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The Vengeance of Gwa
S. Fowler Wright · 1945 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Books of To-Day Ltd. 1945. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this fantasy science fiction novel from S. Fowler Wright. First edition. Set in a remote period of the Earth's history, this novel explores the races of men and other species of creatures. Wri…
The Task a Poem
William Cowper · 1878 · Rooke Books
£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)
London , James Nisbet and Co. 1878. Cloth. An illustrated edition of The Task by William Cowper. Illustrated by Birket Foster. William Cowper (26 November 1731 Â 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the dire…
The Sonnets of Europe
Samuel Waddington · 1888 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)
London, Walter Scott, Ltd, 1888. Leather. A leatherbound copy of this collection of translations of important European sonnets. A volume of translations. A collection of the important sonnets of Europe, translated into English. With contributions from authors including: Dante Al…
The Gilly of Christ
Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil [Joseph Cambell]; Ada M. Wentworth Sheilds · 1907 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
Dublin, Maunsel & Co. Limited, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this scarce volume of poetry, illustrated throughout. A scarce first edition of this book of religiously inspired poetry. Featuring three colour plates. Collated from a copy held by the British Library…
The Works of Horace
Horace; C. Smart · 1850 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Henry G Bohn , 1850. Cloth. A bright copy of Smart's prose translation of Horace's work, a new edition. A new edition of C. Smart's translation of the works of Horace, revised. Generally following Orelli's text with useful annotations from the best mo…
With the Wild Geese
Emily Lawless · 1902 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Isbister & Co. Ltd. 1902. Cloth. A smart early impression of this poetry collection from innovative early modernist, Emily Lawless. An early second impression, published in the same year as the first edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding with nouveau boa…
The Chace, a Poem
William Somerville · 1805 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, W. Suttaby, 1805. Leather. A charming morocco pocket edition of this influential hunting poem from William Somerville. A pocket-sized early 19th-century edition of 'The Chace', an important hunting poem by William Somerville.With engraved title and engraved fro…
The Odour Of Sanctity
Amy Brown · 2013 · Book Haven
$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,677)
Te Herenga Waka University Press 2013 Paperback 240 Revisiting historical events and using them as a starting point for an exploration of love and humanity, acclaimed young poet Amy Brown tells the astonishing stories of six candidates for sainthood in this new collection. From …
RIDERS ON THE EARTH
MacLEISH, Archibald · 1978 · Charles Agvent
$43.80 (€39.74 | £33.15 | ¥6,995)
Boston. Houghton Mifflin Company. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof in tall printed orange wraps of this collection of essays.. A previous owner has neatly covered the book in glassine which we've elected to keep on it. Fine. Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but …
The Border Surrounds Us
CONNELLY, KAREN · 2000 · Kalamos Books
$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.89 | ¥3,354)
Toronto, McCelland & Stewart. 2000, 1st.Can Ed.. (ISBN: 077102245X) Original Wraps. Book, Poetry by young Canadian writer who lives part of the time in Greece. " Karen Connelly's fourth collection of poetry is remarkable in its energy, courage, and resounding depth. Connelly is …
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
[Middleton Thomas] · 1964 · Barter Books Ltd
£36.00 (€43.16 | $47.57 | ¥7,597)
VG : in very good condition with glassine dust jacket. Ink mark and inscription to upper edge of front pastedown. Some pages uncut Oxford The Malone Society Reprint 230mm x 190mm (9" x 7"). xiii, 78pp. Printed for the Malone Society by Horace Hart at the Oxford University Press …
Hazard, The Painter [Signed]
MEREDITH, William (1919-2007) · 1975 · Fine Editions Ltd
$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.08 | ¥7,826)
New York Alfred A. Knopf First Printing Stated First Edition. As New and Unread in a bright pictorial dust jacket with a wraparound detail from Bruegel's painting 'The Harvesters.' Signed by the poet on the half-title page (and also warmly inscribed in a neat hand by a previous …
The SONGS Of SAPPHO
Sappho [c 630 BC - c 570 BC]. Easby-Smith, James S[tanislaus] - Translator · 1891 · Tavistock Books, ABAA
$165.00 (€149.70 | £124.87 | ¥26,352)
Washington D. C.: Stormont & Jackson. Published for Georgetown University, 1891. 1st Printing. Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Light brown floral patterned paper eps. ix, [1 (blank)], 97, [3 (blank)] pp. Text in Greek & English. T.p. medallion…
The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867
Matthew Arnold · 1909 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
London, Henry Frowde, 1909. Vellum. The Oxford edition of this collection of poetry from Matthew Arnold. Oxford edition. Includes portrait frontispiece. A collection of poetry from Matthew Arnold, an English poet and cultural critic characterised as a sage writer who instructs t…
The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith; Austin Dobson · 1891 · Rooke Books
£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)
London, J M Dent, 1891. Leather. An attractive collection of plays and poetry from Oliver Goldsmith. Oliver Goldsmith, d. 1774, was an Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician who was known for his novels, poems and plays. Henry Austin Dobson, 1840 1921, commonly Austin Dobson, w…
The Pleasures of Hope; with Other Poems
Thomas Campbell · 1802 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Edinburgh, Mundell & Son, 1802. Leather. A smart sixth edition of this collection of poetry from Scottish poet Thomas Campbell. Sixth edition. Illustrated with four plates. Collated complete. A traditional eighteenth-century didactic poem in heroic couplets on the idea of hope a…
The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton
John Milton; H. C. Beeching [editor] · 1913 · Rooke Books
£255.00 (€305.70 | $336.95 | ¥53,813)
London, Humphrey Milford: Oxford University Press, 1913. Leather. A smart tree calf bound copy of this complete collection of poetry from Milton. With portrait frontispiece. The complete poetical works of John Milton, an English intellectual and poet best known for his epic poem…
James Dickey: The World As A Lie
Henry Hart · 2000 · Book Haven
NZ$11.50 (€5.76 | $6.35 | £4.81 | ¥1,015)
Picador 2000 Paperback, 832pp. A fascinating biography of one of the most popular, colorful, and notorious American poets of our century. The legendary Southern poet James Dickey never shied away from cultivating a heroic mystique. Like Norman Mailer and Ernest Hemingway, he ear…
The Filigree Ball: Being a Full and True Account of the Solution of the Mystery Concerning the Jeffrey-Moore Affair
Anna Katherine Green · 1903 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated mystery story from American writer Anna Katharine Green. First edition, first impression copy with 'March' to the editions page. Illustrated with a frontispie…
The Works of Alexander Pope Esq.
Alexander Pope; Mr. Warburton · 1753 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)
London, J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson et al, 1753 . Leather. A complete nine volume mid-eighteenth century edition of the works of Alexander Pope, illustrated throughout with engraved plates. Complete in nine volumes, in full calf bindings.Illustrated throughout…