Poesia

M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammatum Libri XIV

Marcus Valerius Martialis · 1701 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Benj. Motte and Harper, 1701. Leather. An uncommon collection of Marcus Valerius Martialis' short, witty poems, where he cheerfully satirises city life and the scandalous activities of his acquaintances. An uncommon collection of Marcus Valerius Martialis' sh...

Opere Scelte Di Vittorio Alfieri

Vittorio Alfieri · 1847 · Rooke Books

£37.99 (€45.54 | $50.19 | ¥8,015)

Paris, Baudry, 1847. Leather. An impressive volume of the selected works of the Italian poet and dramatist Count Vittorio Alfieri. An impressive volume of the selected works of the Italian poet and dramatist Count Vittorio Alfieri. Considered the "founder of Italian tragedy", ...

Oeuvres Completes de la Fontaine

Jean de la Fontaine · 1877 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Paris, Garnier Freres, 1877. Leather. An illustrated collection of the works of la Fontaine, in the original French. In the original French.A collection of the poems and fables of Jean de la Fontaine.Jean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most w...

Poesies

Alfred de Vigny · 1931 · Rooke Books

£36.99 (€44.34 | $48.87 | ¥7,804)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, c1890. Leather. A lovely collection of the charming French poetry of Alfred de Vigny, illustrated throughout. In the original French. A collection of the poems of Alfred de Vigny.Including 'La Prison', 'Le Deluge', 'La Maison ...

Le Songe D&Apos;Une Femme

Remy de Gourmont · 1925 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

Paris, Camille Boch, 1925. Leather. A beautiful limited edition collection of French poetry, illustrated throughout. In the original French.Limited to 385 copies, of which is this is number 302.A lovely, limited edition copy of this collection of poetry by Remy de Gourmont.Ill...

Histoire de la Litterature Francaise

Frederic Godefroy · 1878 · Rooke Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Paris, Gaume et Cie, 1878. Leather. An individual volume looking at the history of poetry in France. In the original French.One volume only, this being Volume I.A fascinating history of French poetry and prominent French poets.By Frederic Godefroy, a French author, notable for...

Arundines Cami Sive Musarum Cantabrigiensium Lusus Canori

Henricus Drury · 1846 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Cantabrigiae, Joh. Gul. Parker et J. J. Deighton, 1846. Leather. The third edition of this entertaining Latin poetry collection by Henry Joseph Thomas. The third edition of this work.In the original Latin.A Latin collection of poetry from Cambridge. Henry Joseph Thomas "Harry...

Chansons

Gustave Nadaud · 1857 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Paris, E. Dentu, 1857. Leather. A wonderful third edition of these beautiful and lyrical French songs by Gustave Nedaud. The third edition of this work.In the original French.A selection of the poetical songs of Gustave Nadaud.Nadaud was a noted French composer and chansonnier...

La Grandeur de Dieu Dans Les Merveilles de la Nature, Poeme

Paul-Alexandre Dulard · 0 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

Paris, Desaint et Saillant et Despilly, 178. Leather. Paul-Alexandre Dulard's poem, with extensive explanatory notes. In French. Paul-Alexandre Dulard's poem, with extensive explanatory notes. In French. Quatrieme edition. With copperplate inscriptions to both sides ...

Raccolta Completa Delle Poesie Giocose Del Dottore Antonio Guadagnoli

Giovanni Berchet · 1848 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Pisa, Fratelli Nistri, 1848. Leather. A wonderful collection of the works of the nineteenth-century Italian poet Antonio Guadagnoli. A collection of the works of the nineteenth-century Italian poet Antonio Guadagnoli. The complete collection of the playful poems of Doctor Anto...

Oeuvres de Gilbert Avec Notes Et Variantes Et Une Nouvelle Notice

Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert; Mr Amar · 1824 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

Paris, Imprimerie de Jules Didot Aine, 1824. Leather. A collection of poetry by the French poet Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert. An nice pocket-sized collection of French poetry from Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert. Featuring a frontispiece of the author. Complete in two volumes...

Maud and Other Poems.

Alfred Tennyson · 1855 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Edward Moxon, 1855. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Tennyson's first collection of poetry after becoming Poet Laureate in 1850. The second issue, adverts to the front dated August 1855. This is one of the first publications of Maud, a poem inspired by Cha...

Trivia: Or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London

John Gay · 1716 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.30 | $4,623.99 | ¥738,391)

London, Bernard Lintott, 1716. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition, first issue of John Gay's celebrated work Trivia, in very attractive and expertly rebacked calf binding. One of a mere two hundred and fifty copies to be printed on 'large' paper...

Around the Fireside, Being Homely Sketches in Prose and Verse

Rev. T. M'William [McWilliam] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Aberdeen, D. Wyllie & Son, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the scarce first edition of this illustrated poetry collection. A presentation copy, with a signed letter from the author. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of this poetry collecti...

Rain: A Volume of Poems

Jean Kenward · 1946 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, W. H. Allen & Co, 1946 . First edition. Paperback. Signed by the author, this is a bright example of the very scarce first edition of Jean Kenwards' illustrated poetry collection. A very scarce first edition, first impression, flat signed by the author to a front ...

Country Comets

Cecil Day Lewis · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Martin Hopkinson, 1928 . First edition. Hardback. An exceptionally lovely example of the first edition of Cecil Day Lewis's early poetry collection, with much emphasis placed on his major relationship in this period. An exceptionally bright first edition.An early ...

The Halt in the Garden

Robert Hillyer; Arthur Machen [Intro.] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Elkin Matthews, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the scarce first edition of this collection of poems from Robert Silliman Hillyer, with an introduction from Arthur Machen. A scarce first edition.An early volume of poems from American poet and profes...

Selected Bab Ballads

W. S. Gilbert; Hesketh Pearson [Intro.]; Philip James [A Note on the Illustrator] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Oxford, Allen Lane/University Press, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. A beautiful limited edition of W. S. Gilbert's delightful 'Bab Ballads', with a handwritten letter from Hilary Jenkinson to Philip James, contesting James's interpretations of Gilbert's ...

Merope. A Tragedy

Matthew Arnold · 1858 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts , 1858. First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of Matthew Arnold's epic poem of Greek mythology, rarely found signed. The author's presentation copy, with a signed inscription to the half title: "with the ...

Shelley&Apos;S Declaration of Rights

[Percy Bysshe Shelley]; Francis Freeling; William D. Fellowes; Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue · 1868 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Not Stated , Not Stated , 1868-9. Paperback. A curious, very scarce private printing of Shelley's 'Declaration of Rights', supported with letters by Francis Freeling and Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue. Accompanying this copy of Shelley's manifesto are lette...