Poesia

Lord Leclerq, and Other Poems

Henry Righton · 1865 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Hurst and Blackett, 1865. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Henry Righton's scarce collection of poetry, including his lengthy poem 'Lord Leclerg&apos. The first edition. A scarce volume. This volume features a collection of poetry written by Henry...

The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books

Robert Bridges · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Oxford , Clarendon Press, 1929. First edition. Hardback. A pleasing first edition of Poet Laureate Robert Bridges' last great work, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of 'The Testament of Beauty', a poem told in four "b...

Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard

Thomas Gray · 1951 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, The Heritage Press, 1951. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated edition of Gray's popular poem, being a meditation on death. Illustrated with thirty-two wood engravings. Collated complete. First published in 1751, the poem was partly inspired by Gray's th...

The Prometheans

Alec Craig · 1955 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, The Fortune Press, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from British poet Alec Craig, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper with a message that reads: "A pre-publication c...

Futura 5 "a"-9

Louis Zukofsky · 1966 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Not Stated, Hansjorg Mayer, 1966. Paperback. A smart copy of this edition of part nine of Zukofsky's major work, the long poem "A". Part of Zukofsky's major work, the very long poem "A" - never referred to without the quotation marks. Zukofsky predetermined that the ...

A New Song of the Bishop of London and the City Churches

J. C. Squire · 1924 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Manning Pike, 1924. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated verse from English writer Sir John Collings Squire, signed by the author. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated throughout. A charming poem on the churches of the city of London which referen...

Barnabae Itinerarium, or, Barnabee&Apos;S Journal

[Richard Brathwait]; [Joseph Haslewood] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, J. Harding; R. and A. Taylor, 1818. Cloth. The comical poem by Richard Brathwait, signed by the editor, Joseph Haslewood. Signed by the editor, Joseph Haslewood, to the recto of the front free endpaper, "To George Allen ESQ M.A. From the Editor, 13 Feb 1818".Richard Br...

Les Dãƒâ©Liquescences D&Apos;Adorãƒâ© Floupette

Gabriel Vicaire; Henri Beauclair · 1923 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Les Editions Henri Jonquieres et Cie, 1923. Paperback. A limited edition copy of Gabriel Vicaire and Henri Beauclair's literary spoof, in the original glassine wrapper. One of 800 limited edition copies of this uncommon work, printed on Imperial Japan paper, in the...

The Poems of Winthrop Mackworth Praed with a Memoir

Winthrop Mackworth Praed; Rev. Derwent Coleridge · 1865 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

New York, W. J. Widdleton, 1865. Cloth. A very smart two-volume set of the poems of Winthrop Mackworth Praed, with a memoir by the Rev. Derwent Coleridge. A revised and complete US edition of this work in a two-volume set, uniformly bound in the publisher's original blind...

The Poetical Works of Lord Byron

Lord Byron · 1855 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

London, John Murray, 1855-6. Leather. A six volume set of poetical works by the revered Lord Byron, in a decorative full calf binding. A new edition.Illustrated with a monochrome portrait frontispiece to 'Vol I&apos.Bound in full calf with detailed gilt decorations to the...

Complaints

Edmund Spenser; W. L. Renwick [editor] · 1928 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, The Scholartis Press, 1928. Leather. A very scarce limited edition copy of this poetry collection by Edmund Spenser, signed by the editor. This very scarce edition limited to 95 numbered copies, this copy being number 47. Signed by the editor to the colophon.This coll...

Winter Nights: A Reminiscence

Edmund Blunden · 1928 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Faber & Gwyer Ltd. 1928. First edition. Hardback. A lovely limited edition of Blunden's poem 'Winter Nights', signed by the author, with two illustrations by Albert Rutherston. No. 49 of 500 limited edition copies of the large paper edition, printed on E...

The Fanfarlo and Other Verse

Muriel Spark · 1952 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

Adlington, The Hand and Flower Press, 1952. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition, first issue of this collection of poetry by Muriel Spark. The first edition, first issue of this work in the publisher's original brown paper wraps with red lettering.The Fanfarlo...

Two Volumes from the Ariel Poems Series: Alone; the Early Whistler

Walter de la Mare; Wilfrid Gibson · 1927 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Faber & Gwyer Ltd. 1927. Brochure/Pamphlet. Two illustrated poems from The Ariel Poems series by Walter de la Mare and Wilfrid Gibson, with illustrations by Blair Hughes-Stanton and John Nash. Two works in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. The Ariel ...

Arabia Infelix and Other Poems

Aldous Huxley · 1929 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

New York; London, The Fountain Press; Chatto and Windus, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition of Aldous Huxley's early collection of poetry. A limited edition work. Flat signed by Huxley to the half title.No. 433 of 692 copies produced, 300 of w...

Wondervogel: Roelli + Lieder

Hans Roelli · 1931 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

None stated, None stated, 1931. Paperback. A very scarce volume featuring poems by the noted German poet, Hand Roelli, presented to the Wandervogel youth group and written in the original German. A scarce pamphlet, with no copies being held at institutional libraries. Written...

For the Unfallen

Geoffrey Hill · 1959 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1959 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally unique proof copy of Geoffrey Hill's poetry anthology, containing amendments written in the author's own hand, all of which came to fruition in the first edition which was published later in the...

Hudibras & the Genuine Poetical Remains of Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler; Dr. Grey; Robert Thyer · 1819 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Charles and Henry Baldwyn; Joseph Booker, 1819-1827 . Leather. A collection of works by Samuel Butler, including his epic satirical poem 'Hudibras', complete in three volumes, with an additional volume of poetry and another containing sixty plates. Uniformly ...

Continual Dew

John Betjeman · 1937 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, John Murray, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of early and nostalgic poetry by John Betjeman. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of poetry by John Betjeman, a nostalgic volume of thirty...

Lusus: A Verse Lecture

George Macbeth · 1972 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Fuller d'Arch Smith, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of George Macbeth's 'Lusus', described by Macbeth as 'a serious poem&apos. The first trade edition, first impression.In the publisher's origi...