Poesia

The English Poets Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers and a General Introduction by Matthew Arnold

Thomas Humphry Ward · 1900 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

London and New York, The Macmillan Company, 1900-1902. Cloth. A set of student edition books on English poets published over two years. Complete in four volumes. With introductions by Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888), who was an English poet and cultural crit...

The Re-Ordering of the Stones

Jon Silkin · 1961 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

London, Chatto and Windus The Hogarth Press, 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of Jon Silkin's poetry. First edition. Published as a part of the 'Phoenix Living Poets' series from Chatto and Windus. Jon Silkin was a British poet. H...

The Diversions of Purley and Other Poems

Peter Ackroyd · 1987 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1987. First edition. Cloth. First edition of the collection of poetry by Peter Ackroyd. The most recently published collection of poetry by Ackroyd in which he attempts to provide a representation of his work over the last fifteen years. Thus some of t...

The Pious Minstrel a Collection of Sacred Poetry

J. T. · 1831 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,912)

London, Charles Tilt, 1831. First edition. Leather. A pocket sized collection of religious poetry from the nineteenth century. An anthology of religious poetry. The first edition of this work. The editor is noted to the title page as 'J.T&apos. Otherwise, little is known ...

Rodondo; or the State Jugglers Canto I and II

Hugh Dalrymple · 1763 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, W Nicoll, 1763. First edition. Leather. A short, witty first edition of this poem concerning the hypocrisy and pretensions of society. Rodondo, derived from the Spanish redondo, literally translates as 'around' and refers in this poem to the cyclical nature o...

Snow Bound a Winter Idyl

John Greenleaf Whittier · 1866 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1866. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Whittier's best known poem This is the first edition, second issue with the final page (52) unnumbered as shown above. With the original binding bound into the book at the rear, as shown above. B...

The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier with Notes, Index of First Lines and Chronological List

John Greenleaf Whittier; W Garrett Horder · 1910 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,088)

London, Henry Frowde; Oxford University Press, 1910. Leather. The Oxford edition of The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier. With notes, index of first lines and a chronological list, edited by W. Garrett Horder and with an engraved portrait of Whittier to frontispiece. ...

Table Talk and Other Minor Poems

William Cowper · 1825 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

London, C. and C. Whittingham, 1825. Leather. A beautifully bound of Cowper's Table Talk and Other Minor Poems. William Cowper (1731 – 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature ...

The Young Lady&Apos;S Pocket Library, or Parental Monitor

Various · 1793 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, A. Guthrie and J. & J. Fairbairn, 1793. Leather. A collection of guidance tales for young women, including a work by Hannah Moore. Bound in leather with gilt lettering and spine decoration. This work contains I. Dr Gregory's Father's Legacy to his Daughters; ...

Hypocrisy a Satire

Rev C Colton · 1812 · Rooke Books

£77.99 (€93.48 | $103.04 | ¥16,448)

London, Taylor and Hessey, 1812. Leather. This is the first book of a projected three. The other two books were never published. This poem attacks the reputation of Samuel Johnson. Hardbound volume with remains of leather binding, marble paper covered boards, and marble paper ...

Three Poems of Lord Byron the Giaour the Bride of Abydos the Corsair

Lord Byron · 1814 · Rooke Books

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

London, John Murray, 1814. Leather. Three of the poems of Lord Byron, bound in one volume. Containing: The Giaour: A Fragment of A Turkish Tale (1814, tenth edition) The Bride of Abydos (1814, seventh edition) The Corsair, A Tale (1814, fifth edition). Bookseller's label ...

The Poetical Works of Goldsmith, Collins, and T. Warton

Rev. George Gilfillan; Charles Cowden Clarke · 1863 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

Edinburgh, James Nichol, 1863. Leather. A book of the poetry of Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins and Thomas Warton. "With lives, critical dissertations and explanatory notes". With copperplate inscription to front blank, dated 1865. In a calf binding. Externally, lovely condi...

The Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittaker

John Greenleaf Whittier · 1894 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1894. Leather. An attractively bound copy of the poems of John Greenleaf Whittaker. Cambridge edition. With engraved frontispiece and title page. Previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper. In a morocco binding. Externally, generall...

Poems on Several Occasions. In Two Volumes

Matthew Prior, Esq · 1754 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,088)

London, J. and R. Tonson et al. 1754. Leather. A lovely little two volume set of Matthew Prior's poetry. With a frontispiece to each volume and three further plates in volume II. Volume II states the fourth edition. With a life of Mr Prior by Samuel Humphreys. Complete in...

The Great Peace-Maker

R.H. Horne · 1872 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,361)

London, Printed for Private Distribution, 1872. Leather. A scarce poem by Richard Henry Horne, in very attractive leather binding. Printed for private distribution, this unusal poem bears the sub-title "a sub-marine dialogue" and takes the form of a conversation between "the t...

The Treasury of Sacred Song

Francis T Palgrave · 1889 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1889. Leather. A collection of poetry with introduction and notes by Francis T Palgrave. In original gilt stamped quarter vellum binding. With the works of several esteemed poets such as John Donne, Thomas Ken, Joseph Beaumont, John Keble and Alfred Lo...

The Seasons to Which Is Added the Life of the Author

James Thomson · 1817 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,216)

London, H. Berthoud, 1817. Leather. This is a lovely edition of this noted work by James Thomson Including a brief biography of the poet. James Thomson was a Scottish poet and playwright known for the lyrics of 'Rule, Brittania!' The Seasons is considered his great m...

Fables de Florian

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian · 1755 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

Paris, P. C. Lehuby, c1846. Leather. A scarce copy of this collection of poetical fables by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian with critical notes by Madame Amable Tastu. Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755-1794) was a French poet and romance writer. Illustrated with 20 plates by B...

The Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith · 0 · Rooke Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

Edinburgh, William P Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, c1890. Leather. A nicely bound copy of the works of Oliver Goldsmith. With a portrait frontispiece and engraved title page. Containing all of Goldsmith's works, both poetry and prose, starting with his famed novel The Vicar of...

Guy&Apos;S Porridge Pot; with the Dun Cow Roasted Whole an Epic Poem in Twenty-Five Books

[Robert Eyres Landor] · 1809 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

London, Printed for the Author and Sold by All the Booksellers, 1809. Leather. The second expanded edition of Guy's Porridge Pot, by Robert Eyres Landor. Though published anonymously, authorship has been attributed to Robert Eyres Landor. Expanded with Landor's respo...