Poesia

The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Complete in One Volume

Thomas Moore · 1843 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1843. Leather. The complete poetical works of Thomas Moore published in one volume. With an engraved portrait of Moore to frontispiece and a vignette half title. Bound by Maclehose, Glasgow with binder's stamp to verso of front ...

Penelope&Apos;S English Experiences Being Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton

Kate Douglas Wiggin · 1900 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London , Gay and Bird, 1900. Cloth. A very attractive copy of Kate Douglas Wiggin's stories of the adventurous Penelope. Wiggin (1856 – 1923) was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybr...

The Poems of Edward Edwin Foot, of Her Majesty&Apos;S Customs, London.

Edward Edwin Foot · 1867 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Published by the Author, 1867. Cloth. A scarce copy of Foot's poems; published by Foot himself, and printed by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. With an ink copperplate dedication by Foot: dedicated to a Mr. Tonkin on 21st Jan 1870. In a blue cloth binding with gilt ti...

The Diverting History of John Gilpin

William Cowper · 1953 · Rooke Books

£64.99 (€77.90 | $85.86 | ¥13,711)

London , Penguin Books, 1953. Cloth. An illustrated edition of William Cowper's poem The Diverting History of John Galpin. With illustrations to every page by Ronald Searle. Limited to 1,600 copies. The illustrations were originally made for a filmin the 'Poet and Pa...

The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1859 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , W. Kent and Co, 1859. Cloth. A collection of poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, including the 1858 narrative poem The Courtship of Miles Standish. Set against the backdrop of a fierce Indian war, the tale focuses on a love triangle between three Pilgrims: Miles Sta...

The Works of William Cowper: His Life, Letters and Poems

Rev T.S. Grimshawe · 1849 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London, William Tegg and Co. 1849. Cloth. A scarce edition of this collection of works and biography of poet William Cowper. Taken from Cowper's private correspondence and edited by Rev. T.S. Grimshawe. Presentation copy with the editor's dedication to his sister ins...

The Three Fountains: A Faery Epic of Euboea with Other Verse

George Spencer Cautley · 1869 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1869. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of The Three Fountains: A Faery Epic of Euboea With Other Verse by George Spencer Cautley (1807 - 1880). First edition. A collection of poetry including: The Three Fountains, Ruined Greek Temple, S...

Last Poems

George Meredith · 1909 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, Constable & Company, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A volume of poetry by the English novelist and poet George Meredith. Last Poems was his eleventh poetic publication and includes the works 'The Wild Rose', 'Youth in Age' and 'The Call&apos. Firs...

Fairyland in 1918 and Other Poems

E L Thomas · 1919 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

London , T Werner Laurie Ltd, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A scarce limited edition of poems by E L Thomas. Limited to 500 copies, printed on hand-made paper. First edition. The poems were written while Thomas was on active service in France. Though childlike in subject, the po...

The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith · 1846 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London , Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1846. Cloth. A mid-nineteenth century collection of the poems of Oliver Goldsmith. Edited by Bolton Corney, with a biographical memoir and notes on the poems. Illustrated throughout with numerous engravings in the text. In a yellow ...

Days of Old Rome

Arthur Lewis · 1905 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London , Elkin, Mathews and Vigo, 1905. Cloth. A scarce poetical work surrounding ancient Rome. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Edith Calvert. With original publisher's advertisements loosely inserted into the front. In original cloth binding with gilt motif to the ...

The Poems of William Cowper

J. C. Bailey · 1905 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London , Methuen and Co. 1905. Cloth. A collection of The Poems of William Cowper. Edited with an introduction and notes by J. C. Bailey. With twenty-seven illustrations. In a green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in ...

Pure Poetry

George Moore · 1924 · Rooke Books

£105.00 (€125.86 | $138.72 | ¥22,152)

London , The Nonesuch Press, 1924. Cloth. A limited edition of this fine collection of poetry. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Limited edition, number 908 of 1250 copies printed and made in Great Britain. Pu...

The Poetical Works of the Late Christopher Anstey, Esq. With Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Author by His Son John Anstey, Esq.

Christopher Anstey; John Anstey · 1808 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

London, T. Cadel and W. Davies, 1808. Cloth. A first edition copy of the poetical works of Christopher Anstey, with an memoir of the author by John Anstey. First edition. A uncommon edition of The Poetical Works of Christopher Anstey with a portrait of Anstey to frontispiece a...

The Last Fruit Off an Old Tree

Walter Savage Landor · 1853 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Edward Moxon, 1853. First edition. Cloth. A collection of prose and poetry by the eighteenth century writer Walter Savage Landor, whose work has been highly regarded by his literary peers. First Edition 'The Last Fruit off an Old Tree' by Walter Savage Landor...

Collected Poems

Mackenzie Bell · 1901 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,272)

London, Thomas Burleigh, 1901. First edition. Cloth. First edition of the collected poems of Henry Thomas Mackenzie Bell. Henry Thomas Mackenzie Bell is best known under Mackenzie Bell, and was a writer and poet. He was well travelled, and knew many prominent literary figures ...

The Homes and Haunts of the Italian Poets

Francis Eleanor; T. Adolphus Trollope · 1881 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Chapman and Hall Limited, 1881. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of these biographies of the Italian poets. Including chapters on Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Berni and many others. Written by Mrs Frances Trollope and her son, Thomas Adolphus Trollope. Com...

The Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers

Samuel Rogers; Edward Bell · 1891 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1891. Leather. A poetical anthology of Samuel Rogers' work. With a portrait frontispiece. With a memoir of the author by Edward Bell to the preface. In a Mudie binding, with binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper. Samuel Rogers wa...

Les Poetes Francais: Recueil Des Chefs-D&Apos;Oeuvre de la Poesie Franaise Depuis Les Origines Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours

Eugene Crepet · 1887 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Paris, Maison Quantin, 1887. Leather. A history of French poetry, collected and arranged by Eugene Crepet. A history of French poetry, collected and arranged by Eugene Crepet. Volume I covers the first period, from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Volume II covers the third...

Poesies Nouvelle de Alfred de Musset, 1836-1852

Alfred de Musset · 1852 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Paris, Charpentier, 1852. Leather. A collection of poems by Alfred de Musset. A collection of poems by Alfred de Musset. Nouvelle edition. In French. Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (11 December 1810 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his ...