Poesia

Poems

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1909 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1909. Vellum. A fine paper edition of this collection of poetry from Robert Louis Stevenson. Fine paper edition. A collection of poetry including: Underwoods, Ballads, and Songs of Travel. Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scottish novelist, poet, t...

The Works of Mr. John Oldham, Together with His Remains

John Oldham · 1722 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, J. Bettenham for D. Brown; B. and S. Tooke; G. Strahan; et al, 1722. Leather. The satirical poetical works of John Oldham, an illustrated set of the works of the prominent Stuart-era poet Complete in two volumes.ESTC citation number T135582.A collection of the satirica...

Oxford and Cambridge Miscellany Poems

Elijah Fenton; Sir John Denham; Lord Halifax; Lord Orrery; John Dryden; Thomas Otway et al · 1708 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Bernard Lintott, 1708 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce early eighteenth century collection of poems, edited by Elijah Fenton. The very scarce first edition of this work, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece by Michael van der Gucht.A...

Stultifera Navis; the Modern Ship of Fools

William Henry Ireland · 1807 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, William Miller, 1807 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Henry Ireland's reinterpretation of the medieval German allegorical poem. The first edition of Shakespearian forger William Henry Ireland's version of Sebastian Brant's satirical...

The Works of Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb; Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd [ed.] · 1869 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Bell and Daldy, 1869 . Leather. A lovely copy of the collected works of the English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, Charles Lamb. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page.A wonderful collection of Lamb's works, with his letters, Essays of Elia, po...

The Genuine Works in Verse and Prose of the Right Honourable George Granville

George Granville · 1736 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)

London, J and R. Tonson, 1736. Leather. A scarce three volume collection of the prose and poetry of George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne. ESTC Citation No. T92916. With a frontispiece to volume one. Duodecimo. With the unpaginated 'Verses Written in a Leaf of the Author&...

The Rainbow and the Rose

Edith Nesbit · 1905 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1905. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this collection of verse by Edith Nesbit. The first edition of this work. A scarce copy. Anthology of poems by Edith Nesbit, featuring numerous verses including 'The Things that Matte...

The Works of Thomas Gray in Prose and Verse

Thomas Gray; Edmund Gosse · 1903 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1903-1912 . Cloth. A complete four volume set of these reprints of the works of Thomas Gray, edited by Edmund Gosse. A complete four volume set. These volumes have been edited by Edmund Gosse. Volume one is a copy of the revised edition, published ...

Les Solutions Conjugales

Auguste Sauliere · 1876 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Librarie de L'eau-Forte, 1876. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this uncommon collection of French poetry that reflects on marriage. With ten plates by Henry Somm. A first edition of this August Sauliere's collection of poetry, with numerous in-tex...

Lirici Antichi Serj E Giocosi Fino Al Secolo XVI

Dante Alighieri; Lorenzo de' Medici; Angelo Poliziano; Andrea Rubbi [ed.] · 1812 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Venice, Pietro Bernardi, 1812. Leather. A scarce collection of ancient lyric poetry, part of the Parnaso Italiano collection. A scarce work in a half calf binding, with the binder's label of Carss & Co. to the front paste down. Engravings pasted onto the verso of the firs...

The English Rogue; Musarum Deliciae: Or, the Muses Recreation; Rump: Or an Exact Collection of the Choycest Poems and Songs Relating to the Late Times

Richard Head; Francis Kirkman; John Mennis; James Smith · 1874 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Henry Marsh; John Camden Hotten; Henry Brome, 1874. Leather. An excellent uniformly bound eight volume set presenting facsimile's of three seventeenth century works. Smart 1874 facsimile editions of three literary works from the 1600s.The first work present is a f...

Oeuvres de Sully Prudhomme: Poesies 1879-1888

Sully Prudhomme · 1888 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1888 . Leather. A beautifully bound copy of the poetry of French writer Sully Prudhomme, the first winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. In the original French.A charming half morocco copy of Prudhomme's poetry, featuring examples of his works...

Recueillements Poetiques, Epitres Et Poesies Diverses

Alphonse de Lamartine · 1877 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, Hachette & Cie, 1877 . Leather. A lovely late nineteenth century edition of the poetry of French politician and writer Alphonse de Lamartine. In the original French.A lovely collection of the poetry of French figure Alphonse de Lamartine.Alphonse de Lamartine was a Fren...

The Works of Robert Burns

Robert Burns · 1801 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Printed for T Cadell, 1801. Cloth. Second edition in four volumes of the collected works of Robert Burns. Second edition of the complete works of famous Scottish poet Robert Burns, with a biographical notice of his life and career as well as a criticism on his writings...

Richardet, Poeme

Niccolo Forteguerri [Niccolo Carteromaco]; [A. F. Duperrier Dumouriez] [trans] · 1776 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Liege, C Plomteux, 1776. Leather. Scarce French edition in two volumes of Niccolo Carteromaco's poem 'Ricciardetto.' Poem by Niccolo Forteguerri first published in the original Italian in 1738 under pseudonym Niccolo Carteromaco. Complete in two volumes. Transla...

Les Saisons, Poeme

[Jean Francois de Saint Lambert] · 1769 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Paris, A. Amsterdam, 1769. Leather. A collection of poems by Jean Francois de Saint Lambert, with plates. This volume is written by Jean Francois de Saint Lambert, who was a French poet, philosopher and military officer. A collection of poems on the seasons.In the original Fr...

Umrisse Zu Schiller&Apos;S Lied Von Der Glocke

Friedrich Schiller · 1837 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Germany, Stuggart und Tubingen, 1837. Cloth. A scarce illustrated edition of Schiller's Song of the Bell, in the original German language. German language. Scarce work. Illustrated with forty-three plates. Collated complete. The Song of the Bell is a poem linking the tech...

Decade

V. A. L. [Elizabeth Rebecca Ward] · 1938 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Frome and London, Butler and Tanner, 1938. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, limited edition copy of this poem by prolific South-West author Elizabeth Rebecca Ward. A limited edition copy of this very scarce collection of poetry, signed by author Elizabeth Rebecca Ward ...

M. Annaeus Lucanus de Bello CIVILI, Cum Hug. Grotii, Farnabii

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus; C. Schrevelio [ed] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, R. Priestley, 1818. Leather. An uncommon copy of Luncan's epic poem describing the civil war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the Roman Senate. Published in Latin. An uncommon copy of this epic poem by the ancient Roman poet Lucan. Published in Latin, with ...

Purgatorial Affairs

Colm Hennessy · 1982 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, The Midsummer Press, 1982. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. An uncommon poetry collection by Colm Hennessy. An uncommon title. Purgatorial Affairs contains the poems Family Heirloom, Clay, Encounter and other poems by Colm Hennessy. In the original paper wraps. Exter...