Poesia

Poems and Translation with the Sophy, to Which Is Added, Cato Major of Old Age.

John Denham · 1703 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, T. W. for H. Herringman and sold by Jacob Tonson , 1703 . Leather. A smartly bound early edition of two poetical works by "Knight of the Bath", John Denham, bound together in full rebacked calf. Fourth edition. A collection of poetry from John Denham, including 'P...

Wild Flowers; or, Pastoral and Local Poetry.

Robert Bloomfield · 1806 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1806 . First edition. Leather. Robert Bloomfield's charming anthology of pastoral poetry, 'Wild Flowers', wonderfully illustrated with eight plates. The first edition. Bound in full calf. A charming collection of poems by Robert...

Italy, a Poem.

Samuel Rogers · 1830 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, T. Cadell, 1830 . Leather. A smartly bound example of the first illustrated edition of Samuel Rogers' epic poem illuminating his time spent in Italy. The first illustrated edition, first issue, with the incorrect engravings to pages 88 and 91. Illustrated with two...

One Hundred Quatrains from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam; Elizabeth Alden Curtis [Translation]; Richard Burton [Introduction] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, Brothers of the Book, 1899 . Cloth. A limited edition of Elizabeth Alden Curtis"s Rubáiyát rendering, offering a poetic reinterpretation of Omar Khayyám"s classic quatrains. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. This volume is a limited edition of...

Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg : A Golden Legend

Thomas Hood · 1870 · Rooke Books

£97.00 (€116.27 | $128.15 | ¥20,464)

London, E. Moxon, Son & Co. 1870 . First edition. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of Thomas Hood"s satirical poem, featuring 60 illustrations by Thomas Seccombe, a witty critique of Victorian greed, excess, and vanity. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bind...

The Poems of William Austin

William Austin; Anne Ridler [Editor] · 1983 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Oxford, The Perpetua Press, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of The Poems of William Austin, being one of 150 copies printed by Vivian Ridler with an introduction by Anne Ridler, signed by both. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pa...

At Home Farm and Other Poems

Emily Croxford · 1890 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, None Stated, c1900. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, undated copy, containing Emily Croxford"s At Home Farm and Other Poems, including "For Mothers," "Snowdrops," "Church Bells," and more, with no institutional holdings recorded. In the publisher's original brown c...

The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1859 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1859 . Cloth. A decoratively bound collection of poetry from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, adorned with vignettes by John Gilbert. An illustrated collection of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poetical works.With a monochrome illustrated f...

The Sabbath: Sabbath Walks and Other Poems

James Grahame · 1857 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, James Nisbet, 1857. First edition. Cloth. Beautifully bound and charmingly illustrated throughout, this is the first edition of James Grahame's devotional poems to feature the illustrations of Birket Foster. The first edition of these poems to feature the vignette...

Electric Light

Seamus Heaney · 2001 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber and Faber , 2001. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of poems from Nobel prize-winning Irish poet and playwright, Seamus Heaney. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This enchanting collection explores...

The Naiad and Other Poems

Frank Eyre · 1935 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Oxford , Shakespeare Head Press, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of poems from Frank Eyre, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press. First edition. A very scarce volume.In the original cloth binding.This collection (comprising poems previously published in Th...

Coridon&Apos;S Song and Other Verses

Various; Austin Dobson [introduction] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1894. Cloth. A lovely copy of Coridon's Song with a collection of poetry from various sources, illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous images throughout. A delightful collection of poetry featuring works from a v...

Chasing the Hoopoe

John Weston · 2005 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Cornwall, Peterloo Poets, 2005. First edition. Paperback. A very pleasing first edition volume of this poetry collection from English writer John Weston, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. A remarkable first...

The Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone

William Shenstone · 1773 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, J. Dodsley, 1773. Leather. A three volume collection of verse, prose and letters by William Shenstone, bound in contemporary half calf. A three volume complete set, volumes one and two being the fourth edition, and volume three a third edition, as is usual with this se...

Les Amours D&Apos;Ismene Et D&Apos;Ismenias, Suivis de Ceux D&Apos;Abrocome & D&Apos;Anthia

1782 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Geneve, Not Stated, 1782. Leather. A scarce translation of this lyrical poem in prose, first translated into French by Pierre Francois Godard de Beauchamps. French. Scarce work. With a frontispiece. A lyrical poem in prose written as an imitation from the Greek of Eustathius M...

The Farmer&Apos;S Boy; a Rural Poem

Robert Bloomfield · 1801 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Vernor & Hood &c. 1801. Leather. A fourth edition copy of this rural poem by English labouring-class poet Robert Bloomfield. Fourth impression. Illustrated with ten woodcuts, six of which are on plates. Collated complete. Composed in a garret in Bell Alley, Coleman Str...

The Years between

Rudyard Kipling · 1919 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Methuen and Co. Ltd. 1919. First edition. Vellum. A very scarce limited first large paper edition of this poignant collection, providing Kipling"s somber and reflective poetic response to the experience and aftermath of war. In the publisher's original quarter pap...

Plainsong

Freda Downie · 1981 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of Freda Downie"s elegant and wistful second collection, Plainsong, signed and inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding, complete with the original unclipped dust...

Poems

Thomas Bailey Aldrich · 1836 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

New York , Carleton , 1836. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition collection of Poems by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, offering his graceful and finely crafted verse. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding with blind stamping. This volume is a first edition. This ...

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1893 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Henry Frowde, 1893. Leather. A smart edition of Longfellow"s complete poetry, elegantly bound in half red morocco with marbled boards, reflecting his enduring legacy in American and global literature. In a half red morocco binding with marbled paper boards.This is a co...