Poesia

The Beauties of Young, Consisting of Selections from His Works

Alfred Howard · 1868 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)

London , T. Davison, c1840. Cloth. A copy of The Beauties of Young by Alfred Howard. From Howard's Beauties of Literature. Alfred Taylor Howard (born 12 March 1868) was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, elected in 1913. In a paper binding. Externall...

Letters to Julia

Henry Luttrell · 1822 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

London , John Murray, 1822. Cloth. A third edition of this long poem, inspired by the ode to Lydia in Horace's Odes. Henry Luttrell was an English politician and writer of society verse. He was introduced into society by the Duchess of Devonshire, where his popularity gre...

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

James Thomson · 1845 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,979)

London , M. M. Holloway, 1845. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon illustrated edition of James Thomson's Castle of Indolence. Thomson (1700 – 1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his masterpiece The Seasons and the lyrics of Rule, Britannia!.The Castle of I...

Minora Carmina Trivial Verses

C. C. Rhys · 1887 · Rooke Books

£23.00 (€27.57 | $30.39 | ¥4,851)

London, Swan Sonnenschein, 1887. Cloth. An uncommon collection of poetry by C. C. Rhys, in an attractive green cloth binding. The volume includes poems such as Return of the Swallow, Sweet Seventeen and A Lay of Henley. There is a second edition of Minora Carmina entitled Up f...

The Raid of the Kers

The Ettrick Shepherd [James Hogg] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.53 | ¥60,107)

London , Privately Printed , c1888. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated and rare copy of James Hogg's The Raid of the Kers. Originally published in Blackwood's Magazine, December 1830. The last v pages comprise notes on the Armorial Bearings of the Family of Ker. Desig...

Restoration Love Songs

John Hadfield · 1950 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

Preston, The Cupid Press, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A collection of Restoration Love Songs edited by John Hadfield. Includes a fold-out frontispiece with blue and grey ink and plates and illustrations throughout. A first edition limited copy, this is number 233 of 660. John ...

Ancient Humorous Poetry Containing Cornv-Copiãƒâ¦ Pasquil&Apos;S Night-Cap

Unamed · 1819 · Rooke Books

£204.00 (€244.52 | $269.51 | ¥43,024)

London, Printed by C. Whittingham, 1819. Hardback. A scarce reprint of Pasquil's Night-cap, in the publisher's original binding. A scarce early 19th century reprint of this poetical works. First attributed to Nicholas Breton, but now considered to be the work of Will...

Enoch Arden Etc.

Alfred Tennyson · 1878 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, C Kegan Paul and Co, 1878. Leather. A selection of Alfred Tennyson's poems. This anthology begins with the titular verse and also contains a further fifteen poems such as 'Tithonus', 'The Voyage', 'The Flower', 'The Ringlet'...

Contes D&Apos;Antoine Hamilton Avec la Suite, Des Facardins Et de Zeneyde and Oeuvres Diverses D&Apos;Antoine Hamilton En Vers Et En Prose

Antoine Hamilton; M De Levis · 1813 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.72 | $277.44 | ¥44,290)

Paris, Chez Ant Aug. Renouard, 1813. Leather. Three uniformly bound volumes of Antoine Hamilton's work. Antoine Hamilton's Contes, or Tales to the first two volumes with his 'Zeneyde' and 'Des Facardins' bound to the end of volume II. Volume III i...

Poesies Preface Par Leo Larguier

Alfred de Vigny · 1922 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,652)

Paris, Librarie des Bibliophiles, 1922. Leather. A collection of the poetry of Alfred de Vigny, including La Femme Adultere, La Prison, and Eloa. In French. Always attracted to letters and versed in French history and in knowledge of the Bible, de Vigny began to write poetry. ...

Des Publius Ovidius Naso Lehrbuch Der Liebe

Ovid · 1921 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.35 | $634.15 | ¥101,233)

Berlin, Paul Cassirer, 1921. Vellum. A first edition of Ovid's Ars Amatoria in German. A first edition of Ovid's Ars Amatoria in German. Illustrated with head and tail pieces by Max Slevogt. This edition limited to 320 copies of which this is 168. Ars Amatoria (The A...

Oeuvres de M. Gresset

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset · 1765 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,870)

London, Chez Edouard Kelmarneck, 1765. Leather. An nice early collection of French poetry from Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset. In the original French. Complete in two volumes. New edition. A collection of the influential poems by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset. Featuring decorative ...

Le Jardin D&Apos;Amour Ou le Vendangeur Poeme Traduit Litteralement de L&Apos;Italien de L Tansillo

C F Mercier · 1798 · Rooke Books

£1,300.00 (€1,558.24 | $1,717.49 | ¥274,174)

Paris, Chez Les Marchands de Nouveautes, 1798/VI. First edition. Leather. C F Mercier's translation of L Tansillo's famous work. With a charming frontispiece of the grape harvest of Nole in 1550. A male grape picker is surrounded by three women. Signed by Mercier. Pr...

Japanese Fish Poetry and Plates

0 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

Not Stated , Not Stated , c1950. Cloth. A charming Japanese accordion book comprising a poem and five traditional illustrations of fish. A rare mid-century Japanese poem and accompanying plates, from an unknown artist and poet. In cloth-backed concertina binding, with paper t...

Melodies

Thomas Moore · 1821 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

Philadelphia , T. Jekyll, 1821. First edition. Leather. A handsome first US edition of Thomas Moore's Irish and National melodies. The first US edition of this classic work, first published in Dublin the previous year. "The popularity which has already attended an Americ...

Arundines Cami Sive Musarum Cantabrigiensium Lusus Canori

Henricus Drury · 1846 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

Cantabrigia [Cambridge]; Londini [London], Joh. Gul. Parker; J. et J. J. Deighton, 1846. Leather. A handsome and uncommon collection of Greek and Latin poetry, bound in full green morocco, with elegant gilt detail. An uncommon work, bound in handsome full green morocco. This c...

The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth. With Life.

William Wordsworth · 1861 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Edinburgh, Gall & Inglis, c1860 . Leather. Handsome full-morocco poetry collection from William Wordsworth, illustrated and featuring an introductory biography. Bound in full red morocco.Illustrated with eight steel-engraved plates, including a frontispiece and illustrated tit...

Choice Poems from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1883 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Paris & New York, Cassell & Company, Limited, [1883]. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this delightful poetry collection by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated from paintings by his son. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.With the prize ...

De Rerum Natura

Titi Lucreii Cari [Lucretius] · 1813 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,053)

London, Ricardi Taylor, 1813 . Leather. The first Richard Taylor edition of Lucretius's first century BC poem on Epicurean philosophy, handsomely bound in calf, with gilt detailing to board perimeters. In the original Latin.An attractively bound early 19th century example...

Eight Poems

W. B. Yeats; Edward Pay [transcribed by] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.97 | $1,981.72 | ¥316,354)

London, Form" at the Morland Press, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce advanced copy of W. B. Yeats's mid-1910s poetry collection, marking a dividing point between his early Celtic revival influences, and his later more modern work. A vanishingly scarce ...