Poesia

Childe Harold&Apos;S Pilgrimage Canto the Fourth

Lord Byron · 1818 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.19 | $792.69 | ¥126,542)

London, John Murray, 1818. First edition. Paperback. A scarce variant of the first edition, second issue of Lord Byron's Canto IV from his lengthy poem, 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage&apos. This copy is a scarce variant, with the dedication occupying pages iii-xiii...

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

Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£580.00 (€695.21 | $766.26 | ¥122,324)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1892. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first issue of this charming poetry collection by Austin Dobson. Held in the extremely scarce, and very well preserved, nineteenth century dustwrapper. The first edition, first issue, with...

Poems

John Lee Lewes · 1811 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,707)

Liverpool, James Smith, 1811. First edition. Hardback. Signed by the author, this scarce collection of poems is by John Lee Lewes, son of the comic actor Charles Lee Lewes. The first edition of this poetry collection. In the publisher's original boards. Several leaves rem...

The Beauties of the Lyric Muse; a Collection of Poetry, Comprising the Choicest Productions of the British Lyre.

Various · 1810 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Printed for W. Plant Piercy, 1810. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of this charming collection of English poetry, containing some of the most beautiful and well known pieces of poetic composition by such famous names as Pope, Fryden, Spenser, and many more. ...

King Robert of Sicily

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1807 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London; Paris; New York , Raphael Tuck and Sons, c1894. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow titles 'King Robert of Sicily&apos. First edition. In the publisher's original binding, this charming volume is profuse...

Poems

Samuel Rogers · 1820 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. Leather. A new edition, quarter calf bound collection of poetical works by the noted writer Samuel Rogers. New edition. This volume featured the works of Samuel Rogers. Rogers was a important and highly regarded poet. A banker and art col...

The Works of Whyte-Melville Songs and Verses and the True Cross Riding Recollections Contraband or a Losing Hazard Market Harborough and Inside the Bar

G. J. Whyte-Melville · 0 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. c1890. Leather. A four volume set of works by the notable Scottish novelist and poet, George John Whyte-Melville. Containing the following works: 'Songs and Verses and The True Cross' 'Riding Recollections' 'Contraband or A Los...

Miscellaneous Works of His Late Excellency Matthew Prior Esq in Two Volumes Volume the First Containing the History of His Own Time Compiled from the Original Manuscripts Revised and Signed by Himself and Copied Fair for the Press by Mr Adrian Drift, His Executor Volume the Second Containing a New Collection of Poems Consisting of Epistles, Tales, Satires, Epigrams &C.

Matthew Prior; Adrian Drift · 1740 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

London, For The Editor, 1740. Cloth. Two volumes of Matthew Prior's works, issued following his death and edited by the executor of Prior's will. ESTC No. T75984. Published in two volumes, with a separate title page to each volume but with an additional title page to...

The Parish Gutt&Apos;Lers or the Humours of a Select Vestry

Edward Ward · 1722 · Rooke Books

£875.00 (€1,048.81 | $1,156.00 | ¥184,540)

London, Not Stated, 1722. First edition. Disbound. The first edition of Edward Ward's satirical attack on his local parish vestry, written after his popular 'London Spy' periodical. A scarce work. The first edition of this work. Edward Ward was best known for hi...

The Castle of Indolence: An Allegorical Poem, Written in Imitation of Spenser.

James Thomson · 1845 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co. 1845. Cloth. A charming copy of James Thomson's work, illustrated throughout by William Rimer. James Thomson was a British poet born in 1700. 'The Seasons' and 'The Castle of Indolence' are considered his two greatest ...

Minnow on the Sea; a Likely Place; Home from Sea

A. Philippa Pearce; Paula Fox; Robert Louis Stevenson [Sel. Ivor Brown] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Geoffrey Cumberlege [Oxford University Press]; Macmillan; The Bodley Head, 1955-1970. Cloth. Three lovely first editions, all illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, whose ink illustrations captured the hearts of a generation. Three first editions of works illustrated by prol...

The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope · 1831 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, William Pickering , 1831. Leather. A calf-bound collection of the works of prominent 18th-century English poet, Alexander Pope. Complete in three volumes. The first William Pickering publication of Alexander Pope's poetical works. Complete in three volumes. Unifor...

8 Vols the Works of Lord Byron Mixed Editions Uniformly Bound

Lord Byron · 1824 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London, John Murray; Printed for John and Henry L. Hunt; Printed for the booksellers, 1824-1827 . Leather. A uniformly bound selection of Byron's works, bringing together major poetic and dramatic works across contemporary editions, including a complete two-volume set of ...

Guide to the Turf; or Pocket Racing Companion: Containing the English, Scotch, and Irish Nominations for 1843 & 1844; Also, Alphabetically Arranged and Indexed; the Performances of the Two-Year-Olds; List of Winning Horses in 1842; Lengths of Courses; Laws of Racing; Derby and St. Leger Lots, Colours of the Riders, Etc.

W. Ruff · 1843 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, R. Ackermann, 1843 . Leather. A smart Victorian racing companion, with a former owner"s hand-written lyrical poems to the rear. In the original full morocco binding, bound by H. Jones, Swansea. A compact racing handbook, providing detailed listings of nominations acros...

2 Vols in 1 the Poems of Henry Howard Earl of Surrey and Sir Thomas Wyatt

Henry Howard; Sir Thomas Wyatt · 1831 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, William Pickering , 1831. Leather. The Aldine editions of the poems of Surrey and Wyatt, two volumes smartly bound as one in a half morocco binding. In a half red morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Two poetry anthologies published for the 'Aldine Edition o...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: Including Introduction and Notes

Sir Walter Scott · 1882 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Frederick Warne & Co , [1882]. Leather. A prize binding of the Albion edition collection of poetry by Sire Walter Scott, illustrated with 6 plates. The "Albion" edition, stated in the introduction. In a full red calf prize binding, for Dorchester Grammar School. A sign...

The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language

Francis Turner Palgrave · 1907 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, New York, and Toronto, Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, [1907] . Leather. Beautifully bound quarter-vellum later edition of Palgrave's prominent anthology of English poetry. Handsomely bound in decorative quarter vellum with cloth boards.Featuring a portrait...

The Works of John Dryden Illustrated with Notes Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author

John Dryden · 1882 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,889)

Edinburgh, T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty, 1882-83. Cloth. A seven volume set of 'The Works of John Dryden', with critical notes on the life and work of the author by Sir Walter Scott. Revised and corrected by George Saintsbury. The first seven volumes ...

The Works of Alexander Pope with a Memoir of the Author

Alexander Pope; memoir by the Rev. G. Croly · 1835 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.72 | $277.44 | ¥44,290)

London , A. J. Valpy, 1835. Cloth. A collection of the poems of Alexander Pope, scarce in its entirety. Illustrated with engraved frontispieces and title page to each volume (collated, complete). With a memoir of the author, notes, and critical notices of each poem, from G. Cr...

The Collected Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1869 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

London, Strahan and Co, 1869-73. Leather. A uniformly-bound collection of the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Containing: The Holy Grail and Other Poems Gareth and Lynette Enoch Arden Idylls of the King The Princess: A Medley In Memoriam Maud and Other Poems Maud and Other Po...