Poesia

Italy, a Poem

Samuel Rogers · 1854 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Edward Moxon, 1854. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of Samuel Rogers' Italy. Samuel Rogers (1763 - 1855) found great fame as a poet during his own lifetime and was immortalised through his often biting and darkly witty conversational pieces. Now less well-rememb...

The Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier; Horace E Scudder · 1894 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,870)

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1894. Leather. A smart collection of poems from Fireside poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Cambridge edition. Whittier was strongly influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Highly regarded in his lifetime and for a period the...

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1807 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, c1882. Leather. The 'Poetical Works' of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (reprinted from the Revised American Edition) with Explanatory Notes. With an engraved portrait of Longfellow with facsimile of his signature to frontispiece. Henry Wad...

The Fables of Flora

Dr Langhorne, F Blagdon [Preface] · 1804 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, B Crosby and Co. 1804. Leather. A collection of fables by Dr Langhorne. First thus, the first of this edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous decorative vignettes. This work was particularly popular as it uses interactions between plants to deliver moral lessons....

Personal Manuscript with One Colour Illustration

Anon · 1828 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.74 | ¥137,087)

None Stated, [no publishing information], c1828. Leather. A personal manuscript, watermarked 1828. This appears to be a collection of poems, stories and letters. There is one colour illustration of a butterfly. The manuscript is written in fine 19th Century calligraphy. There ...

Rejected Addresses; or the New Theatrum Poetarum

Various Authors · 1833 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

London, John Murray, 1833. Leather. Rejected Addresses; Or The New Theatrum Poetarum by various authors with portrait to frontispiece and further illustrations to head of some pieces by George Cruikshanks. Eighteenth edition, carefully revised, with an original preface and not...

The Select Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott; Comprising the Lay of the Minstrel; Marmion, a Tale of Flodden Field; the Lady of the Lake; Ballads, Lyrical Pieces, &C.

Sir Walter Scott · 1839 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,543)

Glasgow, Richard Griffin and Company, 1839. Leather. The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott. This volume is half bound in brown leather with gilt lettering on the spine. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europ...

Table Talk and Other Poems, the Minor Poems

William Cowper · 1817 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, John Sharpe, 1817-1818. Leather. Two illustrated volumes of poetry from one of the most popular poets of 18th century England. Cowper is credited with heavily influencing the future direction of English poetry, by writing of common scenes and the real countryside. Havi...

The Poetical Works of Mrs. Hemans

Mrs. Hemans · 1793 · Rooke Books

£54.99 (€65.91 | $72.65 | ¥11,598)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. c1891. Leather. The Poetical Works of Mrs. Hemans reprinted from the early editions with Memoir, Explanatory Notes &c. Felicia Hemans (1793 - 1835) was an English poet. Her major collections, including The Forest Sanctuary (1825), Records of Wom...

Fragments in Prose and Verse; by Miss Elizabeth Smith, Lately Deceased. With Some Account of Her Life and Character by H.M. Bowdler

Elizabeth Smith · 1814 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,088)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814. Leather. A collection of poems, translations and letters from Elizabeth Smith, with a brief biography by H. M. Bowdler. With engraved frontispiece of the author. New edition. Elizabeth Smith (1776–1806) was a scholar and translator. In 1...

Delia Bathing (Zelis Au Bain) by the Marquis de Pezay Celia&Apos;S Doves (Les Tourterelles de Zelmis) by Claude Joseph Dorat Translated by H.G. Keene

H G Keene · 1734 · Rooke Books

£107.99 (€129.44 | $142.67 | ¥22,775)

London, Vizetelly & Co, c1890. Leather. Leatherbound volume with blue cloth covered boards, gilt title to the spine, marble paper pastedowns and engraved plates. This volume contains two volumes of poetry in one. Being : Delia Bathing (Zelis Au Bain) by The Marquis de Pezay an...

Caledonia: Described by Scott, Burns and Ramsay

Walter Scott; Robert Burns; Allan Ramsay · 1887 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

Edinburgh, W.P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, 1887. Cloth. A charming collection of historical, pastoral and Romantic poems describing Scottish landscapes and life, by these popular poets. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial decorations of a Scottish thistle and an...

Love&Apos;S Progress or the Education of Araminta

James Laver · 1929 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)

London, Bloomsbury; The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Paperback. A limited edition of Laver's sequel to 'A Stitch in Time&apos. James Laver was a noted art historian and museum curator who also published extensive magazine articles, book reviews, play translations, dramatic ...

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

Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£32.99 (€39.54 | $43.58 | ¥6,958)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1892. Cloth. An attractive little edition of Dobson's The Ballad of Beau Brocade. Dobson (1840-1921), was an English poet and essayist. With fifty illustrations by Hugh Thomson, who also designed the lavish embellishment evident ...

Anderson&Apos;S Cumberland Ballads and Songs. Edited, with Life of Anderson & Notes

Rev. T. Ellwood · 1904 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)

London, W. Holmes Ltd. 1904. Cloth. A copy of this edited volume of Anderson's poetry. With a portrait frontispiece and a number of plates. Robert Anderson (1770–1833), was an English labouring class poet from Carlisle. He was best known for his ballad-style poems in Cum...

Alastor or, the Spirit of Solitude and Other Poems

Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1885 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

London , The Shelley Society, Reeves and Turner, 1885. Cloth. A limited edition print of Shelley's Alastor.. and Other Poems. A reprint of the first edition, restricted to 404 copies. This copy is one of the 350 printed to 'toned paper&apos. Published as a part of th...

Verses and Fly Leaves

Charles S Calverley · 1891 · Rooke Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,062)

London , George Bell and Son, 1891. Cloth. A collection of poetry by Charles S Calverley. The new edition of this work. Charles Stuart Calverley was an English poet and wit. He is often seen as the literary father of the 'University School of Humour.' In a full cloth...

The Annotated Edition of the English Poets Songs from the Dramatists

Robert Bell · 1854 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London , John W. Parker and Son, 1854. Cloth. A collection of the poetry and songs of eminent English dramatists, including Ben Jonson, Thomas Heywood, John Dryden, John Webster, and others. From the Annotated Edition of the English Poets series. Bookplate of William Henry Wil...

Leicester Lyrics" the Poetical Works of John Dainty Written During 29 Years&Apos; Residence in Leicester

John Dainty · 1902 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Gloucester , Published by the Author, 1902. Cloth. A very scarce copy of "Leicester Lyrics" The Poetical Works of John Dainty Written During 29 Years' Residence in Leicester. A presentation copy signed by the author, Christmas 1902. First edition. With a preface and autob...

Elegiacs

John Mander · 1972 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)

N/A, John Mander, 1972. Cloth. A limited edition of poetry by John Mander. An author's presentation copy, given to the Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis. Inscribed by the author to front blank. This copy hand-numbered 46 of 100 and signed by the author. In paper wraps with or...