, which was first published the year prior by the Writer's F...

Winnowed Grasses

J. S. Reed · 1892 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Indianapolis, The Hollenbeck Press, 1892. Cloth. A smart third edition of this scarce work from Joseph Samuel Reed. Third edition. Scarce work. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of poetry, with titles including: The Journey of Life, A Race for a Bride, Home, Memorial ...

Poems

William Winter · 1855 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Boston, George W. Briggs & Co , 1855. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Winter's scarce first book of poetry. The first edition of this scarce work. In the publisher's original blind stamped cloth. Dedicated to 'Henry Wadsworth Longfellow&apos...

The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray · 1821 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, John Sharpe, 1821. Leather. The poetical works of the noted English poet Thomas Gray, illustrated by Rich Westall and bound in full calf. The first illustrated edition. Illustrated with an engraved title page and six engraved plates by Rich Westall, English painter an...

Le Bellezze Della Poesia Italiana

Angelo Vergani; Pietro Piranesi · 1819 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Parigi, Teofilo Barrois, 1819. Leather. A very scarce work celebrating the brilliant Italian poets of the past, edited by Angelo Vergani and Pietro Piranesi. A very scarce work.In the original Italian.A new edition of this anthology containing the beauties of Italian poetry.Th...

Poems

Jean Ingelow · 1867 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, 1867. First edition. Leather. A Bayntun bound first illustrated edition of this wonderful anthology of poems by Jean Ingelow. The first illustrated edition.Bound by Bayntun. An anthology of the popular poetry of Jean Ingelow. Ingelow ...

A Book of Roxburghe Ballads

John Payne Collier · 1847 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1847. First edition. Leather. A nicely bound edition of these fifty-five broadside ballads, the first edition to be edited by John Payne Collier. The first edition to be edited by John Payne Collier.Bound by S. Hogg. An anthology o...

La Lyre Francaise

Gustave Masson · 1907 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1907. Leather. A Bayntun bound anthology of French poetry, a wonderful collection compiled by Gustave Masson. Smartly bound by Bayntun. This work is a collection of French songs throughout history, documenting the history of French song. The...

Poems by William Mason

William Mason · 1764 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Dublin, Peter Wilson, and James Potts, 1764 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first Dublin edition of this collected edition of the poetic works of William Mason. The very scarce first Dublin edition of this work, published in the same year as the first UK edition.This...

The Poetical Works of Campbell, Goldsmith, and Beattie. With Memoirs of the Author

Thomas Campbell; Oliver Goldsmith; James Beattie · 1865 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1865. Cloth. A decoratively bound and illustrated collection of poetry by Campbell, Goldsmith and Beattie. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, a plate to the title page, headpieces and eight monochrome plates. In the publisher's origin...

The Invisible Gift: Selected Poems

David Morley · 2015 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Manchester, Carcanet, 2015. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this award winning collection of poetry, inscribed by the author David Morley. The first edition, first impression.Inscribed by the author to the title page: "To Jonathan and Paula, with love David". I...

Angels and Earthly Creatures

Elinor Wylie · 1929 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

New York , Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A delightful limited copy first edition of this collection of poems, with a monochrome frontispiece portrait of the author. An uncommon limited copy of the first edition printed on Oland (Swedish) hand made paper.Number 1...