Poesia

Rhymes of a Rookie

Pte. J.E. Wright · 0 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Not stated, Pte. J.E. Wright and Pte. J. Dasey, c1916 . Paperback. A very scarce copy of this collection of wartime poetry by American private Pte. J.E. Wright. A very scarce work, with no copies held institutionally. In publisher's original paper wraps. Written and pub...

The Ballads of a Doughboy

Nelson Grant Tayman · 1927 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Little Rock, Ark, Central Printing Company , 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this illustrated collection of wartime poetry written by soldier Nelson Grant Tayman. A very scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author to a friend, dated ...

Children of God and Winged Things

Anne Moore · 1921 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Boston, The Four Seas Company , 1921 . First edition. Hardback. A Very scarce presentation copy of this rare collection of twentieth century poetry by Anne Moore. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper,  'T...

Flying over London and Other Verses

Lynn Harold Hough · 1919 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, The Abingdon Press, 1919 . First edition. Hardback. A scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of twentieth century poetry by Lynn Harold Hough. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper.In publisher&...

Fields of France

Edwin A. Boardman · 1934 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

United States of America, Privately Printed, 1934 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce limited edition copy of this collection of poetry, with the author's inscribed calling card included. A limited edition copy, with this volume being hand numbered 95/100.In the ori...

Minna and Myself

Maxwell Bodenheim · 1918 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

New York, Pagan Publishing Company , 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce presentation copy of this first edition, first issue collection of poems and one-act plays by American poet and novelist Maxwell Bodenheim. The first edition, first issue of the author's first book...

Summer 1917 and Other Verses

E. Temple Thurston · 1917 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of this collection of poems from E. Temple Thurston. These poems are set in England during the war years. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this ...

Bronsil Castle

Thomas E. Cole · 1920 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, W. H. Smith & Son, 1920 . Cloth. Scarce illustrated first edition of Thomas E. Cole's poetry on Herefordshire and Worcestershire, including a selection of patriotic war songs. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a front...

The Barren Tree and Other Poems

Wyn Griffith · 1947 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Cardiff, Penmark Press Limited, [1947] . Cloth. Signed poetry collection from Welsh writer and broadcaster Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, author of Up to Mametz. In publisher's original cloth binding. In unclipped dust wrapper.Presentation copy. Signed by the author to front free...

The Economy of Beauty; in a Series of Fables: Addressed to the Ladies

Dr. Cosens [John Cosens] · 1777 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Dublin, Printed for Messrs. Price, W. Watson , 1777. First edition. Leather. The scarce first Dublin printing of this unique collection of fables, aimed at the moral improvement of the female sex. The first Dublin printing, issued the same year as the large paper first edition...

The Chace. A Poem

William Somervile · 1735 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Printed for G. Hawkins , 1735. Leather. A calf-bound first edition of William Somervile's famous poem on hunting. One of 750 copies according to Bowyer Ledgers records. First edition [Foxon S562].The ESTC notes that Bowyer Ledgers records show 750 printed of the f...

La Route Chante

Eugène Hollande; Lucien Machy · 1922 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Paris, Perrin et Cie.; Mercure Universel, 1922. Paperback. Two scarce and signed French anthologies, both sharing insightful reflections onto the recent First World War. Two scarce signed French poetry anthologies, La Route Chante (The Road Sings), written by Eugene Hollande, ...

On the Threshold

Ronald Wilson [Int. and foreword by Alfred Wilson, Ada Wilson and J.H. Badley · 1915 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Letchworth, Temple Press, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and thoughtful collection of verse by a young poet who died on his way to the front line. Posthumously published and signed by his parents. A very scarce collection of verse written by Ronald Wilson, a young p...

Dark Lanterns

H.V. Marrot · 1923 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Elkin Mathews, 1923. First edition. Hardback. A scarce collection of subtle yet thought-provoking poetry that focuses on love, nostalgia and grief, shortly published after the First World War. Dark Lanterns, a scarce poetry collection, by writer H.V. Marrot. Published ...

Sturmglocken!

Richard Seyß-Inquart · 1915 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Munich, Sekretariat Sozialer Studentenarbeit, 1915 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce WWI-era poetry pamphlet expressing nationalistic support for the German war effort, inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original paper wraps.An exceptionally sca...

By Jaffa Way, and Other Poems

Lieut. H. G. Mansfield [Harold Goldsmith Mansfield] · 1919 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Robert Scott, 1919. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of Mansfield"s wartime poetry, written during his service in Palestine, inscribed by the author's wife. In the publisher's original paper wraps. First edition.A very scarce copy of thi...

Hearts Courageous

John Oxenham · 1918 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed and inscribed first edition of this collection of poetry from John Oxenham, a pen name for William Arthur Dunkerley. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to title page.In ...

La Malãƒâ©Diction Au Kaiser

Capitane Daniel Massé · 1916 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Dole, Lithographie et Typographie E. Rosseau, 1916 . First edition. Paperback. Very scarce signed collection of French First World War poetry from Capitane Daniel Massé. Very scarce first edition. Line on front cover states that this text was not made available for commercial...

Thoughts in Hospital

Lawrence Pilkington · 1921 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1921 . First edition. Hardback. Smart presentation copy of Lawrence Pilkington's poem on a feverish stay in hospital. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original binding.Presentation copy. Inscription "With the author's complime...

Stories from the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers

Leigh Hunt · 1846 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1846. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Leigh Hunt's study of the most celebrated Italian poets, with biographies of the authors, complete in two volumes. The first edition of Leigh Hunt's study of the most celebrated Italian poets,...