Poesia

IL Giardino Del Parnasol O Sia Raccolta Di Poesie, Fiori Dei Migliori Poeti Italiani Divisa in Cinque Eta, Nelle Quali Si Fi Conoscere Quali Sieno Stati, I Varj Stilii Della Poesia Italiana, Nel Corso Di Quattrocento Anni, Principiando Da Dante, Fino Al Metastasio

G. D. Pierotti · 1811 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Edinburgh, T. Bryce, 1811. First edition. Vellum. The first edition of this anthology of Italian poets throughout history, written here in the original Italian, compiled by G. D. Pierotti. The first edition of this work. Complete as two volumes in one. In Italian. A collection...

Selected Poems

T S Eliot · 1954 · Rooke Books

£5,750.00 (€6,892.29 | $7,596.55 | ¥1,213,071)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1954. First edition. Cloth. The first Faber and Faber edition of this T.S Eliot poetry collection. Signed by Eliot to the title page, this work is in the original dustwrapper and remains in a smart condition. This poetry collection was original...

Poets, Poems and Rhymes of East Cheshire Being a History of the Poetry and Song Lore, and a Book of Biographies of the Poets and Song Writers of the Eastern Portion of the County Palatine of Chester

Thomas Middleton · 1908 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Hyde, John Higham and Co. Ltd. 1908. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poetical works regarding Cheshire, by noted local Mayor, Thomas Middleton. Very scarce. The first edition of the work. Reprinted from The North Cheshire Herald. The a...

The Poetical Works of Patrick Hannay, A.M. Reprinted from the Edition of 1622

Patrick Hannay · 1875 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Glasgow, The Hunterian Club, 1875. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce collection of the poetical works of Patrick Hannay, being a facsimile of the edition of 1622 and presented in the very scarce original publisher's paper wraps. Complete in one volume with two ful...

Frank Bedwell His Christmas Verses 1897-1909

Frank Bedwell · 1935 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Unknown, Printed for Private Circulation , 1935. Leather. A very scarce collection of Christmas poems by Frank Bedwell, bound in a lovely imitation morocco binding and signed by two of his sons. Whilst little is known about the author, this volume is charming example of late e...

The Song of Hiawatha the Courtship of Miles Standish Tales of a Wayside Inn

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1855 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, David Bogue; W. Kent & Co; Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1855-64. First edition. Leather. Three of Henry Longfellow's most popular poems, here bound smartly together in a half calf binding, two of the poems being first editions. Three volumes in one. 'The ...

L&Apos;Opere Di Virgilio Mantoano Cioe la Bucolica, la Georgica, E L&Apos;Eneide Commentate in Lingua Volgare Toscana Con Ordine Che L&Apos;Espositione Volgare Dichiara la Latina & la Latina la Volgare Et E Utile Tanto a Chi in Questo Poema Uvole Imparar la Lingua Latina, Quanto a Chi Cerca D&Apos;Apprendere la Volgare Nuouamente Stampate & Diligentemente Corrette Con Privilegii

Virgil; Giovanni Fabrini; Carlo Maletesta; Filippo Venuti · 1615 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.79 | $1,189.03 | ¥189,872)

Venetia, Appresso i Sessa , 1615. Vellum. A very scarce collection of Virgil's works. Being the Eclogues, Georgics and his epic, Aeneid. With extensive notes in the vernacular Tuscan language and the original text presented in Vulgar Latin. A very scarce edition of Virgil...

The Poetical Works and Remains of Henry Kirke White

Henry Kirke White; Robert Southey · 1852 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, George Routledge and Co. 1852. First edition. Leather. A scarce first thus edition of the collected poetical works of the renowned English poet Henry Kirke White. Henry Kirke White, who died at the tragically young age of twenty one, had a short but prolific literary c...

Trivia or the Art of Walking T the Streets of London

John Gay · 1716 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.05 | $2,906.51 | ¥464,132)

London, Bernard Lintott, 1716. First edition. Leather. The first edition of John Gay's poem 'Trivia', with the embellished head and tail pieces. This scarce work is one of 2000 copies printed for this run. This is the first edition of the work, undated to title ...

Lord Byron Vindicated; or Rome and Her Pilgrim

Manfred; [E W Preston] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co, 1876. First edition. Leather. An interesting very scarce work, being a long poem covering the topics of Rome, Fame, Love, Byron and more. The first edition of this work penned under the pseudonym 'Manfred&apos. An interesting poetical wor...

The Cud Being the Experimental Poems of Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking

Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking · 1922 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Mills and Boon Limited, 1922. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking's collection of experimental poetry, with an inscription and several annotations by the author throughout the volume. First edition. Limited edition copy, ...

The Seasons, a Hymn [with] a Poem to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton [with] Britannia, a Poem

Mr Thomson · 1730 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)

London, J Millan, 1730. Leather. An early and uncommon collected edition of James Thomson's four poem cycle 'The Seasons' with his poem to the memory of Sir Isaac Newton and his 'Britannia&apos. Being the ESTC citation number N21182. Issued the same year as...

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald · 1901 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.30 | $693.60 | ¥110,759)

London, John Lane, 1901. Vellum. The desirable limited edition of the 1901 edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrated by Fitzgerald H Cole This is a Limited Edition of 375 total copies, 350 of which are for sale. 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' is the title E...

The Poems of John Dryden

John Dryden · 0 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Charles Griffin and Co. c1854. Leather. Three volumes of John Dryden's poetry, edited with a memoir by Robert Bell. Complete in three volumes, bound as one. Edited, and with a memoir by Robert Bell. John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator and ...

Various Pieces in Verse and Prose

Nathaniel Cotton · 1791 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, J. Dodsley, 1791. First edition. Leather. A complete two volume set of an uncommon collection of Nathaniel Cotton's fables, tales and poems, many of which were never published before. Various Pieces in Verse and Prose, of which were never published before, a colle...

The Christopher Robin Verses: Being &Apos;When We Were Young&Apos; and &Apos;Now We Are Six&Apos;

A.A. Milne · 1950 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Methuen, 1950. Cloth. A charming edition combining two of Milne's early anthology, with colour plates illustrated by collaborator Ernest Howard Shepard. The charming eighth edition of The Christopher Robin Verses, being the combined volume of the two bestselling c...

A Few Late Chrysanthemums; a Nip in the Air

John Betjeman · 1954 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, John Murray, 1954-1974. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of two anthologies by popular poet laureate John Betjeman, including wry comic verse and admirations of the English landscape. The first editions of A Few Late Chrysanthemums, and A Nip in the Air, two po...

Poems by the Rev. Thomas Penrose, Late Rector of Beckington and Standerwick, Somersetshire

Thomas Penrose; [Anna Laetitia Barbauld] · 1774 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, J. Walter; Joseph Johnson , 1774-1781. First edition. Leather. A sought after first edition of Thomas Penrose's posthumous poetical volume, bound together with the fourth edition of 'Poems' by Anna Laetitia Barbauld. A delightful volume comprising two po...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott Baronet: With a Biographical and Critical Memoir

Sir Walter Scott; Francis Turner Palgrave · 1906 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1906 . Leather. A prize binding of this collection of poetry by acclaimed Victorian writer Sir Walter Scott. A later edition, first published in 1866.In a full green calf prize binding, for Marlborough College.A collection of the works of Sir...

The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq.

Sir Walter Scott · 1820 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London and Edinburgh, Arch. Constable Co. 1820. Leather. A finely-bound twelve-volume set of The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq. The first collected edition. Including The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, The Lady of the Lake, Rokeby, and many others. After Scott had fo...