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The Siege of Carlaverock with the Arms of the Earls, Barons, and Knights, Who Were Present on the Occasion; with a Translation, a History of the Castle, and Memoirs of the Personages Commemorated by the Poet
Nicholas Harris Nicolas · 1828 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, J. B. Nichols and Son, 1828. First edition. Leather. A brightly illustrated account of the 'Siege of Carlaverock', a fascinating roll of arms in Old French verse which documented each noble or knight present. First edition.Handsomely bound in full green morocco…
Piers Plowman the C-Text and Its Poet (1966), and, Medieval Literature and Antiquities Studies in Honour of Basil Cottle (1987).
E. Talbot Donaldson ; Niall Rudd et al., and, Myra Stokes and T. L. Burton [editors] · 1966 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London ; Cambridge, Frank Cass and Company Ltd ; D. S. Brewer, 1966-1987. Hardback. These uncommon, fascinating works of twentieth-century Medieval literary criticism, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression of Medieval Literature and Antiqu…
The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate
Alfred, Lord Tennyson · 1883 · Rooke Books
£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,342)
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co, 1883 . Leather. A beautifully bound edition of Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson's works, in a full morocco signed binding by John Bumpus. A lovely collection of the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in a signed John Bumpus full morocco …
Some Poems of Robert Herrick: The Poet of the Month
Robert Herrick · 1942 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
Norfolk, Connecticut , New Directions, 1942. Brochure/Pamphlet. A short collection of poetical works from English Anglican cleric Robert Herrick, published as part of the 'Poet of the Month' series by New Directions. A poetry pamphlet from the 'Poet of the Month&a…
The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate
Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1900 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1900. Leather. A smart collection of the works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Poet Laureate for much of Queen Victoria's reign. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of poetry from Alfred Tennyson, an English poet who was the Poet Laure…
Trilogy. Conversations between Three Friends on the Emendations of Shakespeare&Apos;S Text Contained in Mr. Collier&Apos;S Corrected Folio, 1632, and Employed by Recent Editors of the Poet&Apos;S Works
[John Payne Collier] · 1874 · Rooke Books
£3,800.00 (€4,554.85 | $5,020.35 | ¥801,431)
London, T. Richards, [1874]. First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce work by John Payne Collier, a smartly bound copy of his defense on the Perkins' Folio. The first and only edition of this vanishingly scarce limited edition work, limited to only twenty-five unnumbere…
John Masefield, O.M. The Queen&Apos;S Poet Laureate
Geoffrey Handley-Taylor · 1960 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)
London, The Cranbrook Tower Press, 1960. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first limited edition of this work of reference concerning the works by John Masefield. Containing a bibliography of John Masefield, popular Poet Laureate from 1930 to 1967. The first edition of this work, an …
Twentieth-Century Verse: The Poet and the Public
Julian Symons [ed.]; et al. · 1939 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Julian Symons, 1939. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first edition of No.18 special issue of Twentieth Century Verse: The Poet and the Public. The first edition of this scarce pamphlet, being no. 18 of the a special number of bimonthly magazine Twentieth Century Verse…
Cowper, Illustrated by a Series of Views, in, or Near, the Park of Weston-Underwood, Bucks. Accompanied with Copious Descriptions, and a Brief Sketch of the Poet&Apos;S Life
1804 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)
London, Vernor and Hood, 1804. Leather. A lovely copy of this work on Cowper, illustrated with very attractive plates throughout. A superior copy. An interesting work that showcase the park of Weston-Underwood in Buckinghamshire, where William Cowper spent the last years of his…
The Royal Shakspere the Poet&Apos;S Works in Chronological Order from the Text of Professor Delius Including the Two Noble Kinsmen and Edward III with an Introduction by F.J. Furnivall
William Shakespeare · 1905 · Rooke Books
£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,671)
London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1905. Leather. A three volume set of William Shakespeare's timeless works from Nicolaus Delius' texts. Presenting the plays of William Shakespeare in chronological order, this compendium of the great bard's works takes from th…
The Poet&Apos;S Ramble After Riches. With Reflection Upon a Country Corporation. Also the Author&Apos;S Lamentation in the Time of Adversity.
Anonymous · 1710 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)
London, J How, 1710. Unbound. Three works of early eighteenth century poetry, published anonymously. Three poetical works: 'The Poet's Ramble after Riches', a humorous work, 'Reflections on a Country Coperation', and finally 'The Author's Lamen…
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table [and] the Poet of the Breakfast Table [and] the Professor of the the Breakfast Table
Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1911 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
Boston; New York, J M Dent and Sons, 1911-13. Cloth. A three volume set of the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes's 'Breakfast Series', illustrated throughout. The 'Breakfast Series' by Oliver Wendell Holmes. 'The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table' an…
The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate
Alfred Tennyson · 1883 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co. 1883 . Leather. An attractive, full-calf collection of the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Handsomely bound in full maroon calf. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece depicting Tennyson. A lovely collection of the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tenn…
The Siege of Carlaverock with the Arms of the Earls, Barons, and Knights, Who Were Present on the Occasion; with a Translation, a History of the Castle, and Memoirs of the Personages Commemorated by the Poet
Nicholas Harris Nicolas · 1828 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)
London, J. B. Nichols and Son, 1828. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Nicolas"s heraldic study of the "Siege of Caerlaverock," an enduring source for medieval heraldry and chivalric history. In a contemporary half morocco binding with marbled paper boards. First ed…
1903 Ode on Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood; 1903 Lycidas; 1903 Hebrew Melodies; 1904 Thomas Carlyle on Shakespeare from the Hero As Poet; 1904 Goethe on Shakespeare Being Selections from Carlyle"S Translation of Wilhelm Meister; 1904 Emerson on Shakespeare from His Essays on Representative Men.
William Wordsworth; John Milton; Lord Byron; Thomas Carlyle; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1903 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)
London, The De La More Press, 1903-1904. Paperback. A very scarce selection of significant poetry and literary criticism from the De La More Press, encased in the exceptionally scarce slip case. Very scarce. In the publisher's original soft covers, encased in the especially…
The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate
Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1894 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.54 | ¥209,848)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1894. Leather. A beautifully bound collected edition of Alfred Tennyson's poems, in full prize morocco by Bickers & Son. A lovely collection of the poems of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign known for celebra…
The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate
Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1897 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1897 . Leather. A fine copy of the 1897 edition of this collection of poems by Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson, bound in half morocco. Bound in half morocco.The 1897 edition of this collection of poems by Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson.Illustrate…
The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare; Shakspeare&Apos;S Himself Again: Or the Language of the Poet Asserted
William Shakespeare; Andrew Becket · 1812 · Rooke Books
£1,975.00 (€2,367.32 | $2,609.26 | ¥416,533)
London, Thomas Tegg; A. J. Valpy for Messrs. Law and Whittaker, 1812-1816 . First edition. Leather. Thomas Tegg's very scarce twelve volume illustrated edition of the plays of William Shakespeare, uniformly bound with Andrew Becket's very scarce study of Shakespeare&ap…
The Six Chief Lives from Johnson&Apos;S "Lives of the Poet" with Macaulay&Apos;S "Life of Johnson
Samuel Johnson; Thomas Babington Macaulay; Matthew Arnold [ed.] · 1892 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1892. Leather. A smartly bound copy comprising both Samuel Johnson's biographies of eminent poets, and an analysis of his own biography by Macaulay. A new edition, with numerous alterations and additions. First published in 1878. In full calf priz…
The Undertaker Poet
Michael Ffinch · 1968 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, Latimer Press, 1968. Paperback. A smart limited edition copy of this illustrated poem from English writer Michael Ffinch, signed by the author. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies, twenty-five of which have been signed by the author, of which this is number twelve. S…