Poesia

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. Cloth. A copy of Robert Bridge's most popular poem, A Testament of Beauty. With tissue-guarded frontispiece. A Testament of Beauty is a discursive work, setting out his understanding of man's nature, spiced with scenes and incidents fr...

Milton&Apos;S L&Apos;Allegro and IL Penseroso

John Milton · 1855 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,382)

London , David Bogue, 1855. Cloth. An elegantly illustrated edition of Milton's poetry. In a gutta percha binding. Illustrated with etchings on steel by Birket Foster. In original decorative cloth binding. Externally, lightly rubbed with wear to extremities and slight fad...

Burns, Ramsay, Tennant, Rogers and Schiller Select Poetical Works

Various · 1838 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

Edinburgh , William and Robert Chambers, 1838. Cloth. A collection of the poetry of Burns, Ramsay, Tennant, Rogers, and Schiller bound together in one volume. Each poet's section contains a memoir or introductory note, followed by a selection of their writings. A lovely s...

Songs and Fantasies

L. Ffolliott · 1909 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , A. C. Fifield, 1909. Cloth. A scarce copy of this magical work of fantasies told in verse. Presentation copy "With the author's compliments" dated 30th June 1909. With publisher's original advertisements to the rear. In original half buckram binding with pap...

The Augustan Books of Modern Poetry

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London , Ernest Benn Ltd. c1930. Cloth. A smartly bound collection of eight issues from the Augustan Books of Modern Poetry. Edited by Edward Thompson. Containing the works of Laurence Binyon, Hilaire belloc, Edmund Gosse, John Drinkwater, Harold Monro, Rose Macaulay, Arthur W...

Songs and Verses on Sporting Subjects

R. E. Egerton-Warburton · 1887 · Rooke Books

£22.99 (€27.56 | $30.37 | ¥4,850)

London , Ellis and Scrutton, 1887. Cloth. A collection of sporting poetry Songs and Verses on Sporting Subjects by R. E. Egerton-Warburton. Second edition. Poems include: Vive La Chasse!, The Man with One Hunter, An Australian Stag-Hung, A London Ballad and On the Death of the...

The Poems and Ballads of Schiller

Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1844 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1844. Cloth. A two volume set of the poems of Schiller. Complete in two volumes. Translated by Edward Bulwer Lytton, an English novelist, poet and playwright who was popular for his best selling novels. In cloth bindings. Exter...

Juvenile Poems

Chandos Leigh · 1815 · Rooke Books

£790.00 (€946.94 | $1,043.70 | ¥166,665)

London , Printed for W. Lindsell, 1815. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of Juvenile Poems by Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh (1791 - 1850) who was a British landowner and poet. With a preface by the author to front dated 1817. First edition. Leigh was Lord Byron's...

Lays and Legends of the West

Frank Curson · 1846 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Whittaker and Co. 1846. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this collection of poetry and miscellanea. 'A series of papers on some of the less known of our local traditions with minor poems of a miscellaneous character' A collection of short legen...

The Poetical Works of Hemans, Heber and Pollok Complete in One Volume

Reginald Heber, Felicia Hemans and Robert Pollok · 1832 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London , John Grigg, 1832. Cloth. The collected poetical works of Reginald Heber, Felicia Hemans and Robert Pollok. Including a Memoir of Heber followed by his poetical works, The Course of Time, A Poem in Ten Books by Pollok and The Poetical Works of Mrs. Felicia Hemans. Thre...

The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior · 1835 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London , William Pickering, 1835. Cloth. Two volumes of Matthew Prior's poetry. With an engraved frontispiece of Prior to the first volume. Published as a part of the Aldine Edition of the British Poets by William Pickering. Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat....

Legend of St Swithin a Rhyme for Rainy Weather

George Davidson · 1861 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London , Hamilton, Adams and Co, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A poem of St Swithin, with the wonderful illustrations of John Faed. First edition. John Faed, R.S.A. (31 August 1819 – 22 October 1902) was a Scottish painter. His paintings, popular in Victorian Britain, can today...

The Death of Oenone, Akbar&Apos;S Dream and Other Poems

Alfred, Lord Tennyson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,382)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1892. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of poetry by Tennyson. Including June Bracken and Heather, Kapiolani, The Dreamer, St. Telemachus and many others. In a green cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some bumping and...

Haphazard

Gina Harwood · 1933 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Elkin Matthews & Marrot, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A volume of poetry and epitaphs by Gina Harwood. A collection of various poems which originally appeared in The Spectator, Country Life and the Oxford Magazine. First edition. Uncommon. In a quarter cloth binding wi...

Proverbs in Porcelain to Which Is Added &Apos;Au Revoir&Apos; a Dramatic Vignette

Austin Dobson · 1893 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1893. Cloth. An illustrated collection of poetry by English poet Austin Dobson. With 25 illustrations by Bernard Partridge including a frontispiece and an illustrated title page. John Bernard Partridge was an English illustrator known...

English Songs of Italian Freedom

George Macaulay Trevelyan · 1911 · Rooke Books

£33.99 (€40.74 | $44.91 | ¥7,171)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1911. First edition. Cloth. A lyrical collection of English songs regarding the subject of Italian freedom. First edition. Chosen and arranged with an introduction by George Macaulay Trevelyan. With a "Presentation Copy" blind stamp to the titl...

Poems: The Empty Purse with Odes to the Comic Spirit to Youth in Memory and Verses

George Meredith · 1892 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1892. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of Meredith's poems. First Edition. George Meredith (12 February 1828 – 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. In a cloth binding. Externally, very smar...

Tales of the Hall. In Two Volumes

George Crabbe · 1819 · Rooke Books

£95.99 (€115.06 | $126.82 | ¥20,251)

London , John Murray, 1819. Hardback. A set of interesting poetical works dating from the Regency period. A 'New Edition&apos. Divided into 22 sections. There is a publisher's advertisement to the rear of Volume II. Complete in two volumes. In the original publisher&...

Ballads and Other Poems

Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1884 · Rooke Books

£23.99 (€28.76 | $31.69 | ¥5,061)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1884. Cloth. A collection of the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Including ballads such as The First Quarrel, The Northern Cobbler, Columbus, De Profundis and many others. In a green cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, though with some bumpi...

Nine Little Poems

Richard Harris · 1877 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London , E. J. Francis and Co. 1877. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce early edition of Nine Little Poems by Richard Harris. An author's presentation copy with an ink dedication to verso of front free endpaper. With decorative pieces and capitals throughout. First editi...