Poesia

The Pirate Ship and Other Poems

David Blyth · 1879 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

Edinburgh, Edmonston & Company, 1879. Leather. A beautifully bound, association copy of this collection of poetry by David Blyth, presented to the author's sister-in-law by the author's sister. A very smart collection of nineteenth-century poetry by seaman and poet, ...

Poems

Samuel Rogers · 1814 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.07 | $126.83 | ¥20,247)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814. Leather. An illustrated early edition of poetry by celebrated English poet Samuel Rogers, bound in full straight-grain morocco with gilt detailing. An early edition of this collection of poetry by renowned eighteenth and nineteenth centur...

The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith · 1845 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845. Leather. Collected poetical works by Oliver Goldsmith adorned with illustrations by the members of the Etching Club, first edition thus. Oliver Goldsmith was an important Anglo-Irish author in the eighteenth century. A later i...

Poems

Thomas Hood · 1872 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, E. Moxon, Son & Co, 1872. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated edition of Thomas Hood's poetry, in the publisher's original cloth binding with drawings by Birket Foster. 1873 Ed, in the original cloth binding bound by Leighton Son and Hodge. Illustrated with a f...

Humorous Poems

Thomas Hood · 1893 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1893. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated collection of poems by Thomas Hood, first trade edition. First trade edition of this work, also published in a limited edition o two-hundred and fifty copies in large paper. A poetry anthology by ...

Medusa and Other Poems

Lady Charlotte Elliot · 1878 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

London, C. Kegan Paul & Co, 1878 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition collection of poetry of despair and abandonment from Lady Charlotte Elliot. The first edition of this very scarce volume of poetry from Scottish poet Lady Charlotte Elliot.In the titular poem,...

The People&Apos;S Palace

Sacheverell Sitwell · 1918 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,017)

Oxford, B. H. Blackwell, 1918 . First edition. Paperback. A lovely first edition copy of Sacheverell Sitwell's first published work, a collection of poems of which only 400 copies were produced. The first edition of English writer and critic Sacheverell Sitwell's fir...

Fire and Wine

John Gould Fletcher · 1913 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

London, Grant Richards, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed presentation copy of the first edition of an early collection of poems from John Gould Fletcher. A signed first edition of this collection of poetry from American Imagist poet and Pulitzer Prize winner, Jo...

A Distraction of Wits Nurtured in Elizabethan Cambridge

George Ryland [editor] · 1958 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A limited first edition copy of an anthology of the Cambridge Wits, richly illustrated throughout. This anthology of Cambridge wits has been selected and introduced by George Ryland and is richly illustrated by...

The Story of Rosina

Austin Dobson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this delightful collection of poetry from Austin Dobson, illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson. The beautiful first edition this volume of verses from poet and essayist Austin Dobson, ...

The Shepherd&Apos;S Calendar with Village Stories, and Other Poems

John Clare · 1827 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.44 | $1,519.32 | ¥242,538)

London, John Taylor, 1827. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poetry from John Clare, focusing on the lives of the peasant and working classes of rural England. With an illustrated frontispiece. The very scarce first edition of John Cla...

The Garden of Kama and Other Love Lyrics from India

Laurence Hope [Violet Nicolson] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, William Heinemann, 1912. Cloth. A later impression of this charming collection of poems by Violet Nicolson, copy from the library of Sir Philip L. Brocklehurst. Originally published in 1901, this book of poetry was praised by prominent poets upon publication, including...

Nostalgia for No Known Place

Cameron Cathie · 1938 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Not Stated, Roger Ingram, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A lovely limited edition collection of poetry by Cameron Cathie, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First and only edition. Limited edition, being one two-hundred and fifty published copies.In the publisher's ori...

The Divine Vision and Other Poems

A. E.; [George William Russell] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A nice first edition copy of this early poetry collection by George WIlliam Russell, an association copy from the library of Lota Law, whos house Russell often frequented. The first edition of this work.An associat...

Poems

Beatrice Helen Barmby · 1903 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co Ltd, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of poetry by Beatrice Helen Barmby, published posthumously by her friends after her death. First Edition, Very Scarce. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This is an i...

Custard and Company

Ogden Nash · 1979 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,225)

Harmondsworth, Kestrel Books, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A fun collection of poetry by American author Ogden Nash, a lovely copy of the uncommon first edition featuring illustrations by Quentin Blake. A humorous collection of poetry by Ogden Nash, American author known for hi...

The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood · 1890 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1890. Leather. An in-depth collection bringing together the best of Thomas Hood's poetry, bound by Riviere and Son. The 'Albion' edition. Bound by Riviere and Son in a tree calf design.A collection of the poetical works of Thomas ...

In Praise of Bishop Valentine

Frank E. Bliss [Ed.] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Printed for Private Circulation, 1893 . First edition. Vellum. A charming and very scarce anthology of poetry concerning the celebration of St. Valentine, in a smart vellum binding. A very scarce Limited Edition anthology of poetic and literary works concerning St. Val...

Neue Weltliche Hochdeutiche Reime Ethaitend Die Ebentheyerliche Doch Warhhaftige Historiam Von Der Wunderichonen Durchlauchtigen Kaiserlichen Prinzellinn Europa Und Einem Aralten Heidnischen Gozen, Jupiter Item Zeus Gennant

Gottfried August Burger · 1919 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Berlin, A. R. Meyer, 1919. Paperback. A scarce German poem drawing inspiration from European mythology, illustrated with a delightful colour frontispiece. A German poem on the subject of Europa, Jupiter, Zeus and Gozen. Written by Gottfriend August Berger, a German poet of th...

The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems

Francis Turner Palgrave · 1886 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.37 | ¥16,661)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1886. Leather. A smart copy of this collection of songs, poetry, and lyrics throughout English history, handsomely bound in half morocco by McNamee. A handsomely bound copy of this poetry anthology, bound beautifully in half morocco by McNamee, with t...