Poesia

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

J. Logie Robertson (Ed); Sir Walter Scott · 1904 · Rooke Books

£26.00 (€31.16 | $34.35 | ¥5,483)

London, Henry Frowde, 1904. Leather. A very smart collection of poetry by Sir Walter Scott, edited by J. Logie Robertson. A collection of the poetical works of the famous poet, Sir Walter Scott. One of the first English-language writers to receive worldwide fame and recognitio...

Caractacus a Dramatic Poem Written on the Model of the Ancient Greek Tragedy by the Author of Elfrida

William Mason · 1759 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,399)

London, J Knapton and R and J Dodsley, 1759. Leather. The first edition of this dramatic poem, by William Mason, 'Caractacus&apos. The scarcer variant of the first edition with the press-figure '1' to the recto of M3 and '3' to the verso of M3. Authors...

The Pelican Island and Other Poems

James Montgomery · 1828 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.32 | $660.57 | ¥105,451)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme and Co. 1828. Fine Binding. A finely bound collection of poetry by James Montgomery. The third edition of Montgomery's long poem The Pelican Island and other poems. Published the same year as the first edition. The Pelican Island is nine cantos...

The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith · 1859 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1859. Leather. An attractively bound edition of the collected poetry of the Anglo-Irish writer and poet Oliver Goldsmith. First thus, the first edition of this particular format. Oliver Goldsmith spent the majority of his life in debt and pro...

Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems

William Edmondstoune Aytoun · 1870 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,707)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1870. Leather. An anothology of poetry first published in Blackwood's Magazine, written by William Edmondstoune Aytoun. Illustrated throughout by Sir Joseph Noel Paton and Waller H. Paton. Some of the titles included are The Heart of th...

The Poetical Works of John Milton the Albion Edition

John Milton · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. 1897. Leather. The Albion edition of Milton's Poetical works with a preface by L Valentine. Includes an introductory memoir of Milton's life. With a portrait frontispiece. In a calf binding with gilt stamping to the edges of the boards. ...

Tales of the Hall. In Two Volumes

Rev. George Crabbe · 1819 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,543)

London, John Murray, 1819. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this collection of Crabbe's poetry, dating from the early nineteenth century. First Edition. Complete in two volumes. With the armorial bookplates of John Blenkinsopp Coulson to the front pastedowns. Ge...

The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood · 1876 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,543)

London, Ward, Lock and Co, 1876. Leather. A collection of the serious poetical works of Thomas Hood. A new and complete edition. Illustrated throughout with many engraved vignettes. In a half-calf binding with marbled boards. Externally sound with rubbing and a few marks. Inte...

Selections from A.C. Swinburne

Edmund Gosse; Thomas James Wise · 1919 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,870)

London, William Heinemann , 1919. Leather. A poetical anthology of lyrical work by English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic Algernon Charles Swinburne. Featuring a Prelude and Epilogue both written in verse. Includes Hymn to a Proserpine, Love at Sea, A Ballad of Bath, A...

The Pilgrims of the Rhine

Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1861 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons , 1861. Leather. A fictional collection of thoughts and sentiments that constitute the romance of youth. Library Edition. Includes an extract from shelley's The Past, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights dream, and features an Advert...

The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith; Austin Dobson · 1891 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,088)

London, J M Dent, 1891. Leather. An attractive collection of plays and poetry from Oliver Goldsmith. Oliver Goldsmith, d. 1774, was an Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician who was known for his novels, poems and plays. Henry Austin Dobson, 1840 1921, commonly Austin Dobson,...

The Works of Edmund Spenser with Obsertvations on His Life and Writings

Edmund Spenser · 1840 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Walter Spiers, 1840. Leather. An attractive copy of the works of Edmund Spenser. With a frontispiece and an engraved half title. Edmund Spenser was an english poet best know for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantasical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and E...

The Shipwreck by William Falconer with a Sketch of His Life with the Wreath Containing the Minstrel and Other Poems by James Beattie

William Falconer; James Beattie · 1817 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,870)

London, Suttaby, Evance and Fox, 1817. Leather. A scarce edition of The Shipwreck by William Falconer, and The Wreath and other poems by James Beattie. Two volumes bound in one. With engraved frontispieces to each volume. Containing Beattie's most famous poem The Minstrel...

Rokeby a Poem in Six Cantos

Sir Walter Scott · 1813 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown Green and Longman. 1813. Leather. The fourth edition of Sir Walter Scott's popular historical poem Rokeby. A narrative poem in six cantos, Rokeby is set in Teesdale during the English Civil War. The poem grew from Scott's friendship...

Poems by Mr Gray a New Edition

Thomas Gray · 1768 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

London, J Dodsley, 1768. Leather. A collected edition of Thomas Gray's poetry. This is the 'New Edition' as stated to title page, though published the same year as the first. With the scarce half title and contents leaf. With an ex-libris bookplate of Franz Poll...

Thoughts in Prison

William Dodd · 1818 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Chiswick Press, 1818. Leather. A pocket sized edition of William Dodd's poem. With an engraved title page. From the antiquarian library of Christopher Rowe. Christopher Rowe was a schoolmaster in Norwich and then in Bristol. Throughout his career he inspired many ...

The Poetical Works of James Thomson with His Last Corrections Additions and Improvements with a Life of the Author

James Thomson · 1794 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, C Cooke, c1795. Leather. The complete poetical works of James Thomson. Undated, with the engraved dedication, title page and vignette from the 1794 edition. However, this edition lacks the dated engraved leaf with 'Cooke's Pocket Edition of Select British Poe...

Hudibras, in Three Parts Written in the Time of the Late Wars

Samuel Butler; Zachary Grey · 1744 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Midwinter et al, 1744. Leather. Hudibras is an English mock heroic narrative poem from the 17th century written by Samuel Butler. With fold out engravings throughout. Three parts bound in two, complete. Corrected and ammended with large annotations and a preface by Zac...

Moore&Apos;S Irish Melodies

Thomas Moore · 0 · Rooke Books

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

London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, c1800. Fine Binding. An exquisite, illustrated edition of Moore's Irish Melodies. Illustrated by D. Maclise. From the Preface: "Whatever merit there may be in interpreting the voice that spoke in my country's music, ...

Dramatis Personae and Dramatic Romances & Lyrics

Robert Browning · 1909 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,225)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1909. Cloth. A charming illustrated copy of Robert Browning's 'Dramatis Personae and Dramatic Romances & Lyrics&apos. With ten coloured plates illustrated by one of the most popular artists of the Edwardian era, Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale. B...