Letteratura

Southward Ho! and Other Essays

Holbrook Jackson · 1914 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. A family association copy of the first edition of this collection of essays on literature and book collecting by noted bibliophile Holbrook Jackson. The first edition of this work, part of Dent's 'Wayfarer'...

The Labyrinth and Other Poems

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

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

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...

Occasions

Holbrook Jackson · 1922 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Grant Richards, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of these brilliant essays on diverse subjects by Holbrook Jackson, inscribed to his brother. The first edition of this uncommon work.An association copy, inscribed by ...

The John Howard Russell Poems

John Howard Russell · 1919 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)

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 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

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 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

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 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

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 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

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 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

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 ...

Only for Wantonness

Percival Hale Coke · 1923 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Not Stated, Harrogate, 1923. First edition. Cloth. Author's presentation copy of this uncommon first-edition poetry collection from Yorkshire-born schoolmaster and poet Percival Hale Coke. Uncommon first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Author's pre...

Patriotic and Occasional Verse

Archibald Hopkins · 1926 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. Very scarce first-edition poetry collection on life and America from significant lawyer Archibald Hopkins. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Contemporary inscription dated 1927 to...

Old Days in Bohemian London (Recollections of Clement Scott)

Mrs Clement Scott · 1919 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Hutchinson & Co. [1919] Undated, dated from a cop. First edition. Cloth. London: Hutchinson & Co. [1919] Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. An uncommon first edition, on the life of theatre c...

The Grove and Other Poems

John Freedman · 1924 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Selwyn & Blount, Ltd. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of this volume of poetry, once owned by literary critic and poet Edith Sitwell. An uncommon signed copy of this first edition, and a very scarce presentation copy, having been inscribed b...

The Fleeting and Other Poems

Walter de la Mare · 1933 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Constable & Co Ltd, 1933. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon example of this first edition work having been signed by its author, in lovely original binding. A very smart first edition copy, signed and inscribed by the author, award-winning British poet Walter de la Mar...

Poems

Charles J. B. Masefield · 1919 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Oxford, B. H. Blackwell, 1919. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry by young poet Charles Masefield, in the publisher's original paper wraps. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original paper wraps...

The German Poets of the First World War

Patrick Bridgwater · 1985 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Croom Helm , 1985 . First edition. Cloth. A fine copy of the first edition of Patrick Bridgwater's work on the German poets of World War One, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wr...

The Story of Rosina and Other Verses

Austin Dobson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry beautifully illustrated by Hugh Thompson with lovely gilt decorative binding. The beautiful first edition of this volume of verses from poet and essayist ...

The Old Play-Goer

William Robson · 1846 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Joseph Masters, 1846 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating series of letters describing the British stage at the beginning of the nineteenth-century, in the publisher's original cloth. The first edition in the publisher's original clot...

Daly&Apos;S: The Biography of a Theatre

D. Forbes-Winslow · 1944 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, W. H. Allen & Co. 1944 . First edition. Cloth. A good first edition of Forbes-Winslow"s richly illustrated history of Daly"s Theatre, the Leicester Square home of Edwardian musical comedy In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with pictorial paper boar...

Light and Shadows of London Life

James Grant · 1842 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Saunders and Otley, 1842. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of an intriguing portrait on London by newspaper editor and author James Grant, containing dramatized dialogue. The scarce first edition of Light and Shadows of London Life, written by author and ...