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The Temple of Virtue, a Dream.
David Fordyce; James Fordyce [ed.] · 1775 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
London, T. Cadell, 1775 . Leather. The very scarce second edition of this poetical educational allegory about personal virtue, from Enlightenment philosopher David Fordyce, edited by James Fordyce. Very scarce in all editions, this is the second edition of James Fordyce's e…
Portraits Et Paysages
Francis Norgelet · 1818 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)
Paris, Rieder & Cie, 1818 . First edition. Paperback. A wonderful signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of this volume of verse by Francis Norgelet, featuring an original handwritten poem from the author. In the original French.A signed presentation copy of the sc…
History of England
H. W. Moggridge · 1937 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)
London, Shakespeare Head Press, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating poem on the history of England, signed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth. Signed by the author to the first free endpaper.A fascinating poem on the history of England, written entirel…
Law and Love and Other Poems
E.J.V. Huiginn · 1916 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Boston, The Gorham Press, 1916. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of a scarce anthology filled with rousing poems, written by American poet Eugene Joseph Vincent Huiginn. The signed first edition of Law and Love and Other Poems, a scarce anthology, written by poet E…
Ballades and Other Verse
H.S. Mackintosh [Hugh Stewart Mackintosh] · 1953 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. First edition. Hardback. A personal anthology that is a love letter to ballads, written and signed by Scottish poet and former rugby player Hugh Stewart Mackintosh. The signed first edition of an amusing anthology, Ballades and Other Verse, writt…
Sonnets of My Life
Nita Pierson · 1916 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
San Francisco, Philopolis Press, 1916. First edition. Hardback. The very scarce signed first edition of a personal anthology of sonnets written by San Francisco poet Nita Pearson. The very scarce signed first edition of Sonnets of My Life, a personal anthology written by America…
Belgian Poems: Chants Patriotiques, Et Autres Poãâ¨Mes Par Emile Cammaerts
Emile Cammaerts; Tita Brand-Cammaerts [Trans.] · 1915 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London; New York, John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company , 1915 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition, inscribed by Cammaerts, presenting his bilingual First World War patriotic verse celebrating Belgian resistance and national identity. In the publisher's o…
Selected Poems 1910-1960
Cecil Roberts; Lord Birkett [Preface] · 1960 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, Hutchinson of London, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition poetry collection gathering fifty years of Cecil Roberts" verse, with a presentation inscription from the author and complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's origin…
Mid Light and Shade
John Langdon Jones · 1921 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
New York, Duffield and Company, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of verse, a presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author to his esteemed professor. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered board…
Illini Poetry 1918-1923
Various; Bruce Weirick [Ed.] · 1923 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Chicago, Covici McGee Co. 1923. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this anthology, signed by the editor Bruce Weirick, gathering five years of poetry from the members of the University of Illinois Poetry Society. In the publisher's original quarter cloth bindin…
Johnnie&Apos;S War Diary: Being the Adventures of a Cavalry Trooper
Franklin Cummings · 1919 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)
California, Lederer, Street and Zeus Co. 1919 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of short stories about the fictional character Johnnie's time as a cavalry trooper and a university student. The very scarce first edition of …
Verses
Harold Rowntree · 1919 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Chicago, Laurence C. Woodworth, 1919 . Hardback. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of early twentieth century poetry by Harold Rowntree. A very scarce edition of the work, first published in 1916.Signed and inscribed by the author to the second blank, &ap…
The Ballads of a Doughboy
Nelson Grant Tayman · 1927 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Little Rock, Ark, Central Printing Company , 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this illustrated collection of wartime poetry written by soldier Nelson Grant Tayman. A very scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author to a friend, dated &a…
Children of God and Winged Things
Anne Moore · 1921 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Boston, The Four Seas Company , 1921 . First edition. Hardback. A Very scarce presentation copy of this rare collection of twentieth century poetry by Anne Moore. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, 'To …
Flying over London and Other Verses
Lynn Harold Hough · 1919 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
New York, The Abingdon Press, 1919 . First edition. Hardback. A scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of twentieth century poetry by Lynn Harold Hough. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper.In publisher&ap…
Minna and Myself
Maxwell Bodenheim · 1918 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
New York, Pagan Publishing Company , 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce presentation copy of this first edition, first issue collection of poems and one-act plays by American poet and novelist Maxwell Bodenheim. The first edition, first issue of the author's first book, …
Practical Observations on the Preservation of Health, and the Prevention of Diseases; Observations Illustrative of the Nature and Treatment of the Prevailing Disorders of the Stomach and Liver
Sir Anthony Carlisle; Thomas John Graham · 1838 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)
London, John Churchill; Callow & Wilson, 1838-1824 . First edition. Leather. A highly informative volume featuring the very scarce first edition of two early 19th century medical works on 'The Preservation of Health', and the ailments faced by the stomach and liver. Th…
Summer 1917 and Other Verses
E. Temple Thurston · 1917 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of this collection of poems from E. Temple Thurston. These poems are set in England during the war years. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this wo…
Boabdil, or "the Twilight of Granada" and Other Poems
Robert Gordon-Canning · 1928 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, C. F. Hodgson, 1928 . First edition. Vellum. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of this volume of poems and drama by British fascist and anti-Semite, Robert Gordon-Canning, inscribed to scientific racist Carleton S. Coon. A scarce first edition.Inscri…
The Barren Tree and Other Poems
Wyn Griffith · 1947 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Cardiff, Penmark Press Limited, [1947] . Cloth. Signed poetry collection from Welsh writer and broadcaster Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, author of Up to Mametz. In publisher's original cloth binding. In unclipped dust wrapper.Presentation copy. Signed by the author to front free e…