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Bring Back the Gods: The Epic Career of the Emperor Julian, the Great
Napoleon Bonaparte; Somerset de Chair · 1962 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this novel on Emperor Julian, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A novel following the life of one of the most versatile figures in history, Em…
On the Threshold
Ronald Wilson [Int. and foreword by Alfred Wilson, Ada Wilson and J.H. Badley · 1915 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)
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 poe…
Prefaces, Biographical and Critical to the Works of the English Poets
Samuel Johnson · 1779 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Printed by J. Nichols for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan et. al. 1779-1781. First edition. Leather. A collection of seven first edition volumes from Samuel Johnson's landmark collection of literary criticism and biographies. Present here are volumes I, IV, V, …
The Flexibility of the Homeric Formula.
HAINSWORTH, J.B., · 1968 · Scrinium Classical Antiquity
€79.50 ($87.62 | £66.32 | ¥13,992)
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1968. IX,147p. Original blue cloth with dust wrps. Dust wrps a bit scratched and a little bit damaged. Upper corner front cover a bit bumped. Signature and date on free endpaper. 'The result of Hainsworth's important book is a better understanding of Ho…
THE SIMPLE TRUTH
LEVINE, Philip · 1994 · Charles Agvent
$156.30 (€141.81 | £118.31 | ¥24,959)
New York. Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof in printed wraps of this winner of the Pulitzer Prize. SIGNED by the poet on the half-title page.. Some foxing to the covers. Near Fine
The Praise Singer
RENAULT,MARY · 1978 · Kalamos Books
$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.90 | ¥3,353)
New York, Pantheon. 1978, 1st US Edition. (ISBN: 0394502736) Hardcover. Book, Beautifully crafted novel based on the life of the itinerant Lyric Poet Simonides of Keos and his observations of the Tyrant leaders of 6th.C. Greece. 291p. Chronology. Fine/Near Fine - Slight Chips.
The Carnal Island
Roy Fuller · 1970 · Dodman Books
£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1st Edition, In near-fine order throughout. Bookplate of poet Ann Ridler to front pastedown. Smart black cloth boards with bright silver titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j in protective cover, a little toned to rear. 8vo. 157pp, Near Fine, Very Good, 8vo -…
The Jacob's Ladder
Levertov, Denise · 1961 · Mare Booksellers
$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)
New York, New Directions, 1961. Wraps. First paperback edition, with no additional printings given. Trade paperback. 87 pages. A collection of poetry by this noted American poet. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, soiling and fading to the covers, with a few wrinkling. Some scuffing…
Earthly Measures
EDWARD HIRSCH · 1997 · Mike Long Books
$29.75 (€26.99 | £22.52 | ¥4,751)
Alfred A. Knopf Publishing. 1997. Soft Cover. PB/pub.1997/Gd. condition/92 pages - Edward Hirsch breaks through the ring of fire and captures the muse. [AN830355]. Good.
From the Mermaid Series: The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists
Various · 1887 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)
London, Vizetelly & Co. 1887-1894. Leather. A smartly bound collection of volumes from the Mermaid Series: The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists. Nine volumes. From The Mermaid Series: The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists. With a frontispiece to each volume. This set includes: Be…
The Complete Poetical Works & the Breakfast Table Series
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. · 1890 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1890-1901. Cloth. A smart uniformly bound ten volume set of works from American writer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Complete in ten volumes. Author's edition. A collection of works from Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. an American physician, poet, and polyma…
Sir Philip Sidney - The Shepherd Knight
Howell, Roger · 1968 · Eastleach Books
£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)
Hutchinson 1968 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/G+. x+308pp, b/w frontis, index, rear panel of dustjacket yellowed a little, closed tear to dustjacket at base of spine. Biography of Sidney [ 1554 - 1586 ] the Elizabethan Poet & scholar & soldier. His influence as a poet sealed forev…
The Poems of William Cowper of the Inner Temple
Rev. T. Greatheed · 1825 · Rooke Books
£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)
London, N. Hailes, 1825. Leather. A collection of poetry by William Cowper. With the Life of the Author, by the Rev. T. Greatheed. William Cowper (26 November 1731 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the d…
The Angel in the House
Coventry Patmore · 1858 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, John W. Parker and Son, 1858. Vellum. A smart second edition of this narrative poem from English writer and critic Coventry Patmore. The scarce second edition. A narrative poem being an idealised account of Patmore's courtship of his first wife, Emily Augusta Andrew…
The Halt in the Garden
Robert Hillyer; Arthur Machen [Intro.] · 1925 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Elkin Matthews, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the scarce first edition of this collection of poems from Robert Silliman Hillyer, with an introduction from Arthur Machen. A scarce first edition.An early volume of poems from American poet and professo…
The Powers of the Air
T. Sturge Moore · 1920 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Grant Richards, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this piece from Thomas Sturge Moore. First edition. Scarce work. An insightful collection of prose and verse from Moore, with a focus on the Ancient Greek philosophers and Gods. Written by Thomas Sturg…
The Sophy
John Denham · 1667 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, J. M. for H. Herringman, 1667. Cloth. A tragic blank verse play by the Stuart poet John Denham, a fascinating tragedy set in Persia. Originally bound in 'Poems and Translations', here extracted to include only this poem. The poem was issued with a separate titl…
The Spoils
Basil Bunting · 1965 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
Newcastle Upon Tyne, The Morden Tower Book Room, 1965. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of a celebrated sonata written by the modernist poet, reflecting on political pessimism and inspired by his intelligence in Persia during the War. The first edition of The Spoils, …
Through The Letterbox - Haikus
Bruce, George - Blackadder, Elizabeth [illustrator] & Prestige, Lucina [editor] · 2011 · Eastleach Books
£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)
Renaissance Press 2011 4th impression Paperback, F. 168pp, a fine copy. A collection of Haikus by George Bruce OBE [ 1909 - 2002 ] the Scottish poet.
The Late Night Muse.
Pesetsky, Bette, · 1991 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
NY, Harper Collins, (1991). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. A poet looks back on her life from its painful beginning to her imminent end to organize it for posterity.