Poesia

Irish Melodies, with an Appendix, Containing the Original Advertisements, and the Prefatory Letter on Music.

Thomas Moore · 1821 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, J. Power; Longman, Hurt, Rees, Orme, and Brown , 1821 . First edition. Cloth. The first authorised and complete edition of Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies, with the original advertisements and letter on music. The first authorised, complete edition. As explained in ...

Musa Proterva: Love Poems of the Restoration

A. H. Bullen · 1889 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Privately Printed, 1889 . First edition. Leather. A limited edition work comprised of love poetry from the Restoration period, including that of John Dryden, Aphra Behn and Andrew Marvell. Limited edition. Number 202 of 780 printed. Bound in quarter calf with cloth boa...

The Temple of Death

Marquis of Normanby; John Sheffield · 1709 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, H. Hills, 1709. Disbound. An uncommon poem by John Sheffield, a thoughtful piece of death, commemorating Queen Mary II. An uncommon poem, a translated adaptation of P. Habert's French poem 'Le Temple de la Mort&apos. This issue with signature A2 under the &a...

The Messiah. A Poem, in Six Books.

Robert Montgomery · 1832 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, John Turrill , 1832 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition of Robert Montgomery's epic poem 'The Messiah', in six books. The first edition.Very scarce work. 'The Messiah' is an epic poem, in six books, written by English ...

Faction Display&Apos;D

[William Shippen] · 1709 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, H. Hills, 1709. Disbound. An uncommon satirical poem on the politics under the reign of Queen Anne by William Shippen. First published in 1704, this uncommon pirate edition condenses the poem to sixteen pages rather than twenty, with the text of the final three pages c...

The Phoenix Living Poets: John Fuller & Laurence Lerner

John Fuller; Laurence Lerner · 1961 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chatto & Windus with The Hogarth Press, 1961-1963. Cloth. Two smart volumes of poetry from The Phoenix Living Poets series. Two volumes. The Phoenix Living Poets series. This set contains: Fairground Music, 1961. The first book of verse from the author, with titles suc...

Winter Harvest

Andrew Young · 1933 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Andrew Young's nature poems, a collection that earned him his long-awaited recognition. The first edition of this poetical collection from Scottish poet and clergyman, Andrew Young. In the publi...

Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard

Thomas Gray · 1927 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

Oxford, Clarendon Press; Humphrey Milford , 1927. Paperback. A limited edition facsimile of this popular poem from Thomas Gray, inspired by his thoughts following the death of fellow poet Richard West. A limited edition facsimile of seven hundred and fifty copies, of which abo...

The Lady of the Lake

Birket Foster; John Gilbert · 1869 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1869 . Cloth. The 'Author's Edition' of Sir Walter Scott's narrative poem set in rural Scotland, with illustrations from Birket Foster and John Gilbert. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth. The author's...

Reynard the Fox or the Ghost Heath Run

John Masefield · 1921 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, William Heinemann, 1921. Cloth. A brightly illustrated copy of this narrative poem from English writer John Masefield. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, twelve monochromatic plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete. A thrilling nar...

Poems

Charles Abraham Elton · 1804 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of poetry from English British Army officer Charles Abraham Elton. First edition. Very scarce work. The author's first published work. A collection of poetry with...

Strict Joy: Poems

James Stephens · 1931 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this poetry collection from Irish writer James Stephens. First edition. A collection of poetry including titles such as: Cadence, Apple Blossom, The White Swan, Reverie on a Rose, and Saras...

Tally-Ho Back!

Rancher · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Country Life Ltd, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this delightful book of verses on hunting, illustrated with monochrome plates by Lionel Edwards. First edition. Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated complete. A poetry collection themed to hunting an...

Poems by William Cowper of the Inner Temple

William Cowper · 1825 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, C. and J. Rivington; Longman and Co.; T. Cadell et al, 1825. Leather. A smart gilt-decorated pocket book containing the poetical works of William Cowper, from the library of revolutionary physician, Henry Wentworth Acland. In full contemporary crushed morocco binding, ...

Forty Fine Ladies

Patrick R. Chalmers · 1933 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode (Publishers) Limited , 1933. Cloth. A pleasing copy of this series of verses on fox-hunting, illustrated throughout by British artist, Cecil Aldin. The cheap edition of this work. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.Embellished wit...

Notes of the Horn: Hunting Verse, Old and New

Various; E. OE. Somerville [ed.] · 1934 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Peter Davies , 1934. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of these collected verses The first edition thus of this collection. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and eleven monochrome plates. Collate...

Juvenile Poems

Thomas Romney Robinson · 1806 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

Belfast, J. Smyth & D. Lyons, 1806. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Thomas Romney Robinson's juvenile poems, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A collection of the juvenile poems by Thomas Romney Robin...

Falling for a Dolphin

Heathcote Williams · 1988 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Heathcote Williams' popular poem, a presentation copy from the author. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. The author's presentation copy, inscribe...

Four Gardens

David Osborne Hamilton · 1920 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

New Haven , Yale University Press, 1920. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition of works from American poet David Osbourne Hamilton, published as the winner of Yale's 'Younger Poets' competition in 1920. The scarce first edition of this poetical collect...

The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate

Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1887 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1887. Leather. A smartly bound collection of the works of English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. With a portrait frontispiece. The collected works of Alfred Tennyson, an English poet and the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reig...