Poesia

Collected Poems

Stephen Gwynn · 1923 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of Gwynn"s post-war verse, inscribed to aristocrat, writer, and prominent society figure, Lady Gerald Wellesley. In the publisher's original dark blue cloth binding. ...

Later Verses

Alfred Cochrane · 1918 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1918. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of Cochrane"s charming later verse collection, featuring a frontispiece by H. J. Ford. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.Includes a frontispiece by H. J. Ford...

Bits O&Apos; Border Breeze

Edward S. Peterson · 1917 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

None Stated, E. S. Peterson, 1917 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this small WWI-era poetic memoir recounting the author"s service with the 1st North Dakota Infantry, with just two copies being held institutionally. In the publisher's ...

In Praise of War: Military and Sea Verse

Don C. Seitz · 1917 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

New York; London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by American newspaper manager Don Carlos Seitz. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front fre...

Little Old Belgium

Reginald Wright Kauffman · 1914 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Philadelphia , Henry Altemus Company, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by poet Reginald Wright Kauffman. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, '...

The Arena and Other Verses

Norman R. Ewart Smith · 1920 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

Bristol, Bristol Printers Limited , 1920 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed presentation copy of Norman R. Ewart Smith's first book of poems. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the rear of the title page: 'To...

In Thy Heart&Apos;S Garden

Harry Potter · 1917 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London and Glasgow, Gowans and Gray, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of poems from war poet Harry Potter, signed by the author. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce volume of verses from poe...

Blood of Things, a Second Book of Free Forms

Alfred Kreymborg · 1920 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

New York, Nicholas L. Brown, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the scarce first edition of Alfred Kreymborg's volume of free form verse. A signed copy, with a presentation inscription from the author. The scarce first edition, first printing of this work, i...

The Eternal Now

Holbrook Jackson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.07 | $911.59 | ¥145,569)

London, David Nutt, 1900 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Holbrook Jackson's first poetry collection. A remainder copy, inscribed to Jackson's brother. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the fro...

The Three-Rock Road

H. L. Doak · 1919 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of verses from H. L. Doak, including an original typed and hand signed poem from the author. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poems from Housto...

Poems

C. H. St. L. Russell · 1937 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. 1937 . Cloth. Very scarce posthumous poetry collection from C. H. St. L. Russell, important figure at the prestigious Clifton College. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper.Published pos...

Peter Rae

George Dickson · 1925 · Rooke Books

£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.64 | ¥81,223)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. Very scarce signed first edition from Scottish poet George Dickson, featuring his First World War modern epic. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapp...

Fisher&Apos;S Drawing Room Scrap-Book; with Poetical Illustrations

[Letitia Elizabeth Landon] · 1835 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, H. Fisher, R. Fisher, & P. Jackson, 1835. First edition. Cloth. A charming 'scrap-book', comprising verses from influential English poet Letitia Elizabeth Landon and beautiful engraved plates. The first edition, being the fourth volume of the Drawing Room Scr...

The Chase: A Poem

William Somervile · 1802 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, W. Bulmer and Co. 1802. Leather. The second Bewick edition of William Somervile's popular poem on hunting, illustrated after designs of Thomas Bewick's brother. The second edition of this poem to be illustrated by Thomas Bewick, a renowned wood-engraver and a...

Terpsichore & Other Poems

H. T. Wade-Gery · 1921 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Waltham Saint Lawrence, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition presentation copy of one of the first publications of The Golden Cockerel Press. A very scarce copy of this poetic title - the second book ever published by The Golden ...

Hornets in Hollyhocks

George Graham Currie · 1925 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, The C. W. Daniel Co. 1925. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce book of poetry by Canadian writer George Graham Currie. A very scarce copy of the first and only edition of this work.A charming pocket-sized book of verse by Canadian poet George Graham Currie, in o...

Der Letzte Bar

Hans-Erich von Tzschirner · 1919 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Berlin, Wilhelm Borngraber Verlag, [c.1919] Undated, dated approxim. First edition. Hardback. Berlin: Wilhelm Borngraber Verlag, [c.1919] Undated, dated approximately from the author's dated inscription. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 8" by 6". None. An incredibly sc...

Zwischen Serajewo Und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied

Johann Kähler · 1925 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Hamburg, Johann Kähler, 1925 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this self-published book of German war poetry by Johann Kähler signed by the author. The first edition in the original paper wraps. Zwischen Serajewo und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied (&apo...

The Leaf Burners: And Other Poems

Ernest Rhys · 1918 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, J.M. Dent and Sons, 1918. Cloth. A charming anthology inspired by experiences visiting British and French camps during World War I, written and signed by Ernest Rhys, most famous as editor of the Everyman Library. The Leaf Burners, a charming poetic anthology, written ...

Recreations in Verse

Robert Campbell · 1915 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Glasgow, Paterson & Clubb, Ltd. 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Campbell"s charming Jubilee-year verse collection, signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.Signed an...