Poesia

A Handbook to the Works of Robert Browning

Mrs. Sutherland Orr · 1887 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1887 . Leather. A decorative, Zaehnsdorf-bound copy of Mrs. Sutherland Orr's handbook to the works of Robert Browning, this copy belonging to the personal library of W. A. Foyle of Foyle's bookshop. Third edition, revised. Bound by Zaehnsd...

Debats Entre Deux Dames Sur le Passetemps Des Chiens Et Des Oiseaux, and, la Chasse Royalle

G. Cretin; H. Salel; Paul Lacroix; Ernest Jullien · 1882 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1882. Leather. A scarce limited edition volume of two poems by G. Cretin and H. Salel, in the original French. A scarce limited edition of three-hundred and forty copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and seventy-four, printed on Holl...

The Works of Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore; J. W. Lake · 1823 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

Paris, A. and W. Galignani, 1823. Leather. Four volumes of the set of Thomas Moore's poetry, uniformly bound in half morocco. Volumes I to IV of the set, uniformly bound in half morocco bindings with marbled boards, end papers and edges.Four volumes of the works of Irish ...

The Seasons

James Thomson · 1799 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, A. Strahan for G.G. & J. Robinson, et al. 1799 . Leather. A delightful late eighteenth century edition of James Thomson's popular four part Romantic poem, illustrated with plates, and in a straight grain morocco binding. Illustrated with four engraved plates. Coll...

The Poems of St. John of the Cross; Knowledge of the Evening

John Frederick Nims · 1959 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

New York; New Jersey , Grove Press Inc; Rutgers University Press, 1959-1960. Cloth. A very smart set of two poetry collections from John Frederick Nims, one of which is his translations of St. John of the Cross. Including the first thus of Nims' translations of the poems ...

Pebbles and Sand

Louis Newman · 1970 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,879)

New York, The Smith , 1970. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing signed first edition of this very scarce volume of poetry by Louis Newman. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. The first edition of this very scarce work. With the publisher's original unclipped dus...

The Oseberg Skiff: The Female Journey

Rebecca Newth · 1991 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Fayetteville , Will Hall, 1991. First edition. Paperback. A lovely copy of this uncommon poetry volume centred on the sea and interlaced with descriptions of the Oseberg ship. This uncommon copy is number 22 out of an unspecified number produced, more than 50, less than 500. S...

Red Wine & Yellow Hair

Kenneth Patchen · 1949 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

New York, New Directions, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from American writer Kenneth Patchen. First edition. A collection of poetry with titles including: The Hunter, A Lost Poem, Summer Storm by the Sea, And a Man Went Out Alon...

Islands

Edward Brathwaite · 1969 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London, Oxford University Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the third part of Brathwaite's trilogy of poems, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. The third part of the author's trilogy of poems interweaving the past and p...

The Poems of St. John of the Cross

St. John of the Cross; John Frederick Nims [Trans.] · 1959 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

New York, Grove Press Inc. 1959 . First edition. Paperback. A new English translation of the poetry of Spanish priest and celebrated poet, St John of the Cross, compiled and translated by John Frederick Nims, who has also inscribed the work. First paperback edition. Author&apo...

The Poetical Decameron, or Ten Conversations on English Poets and Poetry, Particularly of the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I.

J. Payne Collier · 1820 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable & Co. 1820 . First edition. Leather. A neatly bound, first edition of John Payne Collier's exploration of English poetry, particularly authors present during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. First edition. Complete in two volumes. Bound ...

Afternoons of April: A Book of Verse

Grace Hazard Conkling · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition copy of this anthology of poems by Grace Conkling, inscribed by the author. The first edition of this very scarce work.Author's presentation copy, inscribed by the au...

For Our Boys: A Collection of Original Literary Offerings by Popular Writers at Home and Abroad

Ambrose P. Dietz [ed.]; Victor Hugo; Oliver Wendell Holmes; Rev. Edward Everett Hale; et al. · 1879 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

San Francisco, A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1879. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of sketches, essays and poems, compiled to raise funds for the San Francisco Youths' Directory. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth bindin...

Poems by the Late William Cowper

William Cowper · 1818 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Chiswick, C. Whittingham; R. Jennings; T. Tegg; et al, 1818-19. Leather. A pocket-set edition of the collected poetical works of Romantic poet William Cowepr. Complete in two volumes.Letterpress title pages are dated 1818, engraved titles are dated 1819. Illustrated with an en...

Dialogo; Doloro

Julia Sigmond · 2013 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Cluj-Napoca; Klujo, Exit , 2013-2017. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce pair of poems by Esperanto writer and puppet actor, Julia Sigmond, one of which is signed. Signed by the author to the title page of 'Doloro', inscribed to "David", which is likely the s...

The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth & the Poetical Works of Longfellow

William Wordsworth; Thomas Hutchinson [editor]; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1911 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Henry Frowde Oxford University Press, 1911-1913. Cloth. Two smart volumes of poetry from William Wordsworth and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Two volumes. Oxford edition. This set contains: The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, 1911. A collection of the poetry of Wil...

One-Way Song

Wyndham Lewis; T. S. Eliot · 1960 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Methuen, 1960. Cloth. An important poem on society in the interwar era by Wyndham Lewis, the second edition, in the original dust wrapper. The second edition of this striking poem by Wyndham Lewis, in which he ruminated on the issues that face contemporary life. Origin...

Human Shows, Far Phantasies; Songs, and Trifles

Thomas Hardy · 1925 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the penultimate collection of poetry of Thomas Hardy. The first edition of Thomas Hardy's penultimate poetry collection, widely considered to be his most cheerful collection, with Hardy himself not...

Lays of the Hertfordshire Hunt and Other Sporting Verses

George Robins · 1912 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Arthur L Humpreys, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of sporting verses from English poet George Robins. First edition. Uncommon work. A collection of sporting verses, including: Ivinghoe Hill, Bulls Green, To An Old Hunting Diary, Po...

Easter Day

Robert Browning · 1915 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, The Medici Society, Ltd. 1915. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce edition of Browning's poem Easter Day. Very scarce edition. Widely considered to show the influence of his new wife's religious beliefs "Easter-Day" follows a Christian and a sceptics deba...