Poesia

Vega and Other Poems

Lawrence Durrell · 1973 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Faber and Faber, 1973. Cloth. A very scarce review copy of this diverse poetical collection from Lawrence Durrell. A very scarce review copy of the first edition. With the publisher's review slip tipped in. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper...

Songs of Childhood

Walter De La Mare · 1923 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1923. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated edition of this anthology of charming poems by Walter de la Mare, from the library of Frank Brangwyn. From the library of the noted artist Frank Brangwyn, with his signature to the recto of the front endpa...

Milton&Apos;S Paradise Lost

John Milton; Robert Vaughan [Ed.] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.10 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,264)

London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1905 . Leather. An exceptionally bright copy of Milton's Paradise Lost, complete with fifty striking plates depicting scenes from the poem, after engravings by Gustave Doré. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards. A scarce work t...

Poetry of Byron

Lord Byron; Matthew Arnold [editor] · 1922 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1922. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of this collection of Byron's poetry, arranged by English poet and critic Matthew Arnold. Golden Treasury Series. The poetry of George Gordon Byron, an English poet and peer considered one of the m...

Jure Divino: A Satyr.

Daniel Defoe · 1706 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)

London, Not Stated, 1706 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Daniel Defoe's philosophical verse essay, exploring the history of the British monarchy and government. The first edition.Rebound in a hardback library binding, with renewed endpapers. Written by Englis...

New Poems

Arthur K. Sabin · 1915 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

East Sheen, Temple Sheen Press, 1915. Cloth. A very scarce anthology of poems by Arthur Knowles Sabin, a limited edition printed at his own private press. The second edition of this very scarce limited edition, of which three hundred copies were printed.An anthology of twenty-...

Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and the Armada

Lord Macaulay · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1897. Leather. A pleasing new illustration edition of Lord Macaulay's historical poems, bound in gilt-decorated calf. A new edition. Bound in pleasing full red calf, with gilt detailing.Illustrated with a frontispiece and an array of illus...

The Poetical Works of William Mickle, Sir Sam. Garth & John Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire

William Mickle; Sir Sam. Garth; John Sheffield, · 1799 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, C. Cooke, [1799-1800]. Leather. A trio of works from Cooke's Pocket Edition series, comprised of the poetical works of William Mickle, Sam Garth and John Sheffield, bound in one volume. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Uncommon work. Comprised...

Solitude a Poem

Vita Sackville-West · 1938 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this epic poem by Vita Sackville-West, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A wonderful epic poem, concerning references to the Bible ...

Les Quatre Vents de L&Apos;Esprit

Victor Hugo · 1888 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Paris , Alphonse Lemerre, Editeur, 1888. Leather. A lovely set of two uniformly bound works, containing Victor Hugo's collection of poems, 'The Four Winds of the Mind&apos. This work complete in two volumes. Originally published in 1881, this is a collection of poems...

Summoned by Bells

John Betjeman · 1960 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, John Murray, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of personal and intimate poetry from Betjeman, illustrated throughout. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Written in blank verse, this collection of poetry is an autobiography de...

Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes

Walter De La Mare · 1913 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1913. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Walter De La Mare. First edition. A collection of poetry with titles such as: Up and Down, Tired Tim, The Huntsmen, Bread and Cherries, and The...

Esther: A Young Man&Apos;S Tragedy: Together with the Love Sonnets of Proteus

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt · 1895 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.72 | $277.44 | ¥44,290)

Boston, Copeland and Day, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The limited edition, first US edition, of this volume of verses and sonnets from English poet and writer Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. The first US edition of these works.One of five-hundred limited edition copies printed on Dutch...

Lyrical Gems: A Selection of Moral, Sentimental, and Descriptive Poetry, from the Works of the Most Popular Modern Writers

Various · 1825 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

Glasgow , Richard Griffin and Co, 1825. Leather. A very scarce pocket book containing a collection of poems from the most popular modern writers, interspersed with original works. A very scarce poetical collection. In full calf binding, with gilt detailing. Containing a mixtur...

Don Juan: Cantos IX. - X. - and XI.

Lord Byron · 1823 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, John Hunt, 1823 . First edition. Hardback. The first small paper edition of Canto's IX, X and XI of Lord Byron's epic poem, Don Juan. Cantos IX, X and XI of Lord Byron's Don Juan. The small paper edition in foolscap octavo, of which 2500 copies were prin...

Time&Apos;S Laughingstocks and Other Verses

Thomas Hardy · 1915 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1915. Cloth. A smart second edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Thomas Hardy. Second edition. A collection of poetry mainly concerned with rural, familial and provincial life. Including time's laughingstocks, love ly...

Hard Labor and Other Poems

John Carter · 1911 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

New York, Baker & Taylor Company, 1911 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this scarce collection of poetry on imprisonment, by John Carter. The first edition. A scarce work. In the publisher's original hardback. This collection of poetry was written by John C...

Wayfarer&Apos;S Love

Duchess of Sutherland [editor] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Archibald Constable & Co. 1904. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming collection of poems, with cover designs by Walter Crane. First edition. A collection of poetry with contributions such as: Life's Opportunity by Thomas Hardy, Being Her Fr...

Ballades and Other Verse, and, Rhyme and Reason

H. S. Mackintosh · 1953 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953-56. First edition. Hardback. A smart set of two first edition poetry anthologies by H. S. Mackintosh, both volumes are signed by the author. Two first edition poetry anthologies by H. S. Mackintosh, both signed by the author. 'Rhyme and Rea...

The Works of Francis Thompson

Francis Thompson · 1925 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Burns, Oates & Washbourne Ltd, 1925. Leather. A two volume collection of poetical works by Francis Thompson, in a uniform half morocco binding. The twenty-second thousand to 'Volume I' and the Twentieth Thousand to 'Volume II&apos. Illustrated with monoc...