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A. E. Housman · 1936 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1936. First edition. Leather. A scarce first, limited edition copy of A. E. Houseman's final selection of poetry, published posthumously. The scarce first edition. Limited to 379 copies, this being number 15. In a quarter morocco binding with gilt ...

The Hind and the Panther Transvers&Apos;D to the Story of the Country Mouse and the City-Mouse. Much Malice Mingled with a Little Wit. Hind. Pan. Nec Vult Panthera Domari. Quae Genus.

Matthew Prior; Charles Montagu · 1687 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, W. Davis , 1687. First edition. Disbound. The first edition of Matthew Prior's satirical response to John Dryden's allegorical poem, 'The Hind and the Panther&apos. The scarce first edition. Written by Matthew Prior in collaboration with Charles Montagu....

The Goblin Groom; a Tale of Dunse

R. O. Fenwick · 1809 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Edinburgh, Alex. Lawrie, 1809 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this early nineteenth century poem. The only known published work of the author. The first edition of this scarce work of early nineteenth century Scottish poetry, told in two cantos.The author...

Ogilvie: An Old-Time Worthy

'J. A. A.' · 1903 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Glasgow , John A. Anderson, c1903. Paperback. A very scarce pocket-sized Scottish poem dedicated to 'Ogilvie.' Short rhyming poem in Scottish slang, dedicated to a man names 'Ogilvie,' "An' a queerer auld body ye never did spy, / Had Sir Walter e'...

Paradise Lost, a Poem in Twelve Books

John Milton; Elijah Fenton · 1823 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Edinburgh; London, J. Dick & Co; Thomas Tegg, 1823. Leather. A nicely illustrated edition of Milton's influential blank verse poem 'Paradise Lost', illustrated with lovely detailed engraved plates. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, engraved title page, a...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott Complete in One Volume

Sir Walter Scott · 1841 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Edinburgh , Robert Cadell, 1841. Leather. A complete volume of the poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, with illustrations. This volume contains a complete collection of Sir Walter Scott's Poetry including his works The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, The Lady of the La...

Les Oeuvres de Mr Gresset

Jean-Baptiste Gresset · 1748 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Amsterdam, Aux Depens de la Compagne, 1748. Paperback. Early edition of the collected works of Jean-Baptiste Gresset in the original French. Complete in two volumes. Eighteenth century edition of the collected works of Jean-Baptiste Gresset, French poet and dramatist, best kno...

Effusions of Genius

Rebecca Ribbans · 1829 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

Ipswich, R. Deck; Longman and Co. Hamilton, Adams and Co.; Various, 1829 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry by Rebecca Ribbans from the early nineteenth century. First edition of Effusions of Genius by Rebecca Ribbans in the orig...

Songs of All Seasons

Teresa Hooley · 1927 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this collection of poetry by English poet Teresa Hooley. First edition of Songs of All Seasons by Teresa Hooley in the original publisher's quarter cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper...

Poems by Charles Kingsley

Charles Kingsley · 1897 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London & New York, Macmillan and Co. Limited; The Macmillan Company, 1897 . Leather. A pocket edition of poetry by Charles Kingsley in leather binding. A pocket edition of Poems by Charles Kingsley in half calf binding and marbled boards. A lovely uncommon edition. A later i...

Poems by Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood · 1854 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Edward Moxon, 1854 . Leather. A beautifully bound copy of the seventh edition of the poetry of Thomas Hood. The seventh edition of this work of poetry, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of hood.In a delightful full morocco binding, with gilt detailing.A mid nine...

Pocket Volume of Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning

Robert Browning · 1891 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1891. Leather. A selection of the works of Robert Browning in one pocket sized volume rebound in attractive full calf. An anthology containing a selection from Robert Browning's poetical works. A foremost Victorian poet known for his dramatic ...

Poems of Passion

Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1900 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Gay and Bird , 1900. Leather. A beautiful copy of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poetry, bound in full decorative calf by Riviere & Sons. A scarce new edition. Authorised, revised and enlarged. Held institutionally in only four UK libraries. Rebound in beautiful decorative...

Poems

Richard Chevenix Trench · 1856 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, Redfield , 1856. First edition. Cloth. Bright copy of this scarce anthology of the poems by Richard Chenevix Trench, the first US edition. Anthology of poems by Richard Chevenix Trench, Anglican archbishop and poet. Scarce first US edition of this work. Featuring ver...

Ride the Nightmare

Adrian Mitchell · 1971 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1971. First edition. Paperback. A fine first edition of this collection of poetry by Adrian Mitchell. First edition. A collection of satirical and political poetry. Written by Adrian Mitchell, an English poet, novelist and playwright. A former journalist...

The Alphabet Annotated for Youth and Adults in Doggerel Verse

An Old Etonian · 1853 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Ackermann & Co. [1853]. First edition. Leather. A delightful book containing the first edition alphabet in doggerel verse etched throughout by George W. Terr. The alphabet written in humorous doggerel verse - a simple form of verse which is often irregular yet easy to ...

Idylls of the King

Alfred Tennyson · 1867 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Edward Moxon & Co. 1867 . Leather. A new edition of Alfred Tennyson's cycle of narrative poems in full calf binding. Early edition of Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson in full calf bindings. First published between 1859 and 1885, this work is a cycle of twelv...

Moral Emblems & Other Poems Written and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert Louis Stevenson First Printed at the Davos Press by Lloyd Osbourne and with a Preface by the Same

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1921 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1921. Cloth. A smart collection of moral poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated with woodcuts. The second edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front paste down, dated 1945. 18 plates. Collate...

A Green Bough

William Faulkner · 1933 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York , Harrison Smith and Robert Haas , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of William Faulkner's Green Bough. A lovely first edition copy of this collection of forty-four pomes by William Faulkner titled A Green Bough. William Faulkner was an Ame...

The Poetical Works of John Milton. With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes. The Text Edited by Charles Cowden Clarke. In Two Volumes.

John Milton; Charles Cowden Clarke [ed] · 1869 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo, 1869. Cloth. A smart two volume set of Milton's poetry, including a brief biography and his most famous works. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with gilt decoration to the front boards and spines. All edges gilt. Prize bookplat...