Poesia

The Works of William Cowper; Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations.

William Cowper; Robert Southey (ed.) · 1854 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, H.G. Bohn, 1854. Leather. Five volumes from Bohn's illustrated edition of Cowper's complete works, edited by the poet Robert Southey William Cowper was a forerunner of the Romantic poets of the late 18th century; his work celebrated nature and everyday life w...

Five Variations on a Theme

Edith Sitwell · 1933 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London, Duckworth , 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this short collection of poems from Edith Sitwell First edition. Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE (7 September 1887 – 9 December 1964) was a British poet and critic, eldest of the three literary Sitwells. Edith...

Five Variations on a Theme

Edith Sitwell · 1933 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London, Duckworth, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A volume of poetry by Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE (7 September 1887 - 9 December 1964) who was a British poet and critic, eldest of the three literary Sitwells. First edition. Sitwell published poetry continuously from 1913, som...

The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith · 1837 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Charles Tilt, 1837. Cloth. A pocket sized copy of the complete poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith. The complete poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith. With an illustrated frontispiece. Pocket-sized and published by Charles Tilt. Prior owner's signature to recto of fr...

Poems

William Mason · 1774 · Rooke Books

£159.99 (€191.77 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

York, A Ward, 1774. Leather. A collection of William Mason's poetry. Leatherbound volume with gilt title to the spine. William Mason (1724 – 1797) was an English poet, editor and gardener. He was born in Hull and studied at St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordai...

The Garden of Kama and Other Love Lyrics from India

Laurence Hope · 1919 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,985)

London, William Heinemann, 1919. Leather. A later edition of The Garden of Kama by Laurence Hope. Bound in half leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Bound by Hatchards, with a bookbinders ink stamp to the front pastedown. Adela Florence Nicolson, 1865 – 1904, was an En...

The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper · 1731 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London, Charles Daly, c1860. Leather. A copy of Cowper's Poetical Works. William Cowper (1731 – 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and ...

The Poetical Works of Reginald Heber

Reginald Heber · 1842 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, John Murray, 1842. Leather. A scarce copy of this collection of poetry by Reginald Heber. Reginald Heber (1783-1826) was an English bishop, traveller and writer of hymns and poems. With a frontispiece. In a black morocco binding. Externally, sound with some minor shelf...

The Remains of Henry Kirke White, of Nottingham, Late of St. John&Apos;S College, Cambridge

Henry Kirke White; edited by Robert Southey · 1823 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. Leather. A collection of poetic fragments from Henry Kirke White. With an account of White's life by Robert Southey. Including a frontispiece of White to the first volume. Tenth edition. Complete in two volumes. In deco...

The Testament of Beauty a Poem in Four Books

Robert Bridges · 1930 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London, Clarendon Press, 1930. Leather. A lovely quarter vellum bound large paper edition of The Testament of Beauty A Poem in Four Books by Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate. With a photogravure portrait of Bridges to frontispiece. With a publisher's note on the text bound i...

The Testament of Beauty. A Poem in Four Books

Robert Bridges · 1930 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1930. Leather. A lovely copy of Bridges' most popular poem, A Testament of Beauty. Bound in quarter vellum and marbled paper-covered boards. Robert Seymour Bridges, 1844 - 1930, was an English poet, and poet laureate from 1913 to 1930. A Testament...

The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood; William Michael Rossetti, Ed. · 1799 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Ward, Lock and Co, c1880. Leather. A Moxon's Popular Poets First Series edition of The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood. Bound in half leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Thomas Hood, 1799 –1845, was a British humorist and poet. After working in a counting h...

The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table

Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1903 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1903. Leather. A nice example of the first in Holmes' Breakfast-Table series. First edition thus. With an introduction by Leslie Stephen. Bound by J. W. Meyer and Co. With a frontispiece showing a portrait of the author. In a half morocco binding...

Historical Richmond

Edwin Beresford Chancellor · 1885 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,985)

London and Richmond, George Bell and Sons and Hiscoke and Son, 1885. Leather. A relatively scarce Subscriber's Copy of Historical Richmond by Edwin Beresford Chancellor, a topographical study of Richmond. With a four-page list of subscriber's to front. A preface date...

The Diadem a Selection of Poetry Chiefly Modern

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Darton and Co, c1880. Leather. A nicely bound poetry collection. With an illustrated frontispiece. The eighth edition of this particular poetry anthology. Undated to title page, dated from Copac. This pocket-sized work comprises of poetry from individuals such as Words...

Verses

F W W Pattenden · 1891 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Clarke and Co, 1891 . First edition. Vellum. A scarce privately printed collection of poetry by F. W. W. Pattenden. A large number of these verses were written for amusement. With a memoir and prefatory note to front. First edition. Frederick William Waldebrand Pattend...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott · 1847 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

Edinburgh, Robert Cadell, 1847. Leather. The complete poetical works of Sir Walter Scott. With an engraved frontispiece and folding plate. Complete in one volume. Containing an introduction and notes by Scott. Sir Walter Scott was an extremely popular Scottish historical novel...

The Poetical Works of William Cowper Esq.

William Cowper · 1867 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

Edinburgh, T Nelson and Sons, 1867. Leather. A beautifully illustrated collection of Cowper's poetry with early photographs. Includes frontispiece and title page photographs of Cowper's home at Olney and his modest summer house. Includes a biography of the life of th...

The Lord of the Isles; a Poem

Walter Scott · 1815 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

Edinburgh, James Ballantyne and Co, 1815. Leather. Third edition of the rhymed, romantic, narrative-poem by Sir Walter Scott, written in 1815. In six cantos. In stunning narrative poetry, the story begins during the time when Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick has been hunted out o...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.

Sir Walter Scott · 1872 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,272)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1872. Leather. An illustrated edition of Scott's poetical works, with an author's portrait to frontispiece and a fold-out facsimile from the manuscript of Marmion. With a two colour decorative title page and a border to each page. With...