Poesia

Selected Poems

Alfred Williams · 1926 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London , Erskine Macdonald, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of this collection of poetry by "The Hammerman Poet", Alfred Williams. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, 'To Jon...

The Cud; Being the Experimental Poems of Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking

Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking · 1922 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London , Mills & Boon Limited, 1922 . First edition. Leather. A limited edition presentation copy of this witty collection of work by Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking, in half morocco binding. A limited edition copy of the work, with only 500 copies being printed, of which 475 ar...

The Minstrelsy of Peace

J. Bruce Glasier · 1919 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Manchester and London, National Labour Press Limited , c1919 . Cloth. A scarce presentation copy of this collection of notable verse by Scottish socialist John Bruce Glasier. A scarce presentation copy of the work. Signed and inscribed by the author to the half title page, &a...

Flights a Series of Poems, Most of Them Illustrated, Some of Them Set to Music

Tom Powers · 1926 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

New York, Macy-Masius, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce presentation copy of this collection of illustrated poetry by World War One flight instructor Tom Powers. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the half title page, 'To Tommy...

The Iron Age

Frank Betts · 1916 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Oxford, B.H. Blackwell , 1916 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition copy of this collection of poems by Frank Betts, with a preface by scholar Gilbert Murray. The very scarce first edition of the work.In publisher's original paper wraps, with an illustra...

Verses of Idle Hours

O. Chester Brodhay · 1917 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Chicago , Frederick C. Browne, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of this collection of poetry by O. Chester Brodhay, with an advertisement for the book laid inside. The very scarce first edition of the work. Signed and inscribed by the author to the...

The Phantom Caravan

Kendall Banning · 1920 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Chicago , The Bookfellows, 1920 . First edition. Hardback. a scarce presentation copy of this exclusive collection of poetry by Kendall Banning, inscribed for a member of the Bookfellows. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free...

War Voices and Memories

Clinton Scollard · 1920 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York, James T. White and Company, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce presentation copy of this collection of war-time poetry by American poet and writer of fiction Clinton Scollard. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front fre...

Wayside Lyrics

George W. Bradford · 1921 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Boston, The Stratford Company, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of twentieth century poetry by George W. Bradford. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the rear of the front free e...

Collected Poems of Edgell Rickword

Edgell Rickword · 1947 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Bodley Head, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. With a number of signed postcards and letters from the author, this is a signed presentation copy of the first edition of Edgell Rickword's poetry collection, in the original dust wrapper. A signed presentation copy of...

The Ballad of the "Royal Ann

Crosbie Garstin · 1922 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, William Heinemann, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed presentation copy of the first edition of Crosbie Garstin's volume of naval poems, in the original dust wrapper. The uncommon first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original uncli...

The Ballads of a Rookie

Leon D. Brooks · 1917 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

New York City, John R. Anderson, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A charming and very scarce signed first edition of Leon D. Brooks's collection of poems based on his service in Camp Dix, New Jersey, during the First World War. A signed example of the vanishingly scarce first...

The Labyrinth and Other Poems

James W. Mills; Patrick Braybrooke [foreward] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Williams & Norgate, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this charmingly illustrated poetry collection from James W. Mills, with decorations from Raymond McGrath. The first edition, first impression, inscribed by the author to...

The John Howard Russell Poems

John Howard Russell · 1919 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

London, J. M. Ouseley & Son, 1919 . First edition. Hardback. A lovely example of a signed presentation copy of this first edition volume of poems, with a signed letter from the author, John Howard Russell. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, the only published v...

The Sword

G. O. Warren [Gretchen Osgood Warren] · 1919 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, B. H. Blackwell, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first UK edition of American actress and singer Gretchen Osgood Warren's charming early 20th century poetry collection. The first UK edition of this work, which was first p...

Broken Lights: A Book of Verse

Glenn Hughes · 1920 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Seattle, Washington, University of Washington, 1920 . Hardback. Very scarce signed edition of thesis poetry by Glenn Hughes, founder and important figure of the University of Washington's School of Drama. Very scarce.Publisher's original hardback.Presentation copy. S...

Poems for All Classes

John Franklin Bair · 1922 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Cleveland, Ohio, Not Stated, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. Scarce signed first edition from popular Pastor and poet Rev. John Franklin Bair. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Signed by the author to the front paste down, dated January 27th 1947. Fe...

Versatile Verse

John de Witt · 1915 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Spokane, McEachern Bishop Printing Co. 1915 . First edition. Paperback. Very scarce first edition of John de Witt's charming poetry collection, profusely illustrated with photographs from Frank Palmer. Very scarce first edition.Publisher's original paperback.Profusel...

Lubrications

W. G. Long · 1922 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Chicago, Hammond Press, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. Signed first edition of W. G. Long's political poetry collection on the topic of oil. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Presentation copy. Signed by the author with extensive inscription to front ...

Poems

Bernard Groom · 1924 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Elkin Mathews, Ltd. 1924 . Hardback. Very scarce first-edition author's presentation copy of the poetry of English writer and professor Bernard Groom. Very scarce first edition.Publisher's original hardback.Author's presentation copy. Inscription to Noel...