Poesia

Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera

Horace · 1722 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Londini; [London], J. Knapton; R. Wilkin; B. & S. Tooke; D. Midwinter; et al, 1722. Leather. A collection of the poetical odes of Horace in the original Latin, a conclusive collection of his Roman poetry. A collection of the works of Horace, here in the original Latin.ESTC cit...

The Seige of Corinth: A Poem. Parisiana: A Poem

[Lord Byron] · 1816 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, John Murray, 1816. Disbound. An uncommon copy of these early nineteenth century poems by Lord Byron. A third edition of two poems by Romantic poet Lord Byron. The Seige of Corinth is a rhymed, tragic narrative inspired the Ottoman massacre of the Venetian garrison atte...

Ode a M. Moreau de SeãoeâChelles, Ministre D&Apos;Etat Controãoeâ‚Leur GeãoeâNeãoeâRal Des Finances

Antoine-LeÃOeonard Thomas · 1759 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

-, -, 1759. Disbound. A very scarce collection by the eighteenth century poet Antoine Léonard Thomas. Published in French. A very scarce collection of poetry by the eighteenth century poet and literary critic Antoine Léonard Thomas. Published in French. Thomas is best known fo...

La Nonne Alferez and L&Apos;Avril

Jose-Maria de Heredia; Paul Margueritte · 1894 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

Paris , Alphonse Lemerre; E.Dentu, 1894. Leather. Two first edition, illustrated copies of these French novels. Two first edition copies, in the original French. Uniformly bound. La Nonne Alferez by Jose-Maria de Heredia is illustrated by Daniel Vierge. Jose-Maria de Heredia w...

Sen Lem I Absenwr Llym, Neu Fflangell Addas I Gefn Rhyw Brydydd Pen-Ffol, Ynghymmydogaeth Abertawe: Yr Hwn, Yn Ddiweddar, a Amlygodd Fawr Ewyllys I Waradwyddo Y Drefn Ysgrythurol O Achub Pechaduriaid, Mewn Can Libinaidd

Adelphos · 1812 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Abertawe, Argraffwyd Gan J. Voss, 1812. First edition. Paperback. A lovely copy of this very scarce, charming Welsh ballad rebound in marbled paper, the first edition. The first edition of this work. A very scarce booklet, rarely seen in commerce and found institutionally ionl...

The Poetical Works of John Edmund Reade

John Edmund Reade · 1860 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. Leather. A scarce new edition of this collection of poetry from John Edmund Reade, volumes one and two bound together. Two volumes bound into one. New edition. Scarce work. With portrait frontispiece to volume one. A collecti...

Italy, a Poem

Samuel Rogers · 1824 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, John Murray, 1824. Hardback. A presentation copy of the fourth edition of Samuel Roger's poem on Italy. The volume contains the first part only. A presentation copy of the first part of Samuel Roger's longest poem. With an ink inscription to the title page th...

Ettrick Verse

William Addison · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Edinburgh and London , The Ettrick Press, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this poetry collection by William Addison, with the original dust wrapper. A first edition copy. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. A collection of poems by Wil...

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

Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1892 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression copy of this illustrated collection of poems by Austin Dobson. A first edition, first impression with 'The long day lengthens' in the dedicatory poem. Austin Dob...

The People&Apos;S Palace

Sacheverell Sitwell · 1918 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Oxford, B. H. Blackwell , 1918 . First edition. Paperback. The uncommon first edition of Sacheverell Sitwell's first published work. First edition of The People's Palace by Sacheverell Sitwell in the original publisher's paper wraps. A lovely collection of poems...

Magpies in Picardy

T. P. Cameron Wilson · 1919 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, The Poetry Bookshop, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this very scarce book of poetry by First World War novelist and poet T. P. Cameron Wilson. The first edition of this work in a quarter cloth binding with the original pictorial boards. T. P. Camer...

Wayside Musings in Prose and Verse

A Tramp · 1901 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

Brechin, D. H. Edwards, 1901. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scare work of poetry and verse by an unknown author. First edition. A collection of poetry and prose, including: Through East Anglia on Foot, The Local Veto Fad, The Skye Crofters, A Cumberland Villa...

Tixall Poetry; with Notes and Illustrations

Arthur Clifford · 1813 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,668)

Edinburgh; London, James Ballantyne and Co; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; John Ballantyne and Co, 1813. First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce first edition collection of poems of the Aston family, compiled and edited by the antiquarian Arthur Clifford. The firs...

Poems, from the Portuguese of Luis de Cameons

Lord Viscount Strangford · 1824 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, Printed for James Carpenter and Son, 1824. Leather. Anthology of poems from the Portuguese of Luis de Cameons by Lord Viscount Strangford. A new edition of this work. Containing a series of poems translated by Lord Viscount Strangford, Percy Smythe, Anglo-Irish diploma...

D. Junii Juvenalis, Et Auli Persii Flacci Satyrae

Juvenal; Cornelio Schrevelio [ed.] · 1648 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

[Leiden], Lugd, Bat. Apud Franciscum Hackium. 1648 . Vellum. A smart vellum bound seventeenth century copy of Juvenal's satirical poems, edited by Dutch physician and scholar Cornelis Schrevel. In the original Latin.Illustrated with an engraved title page.A smart mid seve...

The Poetical Works of Robert Fergusson

Robert Fergusson · 1800 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

Glasgow, Chapman and Lang, 1800 . Hardback. A very early edition of this collection of poetical works by Robert Fergusson with illustrations. The Poetical Works of Robert Fergusson with the Life of the Author by David Irving in the original paper wrapped boards. Embellished wi...

The Lay of the Last Minstrel

Sir Walter Scott · 1805 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme , 1805. Leather. The second edition of Sir Walter Scott's celebrated narrative poem. The second edition of this work in the same year as the first. Complete with half title. A narrative poem in six cantos by Walter Scott,...

Italy, a Poem

Samuel Rogers · 1830 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, T. Cadell; Jennings and Chaplin; E. Moxon, 1830. First edition. Leather. The beautiful first illustrated edition of Samuel Rogers' best known Romantic poem, also his longest work, about his travels in Italy. The first illustrated edition, first issue, with the inc...

Italy, a Poem

Samuel Rogers · 1830 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, T. Cadell, 1830 . First edition. Leather. The first illustrated edition, second issue, of Samuel Rogers' best known Romantic poem, about his travels in Italy. In a handsome full morocco binding, with watered silk endpapers. The first part of this work was publishe...

Tales of the Hall

George Crabbe · 1819 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

London, John Murray, 1819 . Leather. An early edition of this lovely leather bound collection of poetry by George Crabbe. Early edition of Tales of the Hall by George Crabbe in full calf bindings. Complete in two volumes. A new edition. George Crabbe was an English poet and cl...