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The Clash of Thrones

Henry Frank · 1915 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Boston, Richard G. Badger, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating anthology of sonnets of an American observing the ensuing First World War, signed by the poet Henry Frank. The signed first edition of The Clash of Thrones: A Series of Sonnets on the European War, written by...

Echoes from a Dell and Verses: Scarce American Poetry

Dell Hair; Seth Curtis Beach · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Toldeo, Ohio; Unknown, Toledo Type Setting; Seth Curtis Beach [Privately Published], 1921-1923. First edition. Cloth. Two scarce anthologies from two respected American poets, one known as the Poet Cop and the other a popular minister in his local Dedham. Two scarce poetical a...

2 Vols the Poetical Works of Gilbert Frankau

Gilbert Frankau · 1923 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, inscribed first-edition set of Frankau"s collected poems, housed in the scarce unclipped Edition de Luxe dust wrappers. In the publisher's original cloth binding. The dust wrappers for these copies are the u...

Comrades of the Mist and Other Rhymes of the Grand Fleet

Lieut. Comdr. Eugene E. Wilson · 1917 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

New York, George Sully and Company, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of this collection of First World War naval verse written by American sailors serving aboard U.S.S. Arkansas, signed by the author Eugene E. Wilson. In the publisher's original ...

Outbound

Gottfried Hult · 1920 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Boston, The Stratford Company Publishers , 1920. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this scarce poem collection, inserted with a hand-typed letter and a newspaper clipping tied to the author's University. Author's presentation copy, signed to the front free endpa...

Windows

George Montagu, Earl of Sandwich · 1924 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Elkin Mathews Limited , 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very smart presentation copy - with signed letter - of this scarce anthology of poems by the 9th Earl of Sandwich, George Montagu. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to the front free endpaper 'To M...

Echoes and Evasions

Collin Brooks · 1934 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Lovat Dickson, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce work of poetry in the publisher's original cloth, signed by the author to the first free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth. Signed by the author to the first free endp...

Collected Poems of Geoffrey Winthrop Young

Geoffrey Winthrop Young · 1936 · Rooke Books

£108.00 (€129.47 | $142.71 | ¥22,791)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from Geoffrey Winthrop Young, signed by Eleanor Winthrop Young. The first edition in the publisher's original cloth, signed by Eleanor Winthrop Young to the front fre...

Krieg Dem Kriege

W.L. Rosenberg [Wilhelm Ludwig Rosenberg] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

Cleveland, Windsor Avenue Publishing, 1915. First edition. Paperback. The signed first edition of an intriguing anti-war anthology, written by German-American political activist and writer Wilhelm Ludwig Rosenberg. The scarce signed first edition of Krieg dem Kriege (War Again...

The Dawn and Other Poems

Bassett Green · 1918 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

London, Elliot Stock, 1918. First edition. Hardback. A touching anthology focusing on bereavement, signed and written by Bassett Green. Published in the final year of the First World War. The very scarce signed first edition of The Dawn and Other Poems, written by West Country...

Collected Poems

Stephen Gwynn · 1923 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of Gwynn"s post-war verse, inscribed to aristocrat, writer, and prominent society figure, Lady Gerald Wellesley. In the publisher's original dark blue cloth binding. ...

Later Verses

Alfred Cochrane · 1918 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1918. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of Cochrane"s charming later verse collection, featuring a frontispiece by H. J. Ford. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.Includes a frontispiece by H. J. Ford...

In Praise of War: Military and Sea Verse

Don C. Seitz · 1917 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New York; London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by American newspaper manager Don Carlos Seitz. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front fre...

Little Old Belgium

Reginald Wright Kauffman · 1914 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Philadelphia , Henry Altemus Company, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by poet Reginald Wright Kauffman. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, '...

The Arena and Other Verses

Norman R. Ewart Smith · 1920 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Bristol, Bristol Printers Limited , 1920 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed presentation copy of Norman R. Ewart Smith's first book of poems. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the rear of the title page: 'To...

In Thy Heart&Apos;S Garden

Harry Potter · 1917 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London and Glasgow, Gowans and Gray, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of poems from war poet Harry Potter, signed by the author. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce volume of verses from poe...

Blood of Things, a Second Book of Free Forms

Alfred Kreymborg · 1920 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

New York, Nicholas L. Brown, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the scarce first edition of Alfred Kreymborg's volume of free form verse. A signed copy, with a presentation inscription from the author. The scarce first edition, first printing of this work, i...

The Eternal Now

Holbrook Jackson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.19 | $911.74 | ¥145,610)

London, David Nutt, 1900 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Holbrook Jackson's first poetry collection. A remainder copy, inscribed to Jackson's brother. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the fro...

The Three-Rock Road

H. L. Doak · 1919 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of verses from H. L. Doak, including an original typed and hand signed poem from the author. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poems from Housto...

Peter Rae

George Dickson · 1925 · Rooke Books

£385.00 (€461.55 | $508.72 | ¥81,246)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. Very scarce signed first edition from Scottish poet George Dickson, featuring his First World War modern epic. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapp...