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The Poetical Works of William Collins

William Collins · 1830 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, William Pickering, 1830. Cloth. A collection of William Collins' poetry, with a portrait frontispiece of Collins. With a memoir of Collins to the preface as well as an essay on the 'Genius and Poems of Collins' by Sir Egerton Brydges. Containing his Odes...

Table Talk and Other Poems

William Cowper · 1782 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London, The Religious Tract Society, c1868. Cloth. A reprint of the 1782 edition of Cowper's 'Table Talk', with notes by the former Poet Laureate Robert Southey. William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper ...

Lyra Elegantarium a Collection of Some of the Best Specimens of Vers de Sociãƒâ©Tãƒâ© and Vers D&Apos;Occasion in the English Language by Deceased Authors.

Frederick Locker (ed.) · 1867 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Edward Moxon & Co, 1867. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of 'Lyra Elegantiarum', containing a collection of popular verse by a number of renowned poets. This collection was edited and compiled by Frederick Locker-Lampson, a notable poet, bibliophil...

Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture-Book for the French Red Cross

Edmund Dulac · 1915 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1915. Cloth. A charming edition of this children's book of stories and songs by French illustrator Edmund Dulac. Collated, complete with twenty tipped-in colour plates. Edmund Dulac was a French British magazine and book illustrator and stamp d...

Seven Xviiith Century Bibliographies

Iolo A. Williams · 1924 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Dulau and Company, 1924. Cloth. A lovely edition of Iolo A. Williams' 'Seven XVIIIth Century Bibliographies&apos. An important reference text, examining the works of: John Armstrong Mark Akenside Oliver Goldsmith Richard Brinsley William Shenstone William Col...

Poetry from Cambridge 1947-1950

Peter Morris Green (ed.) · 1951 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, The Fortune Press, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this collection of poetry from Cambridge University. Covering the years 1947-1950, the anthology contains work from 35 Cambridge poets and is edited and introduced by Peter Morris Green. Peter Mor...

Vagaries

Axel Munthe · 1898 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, John Murray, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Munthe's 'Vagaries,' later known as 'Memories and Vagaries&apos. Bound with half title and the original title of 'Vagaries&apos. Later editions were published retitled as 'Memor...

A Typographical Gazetteer

Henry Cotton · 1866 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1866. Cloth. An uncommon volume on typography. Written by Henry Cotton, the author catalogues the areas, people and events relevent typography, in a meticulous and detailed work. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973), a ...

The Deemster

Hall Caine · 1895 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London , Chatto and Windus, 1895. Cloth. A uncommon edition of Hall Caine's The Deemster, in attractive cloth binding. Considered to be one of Caine's finest novels, and the first "Manx" novel, the work takes place on the Isle of Man, his first to do so, and was a gr...

Brasenose Ale.

Brasenose College · 1878 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Lincolnshire , Robert Roberts, 1878. Cloth. A scarce collection of verses printed for private circulation. The verses were presented annually on Shrove Tuesday by the Butler of Brasenose College, Oxford. Illustrated frontispiece of an ornament. The work was originally printed ...

Aunt Louisa&Apos;S Nursery Favourite

Anonymous · 1870 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London , Frederick Warne and Co. 1870. Cloth. A lavishly-illustrated collection of stories for children. Including Edith and Milly's Housekeeping, Pussy's London Life, Robin's Christmas Eve, and Uncle's Farmyard. Illustrated with many coloured plates, print...

The Press Album

Thomas Catling · 1909 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , John Murray, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A decorative and illustrated First Edition of this journalistic compendium. First Edition. With seventeen black and white plates and colour frontis, and thirty-four pages of advertisements. Collated complete. With an "Express B...

Corydon an Elegy in Memory of Matthew Arnold and Oxford

Reginald Fanshawe · 1906 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Henry Frowde, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A copy of Fanshawe's elegy to Matthew Arnold. Very scarce first edition. Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He has been charact...

Athelney and Other Poems

Eliza Down · 1884 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1884. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this volume of poetry. Athelney is located between the villages of Burrowbridge and East Lyng in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. The area is known as the Isle of Athelney, because ...

Dr. Nikola

Guy Boothby · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , Ward, Lock and Co. c1918. Cloth. A scarce copy of Guy Boothby's hugely popular Dr. Nikola. The second in a series of five, the book features an occultist criminal mastermind, based in the Victorian era. The series was a success, and was remembered fondly by the l...

This Is of Aucassin and Nicolette

M.S. Henry · 1902 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Edinburgh, Otto Schulze and Company, 1902. Cloth. This is a limited edition copy of this old French verse. Translated in to English. This edition limited to 500 copies. In a cloth binding with protective wrap. Externally, rubbed with bumping to extremities and score marks to b...

The Story of Rosina and Other Verses

Austin Dobson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A limited first edition large paper copy of The Story of Rosina and other Verses by Austin Dobson, an English poet and essayist. A particlularly good example of Thomson's work. Dobson's poetry was...

The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems

George Eliot · 1874 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London , James R. Osgood, 1874. First edition. Cloth. A collection of poetry and plays from George Eliot, including The Legend of Jubal. First US Edition. Also including Armgart, Agatha, Brother and Sister and others. In a purple cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, tho...

Ester Ried, Asleep and Awake and Little Fishers and Their Nets in Two Volumes

Pansy · 1841 · Rooke Books

£23.99 (€28.76 | $31.69 | ¥5,061)

London , Richard Edward King, c1900. Cloth. A collection of two novels by Pansy. In two volumes. The set consists of Ester Ried, Asleep and Awake and Little Fishers and Their Nets. Isabella Macdonald Alden (November 3, 1841 – August 5, 1930) was an American author, writing un...

A Tale of the Winds and the Waves: A Mournful Chant of Merrie Christmas

Anon · 1849 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

London , E Atchley, 1849. Cloth. An anonymously written Victorian tale. Illustrated, with dozens of vignettes and seven full page plates. Bookplate to front pastedown indicates a prior owner to be Walter Flinn. A scarce publication with not much known about it. The fictional p...