Poesia

The Poetical Works of John Milton

John Milton; Thomas Newton [ed.] · 1854 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, George Routledge and Co. 1854 . Leather. A sumptuously bound, illustrated edition of the collected poetical works of Milton, in a signed prize binding from Sotheran and Bickers. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further plates by William Harvey. Collated, compl...

Shakespeare&Apos;S Songs and Sonnets

William Shakespeare · 1862 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Limited , c1862. Hardback. A delightfully illustrated series of Shakespeare's songs and sonnets by Sir John Gilbert. A careful reproduction in miniature of Sir John Gilbert's beautiful illustrations to the songs and ...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott with Life

Sir Walter Scott · 1859 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Edinburgh, Gall & Inglis, c1859. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of the poetry of Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. Illustrated with eight plates of engravings on steel. Collated complete. A collection of the poetry of Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish novelist, ...

The Works of Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore · 1828 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Philadelphia, The Washington Press, 1828. Leather. A smartly bound fourth edition of this collection of the works of Irish writer Thomas Moore, complete in two volumes. Complete in two volumes. Fourth edition. The collected works of Thomas Moore, an Irish writer, poet, and lyr...

For the Train: Five Poems and a Tale

Lewis Carroll; Hugh J. Schonfield · 1932 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Denis Archer, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of short works from Lewis Carroll original written for The Train. First edition. Originally published in The Train between 1856 and 1857, together with some Carrollean episodes concernin...

Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars

Samuel Butler; Zachary Grey [ed.] · 1806 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 . Leather. A smart two volume illustrated edition of Butler's satirical poem, with additional annotations and a preface from Zachary Grey. Complete in two volumes.The poem tells the story of Sir Hudibr...

The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith; Robert Aris Willmott [editor] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1860. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated new edition of this collection of poetry from Oliver Goldsmith. New edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous colour vignettes throughout. A collection of poetry by novelist and po...

The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With a Notice of His Life and Genius

Oliver Goldsmith; E. F. Blanchard · 1858 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, J. & C. Brown and Co. 1858. Cloth. A smart complete edition of this collection of poetry from Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. Complete edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. The collected poetical wo...

An Essex Harvest and Other Poems

H. H. Abbott · 1925 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this scarce collection of poetry from Harold Henry Abbott, in the original, very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition. Inscribed by the author, 'To Prof. D. E. Noya, with best wishes from the auth...

The Testament of Beauty

Robert Bridges · 1930 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1930. Hardback. Robert Bridges' popular long philosophical poem, in the original dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The seventh impression of this incredibly popular poem by Robert Bridges, the work that sparked great popularity ...

Armata

Lord Thomas Erskine · 1817 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, John Murray, 1817. Hardback. The first edition of the first part of Thomas Erskine's sci-fi novel, in which a man discovers a mysterious planet. The first edition.Part I of this poem, Part II was published separately later in 1817.'Armata' is a proto-sci...

Poems by Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray · 1920 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Privately printed for Eton College by C. T. Jacobi in the Riccardi Press, fount of the Medici Society Limited, 1920. Vellum. A lovely vellum-bound copy of the poetical works of Thomas Gray, privately printed for Eton College. A privately printed edition of this work, i...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott · 1833 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Edinburgh, Robert Cadell, 1833-1834. Cloth. A complete twelve volume set of the important poetical works of Sir Walter Scott. Complete in twelve volumes. Volumes one, two, three, four, seven, eight are dated 1833. Volumes nine, ten, eleven and twelve are dated 1834. Volumes fi...

The Poetical Works of Sir Alexander Boswell

Sir Alexander Boswell; Robert Howie Smith [editor] · 1871 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Glasgow, Maurice Ogle & Company, 1871. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of the poetical works of Sir Alexander Boswell, with a memoir of the author. First edition. Scarce work. The collected poetry of Sir Alexander Boswell, a Scottish poet, antiquary, a...

The Works of Thomas Gray in Prose and Verse

Thomas Gray; Edmund Gosse [editor] · 1884 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1884. Cloth. A smart complete set of the works of Thomas Gray with a frontispiece to each volume. Complete in four volumes. Early edition. With a frontispiece to each volume. Collated complete. A collection of the prose and poetry of Thomas G...

Poems

Thomas Gray · 1778 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, J. Murray, 1778. Leather. A new edition of this collection of poetry from English writer and classical scholar Thomas Gray. New edition. With a frontispiece, title page vignette, and two plates. Collated complete. A collection of poetry including titles such as: Ode on...

Poems on Several Occasions

William Hamilton · 1760 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

Edinburgh, W. Gordon, 1760 . Leather. A mid-seventeenth century volume of poems written by William Hamilton, a poet and officer in the Jacobite uprisings. With a preface from Adam Smith, who edited the work early in his career. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.First pu...

The Song of Songs: A Fragmentary Wedding Idyll

None stated · 1952 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Selwyn & Blount Limited, [1952]. Cloth. The first edition of this play based on the biblical poem the 'Song of Songs', with expressive drawings by Arthur Wragg. A play based on the original biblical poem. Illustrated by Arthur Wragg with an illustrated title...

The Poems of Joseph Fletcher for the First Time Edited and Re-Printed with Memorial Introduction and Notes (the Fuller Worthies&Apos; Library)

Joseph Fletcher; Rev. Alexander B. Grosart [ed.] · 1869 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Blackburn, Lancashire , Printed for Private Circulation, 1869. Cloth. A limited and privately printed copy of Joseph Fletcher's poems, edited with notes by Scottish clergyman Alexander B. Grosart. One of 156 copies printed for private circulation. From the Fuller Worthies...

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald [translator]; George F. Maine [editor] · 1978 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London and Glasgow, Collins, 1978. Hardback. A smartly bound copy of this classic work, translated by Edward Fitzgerald. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam, a Persian polymath, known for contributions made to astronomy, philosoph...