Poesia

The Poetical Works of Reginald Heber, Lord Bishop of Calcutta

Reginald Heber · 1845 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, John Murray, 1845. Leather. A sumptuously bound volume of poetry and hymns by the notable Reginald Heber. A volume of poetry in a full morocco binding, with gilt detailing to the boards, spine and square. All edges gilt. Stamp of 'White, 34 Pall Mall' to the ...

Francis Quarles: The Complete Works in Prose and Verse

Francis Quarles; Alexander B Grosart [ed] · 1971 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Hildesheim, Georg Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung , 1971. Cloth. The collected works in prose and verse of Francis Quarles in three bright volumes. Reprinted from the Blackburn edition of 1880-1 in the 'Anglistica & Americana: A Series of Reprints selected by Bernhard Fabian, Ed...

Selections from Barbour&Apos;S Bruce

John Barbour; Rev. Prof. Skeat · 1900 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Bungay, Richard Cay & Sons Limited, 1900. Leather. A smart copy of this selection of passages from Barbour's long narrative poem The Bruce. A selection of passages from the long narrative poem composed of almost 14,000 octosyllabic lines. Written in Early Scots, the piece...

Original Poems and Translations

Francis Fawkes · 1761 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, R. and J. Dodsley; J. Newbery; L. Davis and C. Reymers; T. Davies; H. Dell, 1761. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce poetical anthology by Francis Fawkes, including the impressive list of subscribers which includes figures such as Smollett, Johnso...

Select Poems Divine and Humane

Thomas Beedome · 1928 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1928. Vellum. Limited edition of a selection of verse by Thomas Beedome. Selection of the poems of seventeenth century English poet Thomas Beedome. Number 579 of 1250 copies printed on Van Gelder paper by Nonesuch Press in 1928. With Francis Mey...

The Spider and the Flie

John Heywood · 1894 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, The Spenser Society, 1894. Cloth. An uncommon illustrated edition of John Heywood's allegorical poem. An uncommon illustrated edition of the sixteenth century writer's allegorical poem. Although John Heywood is best known for his plays and proverbs, he was al...

Continual Dew: A Little Book of Bourgeois Verse.

John Betjeman · 1977 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, John Murray; W. & J. Mackay Limited, 1977 . Cloth. A wonderful facsimile edition of an early collection by Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, illustrated throughout. A facsimile of the 1937 first edition of this work, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.With the publi...

Oeuvres de Beaumarchais, Et Oeuvres Poetiques de N. Boileau

Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux; Pierre Beaumarchais · 1880 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Lamplace, Sanchez et Cie; Garnier Freres, 1880-1885 . Leather. Two delightful volumes of French poetry, from famous French writers, illustrated with hand coloured plates. In the original French.The first work present is an 1880 edition of the poetry of Nicolas Boileau-D...

Zlatorog Eine Alpensage

Rudolf Baumbach · 1901 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Stuttgart, J. B. Cotta'sche , 1901. Cloth. A scarce tale in verse from Baunbach, in the original German language. German language. Scarce work. An Alpine legend told in verse form. Written by Rudolf Baumbach, a German poet. In the original brown cloth binding with gilt de...

Le Chef-D&Apos;Oeuvre D&Apos;Un Inconnu Poãƒâ«Me

Chrisostome Mathanasius · 1758 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London , Not stated , 1758 . Paperback. Two volumes of the new edition of Le Chef-D'Oeuvre d'un Inconnu Poëme. New edition copies, complete in two volumes. In the original French. These volumes are The Masterpiece of an Unknown Poem which was discovered and brough...

La Chute D&Apos;Un Ange

Alphonse de Lamertine · 1879 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Paris, Hachette, 1879. Leather. A leather bound copy of this French epic poem by Alphonse de Lamartine. A later edition. In the original French. La Chute D'un Ange is an epic prehistoric novel in verse. The epic begins with an angel at the dawn of time takes human form ...

Oeuvres de Francois Coppee Poesies 1869-1874

Francois Coppee · 1872 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1872. Leather. A copy of the poems of Francois Coppee from 1869-1874. A copy of the works of Francois Coppee, containing his poems from 1869-1874. The works in this volume include Les Humbles, EÃÂOecrit pendant le sieÃÂOege, Plus de sang, ...

Poemes de Dessous le Plancher Suivis de la Noche Noire

Andre Frenaud · 1949 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Gallimard, 1949. Brochure/Pamphlet. A signed copy of this poetry collection by Andre Frenaud. A third edition. Signed by the author to the half title page. In the original French. This is a volume of poems by Andre Frenaud, who is considered one of the most searching...

Soft Jobs and Miracles

Marnie Pomeroy · 1969 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Quebec, The Ladysmith Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this limited edition anthology of poems by Marnie Pomeroy, signed by the author. Limited edition to two hundred and sixty copies. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. This copy inscribed...

Peter&Apos;S Pension. A Solemn Epistle to a Sublime Personage

Peter Pindar [John Wolcot] · 1788 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, G. Kearsley, 1788. Unbound. The fourth edition of this humorous poem from English satirist John Wolcot, who wrote under the pseudonym 'Peter Pindar&apos. ESTC Citation No. N11837A charming satirical poem by John Wolcot, told in rhyming couplets.In 1780, Wolcot wen...

The 1820 Settlers

A. Vine Hall · 1820 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Cape Town, T. Maskew Miller, [c1940]. Paperback. This very scarce poem by Arthur Vine Hall reflects on the colonisation of South Africa in the nineteenth century. A very scarce volume containing a twelve page poem by South African poet Arthur Vine Hall. Entitled The 1820 Settl...

Steamers V. Stages: Or, Andrew and His Spouse

Tom Hood · 1830 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , William Kidd, 1830 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this poem by Tom Hood and Illustraetd by George Cruikshank. A first edition copy. This poem is written by Thomas Hood, or the author of York and Lancaster. Hood was an English poet, author and humoris...

Not Love Perhaps...

A S J Tessimond · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Autolycus , 1978 . First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of this collection of poems by A S J Tessimond. A first edition. This anthology of poetry by Tessimond contains the works The advisers, Black Monday love song, Love Speaks to the Lover, Cats and other ...

Wordsworth Selected Poems

William Wordsworth · 1987 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Brighton, Snake River Press, 1987 . First edition. Leather. A limited edition copy of this illustrated collection of Wordsworth Selected Poems. A limited edition of thirty copies, with this being number three.William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet who was Poet Laureat...

Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and the Armada

Lord Macaulay · 1904 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1904. Leather. A new edition of Lord Macaulay's popular illustrated book of narrative poems. A new edition of this noted collection of pomes by Thomas Babington Macaulay. The illustrated edition. In prize binding from Wallasey Grammar Scho...