Poesia

Musa Piscatric

John Buchan [ed]; Andrew Lang; William Shakespeare; et al. · 1896 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London, John Lane , 1896 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry from a series of renowned poets such as Shakespeare, Bunyan and Andrew Lang on the subject of fishing, compiled by John Buchan. The first edition.Illustrated with five monochrome et...

Dolphins

Stephen Spender · 1994 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Faber and Faber, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Sir Stephen Harold Spender, a signed limited edition copy. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty specially bound copies, of which this is numbe...

Work in Progress

Simon Curtis · 1983 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Stockport, Privately Printed, 1983. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce privately circulated volume of poems by Simon Curtis, one of only fifty copies, signed by the author, with a letter. A privately circulated work, limited to only fifty copies. A very scarce work.Signed...

The Works of David Mallet

David Mallet · 1759 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.25 | ¥82,252)

London, A. Millar, 1759. Leather. A beautiful eighteenth century binding on this collection of works by the Scottish poet and dramatist David Mallet. The new edition, corrected. A complete three volume set. Bound in contemporary eighteenth century full calf with decorative gil...

Songs Before Sunrise

Algernon Charles Swinburne · 1871 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, F. S. Ellis , 1871. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this important poetical collection from Algernon Charles Swinburne, presented here in full calf. First edition. In full calf binding, with decorative gilt to the spine.'Songs Before Sunrise' is ...

The Poetical Works of J. Langhorne with the Life of the Author

J. Langhorne · 1798 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, C. Cooke, 1798. Hardback. Cooke's edition of this collection of poetry from English writer John Langhorne, with engravings. Cooke's edition. Illustrated with two plates and numerous in-text engravings. Collated complete. The collected poetry of John Langhorne...

Paroles, Edition Revue Et Augmentee

Jacques Prevert · 1951 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

Paris, NRF, Le point du jour, 1951 . Cloth. A scarce limited edition, 'revue et augmentee' of Jacques Prevert's important poetry collection. In the original French.A scarce revised and updated limited edition, with this copy being number 4844 of 4500 copies prin...

The Poetical Works of John Dryden

John Dryden · 1668 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, George Routledge and Sons, c1862. Leather. A handsome calf-bound volume of poems by John Dryden, illustrated with engravings. An anthology of works from John Dryden, an English poet, literary critic and playwright who was appointed England's first Poet Laureate in...

Collected Poems

Austin Dobson · 1902 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co LTD, 1902. Leather. A Riviere bound selection of Austin Dobson's popular poetry, containing a variety of his best work, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Bound by Riviere & Son.A selection of the poems by Henry Austin Dobso...

The Works of Thomas Moore Comprehending All His Melodies, Ballads, Etc.

Thomas Moore · 1823 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,342)

Paris , A. and W. Galignani, 1823. Leather. A charming collection of Thomas Moore's works, including his most popular melodies and ballads. Comprising seven volumes of Thomas Moore's works, published by A. and W. Galignani. Uniformly bound in half calf, with marbled ...

The Lily and the Bee: An Apologue of the Crystal Palace

Samuel Warren · 1851 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,803)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1851. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this scarce poem concerning the Great Exhibition. First edition. Scarce work. With a frontispiece. A book of poetry, regarding the contemporary event the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. ...

Late Lyrics and Earlier with Many Other Verses

Thomas Hardy · 1922 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,399)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry from the prominent Victorian Poet, Thomas Hardy', in the uncommon original dust wrapper. The first edition.In the publisher's original cloth with the origina...

The Canticle of the Rose: Poems 1917-1949 & a Book of the Winter

Edith Sitwell · 1949 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

New York, Vanguard, 1949-1951. Cloth. Two smart US edition of these collections of poetry from British writer Edith Sitwell. Two volumes. Written by Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell, a British poet and critic who was the eldest of the three literary Sitwells and a recipient of the Be...

The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper · 1887 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1887. Leather. An illustrated collection of the poetry of English writer William Cowper. Illustrated with a frontispiece, title vignette, and eleven plates. Collated complete. A collection of the poetry of William Cowper, an English poet a...

The Open Road, a Little Book for Wayfarers

E. V. Lucas · 1919 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Methuen & Co LTD, 1919. Leather. A smartly bound anthology of poems to be read on the road whilst travelling. A poetical anthology for wayfarers, compiled by E. V. Lucas. A book which aims to provide companionship on the road for city-dwellers who make holidays. A good...

The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley; Harry Buxton Forman · 1876 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Reeves and Turner, 1876-77. Leather. An illustrated set of the collected poetical works of Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. In three volumes, being Volumes II, III, and IV of a total of IV volumes, lacking Volume I.A set of the collected poetical works of Percy Byss...

The Poetical Works of Lord Byron

Lord Byron · 1896 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Henry Frowde, 1896 . Leather. An attractive late nineteenth century edition of the poetical works of Lord Byron, in an attractive full calf signed binding by Mudie. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.Featuring Byron's best known poetic works, including &apos...

The Minor Poems of William Cowper

William Cowper · 1818 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, John Sharpe, 1818. Leather. An illustrated collection of the minor poetical writings of William Cowper, in an attractive calf binding with engraved plates. First published the year prior, present here is an early edition of the poetry of Cowper, with two volumes bound ...

A Collection of American and Australian Poetry

Various · 1962 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

New York , Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc; The Bobbs-Merrill Company et al , 1962-2007. First edition. Cloth. A terrific range of works from American poets as well as from leading Australian poet of his generation, Les Murray. All first editions except for 'Biplane Houses...

The Love Bit and Poems: 1962-1968

Joel Oppenheimer · 1962 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

New York, Totem Press; The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1962-1969. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition collections of poetry from American poet Joel Lester Oppenheimer. Two volumes. First edition. Written by Joel Lester Oppenheimer, an American poet associated with both th...