Poesia

Odes of Pindar, with Several Other Pieces in Prose and Verse, Translated from the Greek. To Which Is Prefixed a Dissertation on the Olympick Games

Pindar; Gilbert West · 1749 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

London, R. Dodsley, 1749. First edition. Leather. A lovely copy of Gilbert West's important translations of the odes of Pindar, including his own dissertation of the importance of the Olympic Games. The first edition of West's translation. First edition thus, being t...

Laughable Lyrics: A Fourth Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, Music, &C.

Edward Lear · 1877 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Robert John Bush, 1877. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Edward Lear's fourth book on nonsense poetry, a popular collection complete with Lear's illustrations throughout. The first edition.A humorous collection of the nonsense poetry and songs of Ed...

Juweeltjes

Nic. Beets; B. Ter Haar; J. J. L. Ten Kate; C. Vosmaer · 1890 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Leiden, A. W. Sijthoff, 1890. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this collection of Dutch poems accompanied by the detailed engraved plates of Dutch artist Joseph Israels. In the original Dutch.The scarce first edition of this collection of poems from writers in...

Fair Isle, a Tale in Verse

Wilhelm Jensen · 1881 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Kirkwall, William Peace & Son, 1881. First edition. Cloth. The first English translation of this poem by Wilhelm Jensen, in which the German poet Shetland's history and topography, illustrated with a frontispiece and in-text illustrations. First UK Edition, Very Scarce. ...

The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood; William Michael Rossetti [ed.] · 1880 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Ward, Lock, & Co. [1880]. Leather. The collected poetical works of Thomas Hood, the first series of this work decorated with some lovely illustrations. Undated. Dated from copies on Library Hub. A selection of poems by Thomas Hood, English poet and humourist, known for...

The Poetical Works of Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1913 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Humphrey Milford , 1913. Leather. The collected poetical work of Longfellow, the Oxford edition in a full calf school prize binding. The Oxford edition of the collected poetical works of the notorious author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in one handsomely bound volume. Sc...

The Book of Ballads

ed. Bon Gaultier · 1889 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1889. Cloth. A smart fifteenth edition compiling these humorous verses, published under the pen name 'Bon Gaultier&apos. Containing Spanish ballads, American ballads and miscellaneous ballads, including 'The Broken Pi...

The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the Xviiith Century

Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1892. Cloth. A well illustrated poetical work by Austin Dobson, complete with fifty illustrations by Hugh Thomson. A well-presented work of poetry by the English poet and essayist Henry Austin Dobson. Within 'The Ballad of Beau Br...

The Poetical Works of Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1907 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, New York and Toronto, Henry Frowde, 1907 . Hardback. The Oxford Complete Copyright edition of the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow bound in lacquered boards. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was an American writer and teacher, known for 'Paul Revere&apos...

Poems of Tennyson Including &Apos;the Princess,&Apos; &Apos;in Memoriam,&Apos; &Apos;Maud,&Apos; Four &Apos;Idylls of the Kinf,&Apos; &Apos;Enoch Arden,&Apos; Etc.

Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1923 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923. Leather. A collection of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poems in a smart school prize binding, the Oxford edition. The poetical works of Lord Tennyson in one volume, the Oxford edition. A beautiful collection comprising the...

Le Jardin Des Reves

Laurent Tailhade; Theodore de Banville · 1880 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1880. First edition. Paperback. A scarce, first edition of this poetry anthology by Laurent Tailhade. Signed by him to the half-title. Signed by the author to the Marquis Auguste Moreau, 'son cousin eu Octave Feuillet 19 Avril 1880&apos.  Auguste...

Meditations Poetiques de Lamartine

M. de Lamartine · 1857 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

Paris, Furne et Cie, Pagnerre, L. Hachette et Cie. 1857-59. Leather. A smart set of selected poetical and literary works by French writer Alphonse de Lamartine, handsomely bound in full calf prize binding from Christ's Hospital. A two volume set of selected literary works...

The Poems of Felicia Hemans

Felicia Hemans · 1852 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons , 1852. Leather. A new edition of this anthology of poetry by Felicia Hemans, in an attractive full calf binding. An anthology of the poetry of Felicia Hemans, English poet whose lines 'The boy stood on the burning deck' and &apo...

The King and the Commons: Cavalier and Puritan Song

Henry Morley · 1868 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Sampson, Low, Son, and Marston, 1868. First edition. Leather. A scarce copy of the first edition of this anthology of poems by Henry Morley. The first edition of this poetry anthology by Henry Morley, known to be one of the earliest professors of English literature in ...

The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier; W. Garrett Horder · 1904 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Henry Frowde , 1904. Vellum. A beautiful quarter vellum bound copy of this anthology of John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry. A collection of poetry by John Greenleaf Whittier, edited with notes, index, and chronological list by W. Garrett Horder. Published posthumous...

The Sleeping Lord

David Jones · 1974 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London, Faber, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce Limited Edition of this celebrated collection of poetic fragments from modernist David Jones, signed by the author himself. A very scarce signed Limited Edition of David Jones's final published work of poetry, no. ...

The Passionate Climate

Geoffrey Wagner · 1945 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London, Resurgam Books, 1945. First edition. Leather. The author's presentation copy of this scarce collection of poetry, presented to his friend Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, with Wagner's ink manuscript poem to the rear endpaper. The first edition of this scarce work.A...

Poems

Thomas Gray · 1946 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Riccardi Press for Eton College, 1946. Vellum. A nice privately printed edition of the poetical works of the Romantic Thomas Gray, printed for Eton, from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Privately printed by Riccardi Press for Eton College, with an Eton present...

Bell&Apos;S Edition the Poets of Great Britain

Various · 1777 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,210)

Edinburgh, At the Apollo Press, 1777-78. First edition. Leather. A collection of twelve volumes from the original eighteenth century Bell's edition of the Poets of Great Britain, including the works of Dryden, Swift, Butler, Gay, and Parnell. A collection of twelve volume...

Favorite Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1947 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

New York, Doubleday and Company, 1947. First edition. Fine Binding. A beautifully bound selection of poems by fireside poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In a fine binding by renowned firm Sangorski and Sutcliffe as a Christmas gift from Stanley Bray to socialite and close frien...