Letteratura

Boabdil, or "the Twilight of Granada" and Other Poems

Robert Gordon-Canning · 1928 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, C. F. Hodgson, 1928 . First edition. Vellum. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of this volume of poems and drama by British fascist and anti-Semite, Robert Gordon-Canning, inscribed to scientific racist Carleton S. Coon. A scarce first edition.Insc...

Bronsil Castle

Thomas E. Cole · 1920 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, W. H. Smith & Son, 1920 . Cloth. Scarce illustrated first edition of Thomas E. Cole's poetry on Herefordshire and Worcestershire, including a selection of patriotic war songs. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a front...

The Barren Tree and Other Poems

Wyn Griffith · 1947 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Cardiff, Penmark Press Limited, [1947] . Cloth. Signed poetry collection from Welsh writer and broadcaster Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, author of Up to Mametz. In publisher's original cloth binding. In unclipped dust wrapper.Presentation copy. Signed by the author to front free...

The Economy of Beauty; in a Series of Fables: Addressed to the Ladies

Dr. Cosens [John Cosens] · 1777 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

Dublin, Printed for Messrs. Price, W. Watson , 1777. First edition. Leather. The scarce first Dublin printing of this unique collection of fables, aimed at the moral improvement of the female sex. The first Dublin printing, issued the same year as the large paper first edition...

The Chace. A Poem

William Somervile · 1735 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Printed for G. Hawkins , 1735. Leather. A calf-bound first edition of William Somervile's famous poem on hunting. One of 750 copies according to Bowyer Ledgers records. First edition [Foxon S562].The ESTC notes that Bowyer Ledgers records show 750 printed of the f...

La Route Chante

Eugène Hollande; Lucien Machy · 1922 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Paris, Perrin et Cie.; Mercure Universel, 1922. Paperback. Two scarce and signed French anthologies, both sharing insightful reflections onto the recent First World War. Two scarce signed French poetry anthologies, La Route Chante (The Road Sings), written by Eugene Hollande, ...

On the Threshold

Ronald Wilson [Int. and foreword by Alfred Wilson, Ada Wilson and J.H. Badley · 1915 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Letchworth, Temple Press, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and thoughtful collection of verse by a young poet who died on his way to the front line. Posthumously published and signed by his parents. A very scarce collection of verse written by Ronald Wilson, a young p...

Dark Lanterns

H.V. Marrot · 1923 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Elkin Mathews, 1923. First edition. Hardback. A scarce collection of subtle yet thought-provoking poetry that focuses on love, nostalgia and grief, shortly published after the First World War. Dark Lanterns, a scarce poetry collection, by writer H.V. Marrot. Published ...

By Jaffa Way, and Other Poems

Lieut. H. G. Mansfield [Harold Goldsmith Mansfield] · 1919 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Robert Scott, 1919. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of Mansfield"s wartime poetry, written during his service in Palestine, inscribed by the author's wife. In the publisher's original paper wraps. First edition.A very scarce copy of thi...

Hearts Courageous

John Oxenham · 1918 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London , Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed and inscribed first edition of this collection of poetry from John Oxenham, a pen name for William Arthur Dunkerley. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to title page.In ...

Good Old Gaiety" an Historiette and Remembrance

John Hollingshead · 1903 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, The Gaiety Theatre Company, Ltd. 1903 . First edition. Leather. Red morocco illustrated first edition of Hollingshead's significant remembrance of the 1868 Gaiety Theatre. Uncommon first edition.In publisher's original red morocco.With a colour frontispiece a...

La Malãƒâ©Diction Au Kaiser

Capitane Daniel Massé · 1916 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Dole, Lithographie et Typographie E. Rosseau, 1916 . First edition. Paperback. Very scarce signed collection of French First World War poetry from Capitane Daniel Massé. Very scarce first edition. Line on front cover states that this text was not made available for commercial...

Thoughts in Hospital

Lawrence Pilkington · 1921 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1921 . First edition. Hardback. Smart presentation copy of Lawrence Pilkington's poem on a feverish stay in hospital. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original binding.Presentation copy. Inscription "With the author's complime...

The Masque of War and Peace

Louis N. Parker · 1915 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Bickers & Son, Ltd. 1915 . First edition. Leather. Important 20th-century dramatist Louis N. Parker comments on the nature of war in this scarce first edition play. Scarce first edition, first printing.In publisher's original vellum-wrap binding.Presentation copy....

Stories from the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers

Leigh Hunt · 1846 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1846. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Leigh Hunt's study of the most celebrated Italian poets, with biographies of the authors, complete in two volumes. The first edition of Leigh Hunt's study of the most celebrated Italian poets,...

Resurrection

Count Lyof N. Tolstoi · 1911 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1911. Cloth. A illustrated copy of Tolstoy's last novel, bound in decorative boards. A lovely 1911 copy, bound in very scarce pictorial boards, featuring an elegant gilt motif, and gilt top edge.Features a monochrome frontispiece, and ...

Pleasure: A Poem in Seven Books

Nicholas Michell · 1859 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, William Tegg and Co. 1859. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce signed first edition of a delightful poetical work on Pleasure, written in heroic verse by Cornish poet Nicholas Michell. The very scarce and signed first edition of a fascinating poetry collection on Ple...

Selections from the Poems of William Wordsworth, Esq. Chiefly for the Use of Schools and Young Persons.

William Wordsworth; Joseph Hine [ed.] · 1831 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Edward Moxon, 1831 . First edition. Leather. A bright example of the scarce first edition of Joseph Hine's selection of the poetry of Poet Laureate William Wordsworth, with these poems aimed to educate and entertain the young. The scarce first edition of this coll...

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro · 2021 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Faber and Faber, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing copy of the first edition, first impression of Kazuo Ishiguro"s 2021 science fiction novel, in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro"s 2021 science f...

The Girl of His Dreams

Donna Leon · 2008 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, William Heinemann, 2008 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition, first impression of Leon's gripping detective novel, in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A signed first edition of Donna Leon's Venice-based detect...