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The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall

Thomas Hardy · 1923 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1923. Cloth. A beautiful edition of Thomas Hardy's play, 'The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall&apos. This one-act play by Hardy, is one of only two pieces of drama written by the author. Designed for 'mummers' the play was des…

The English Garden: A Poem by William Mason. To Which Are Added; a Commentary and Notes, by W. Burgh. Elfrida and Caractacus: Dramatic Poems Mason&Apos;S Minor Poems Part I. And Part II.

William Mason; W. Burgh [Ed.] · 1819 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, John Sharpe, 1819. Cloth. A nineteenth century edition of the works of William Mason, published in a practical duodecimo format, two volumes bound together. The poetic works of English poet, William Mason.  Two volumes, The English Garden: A Poem and Elfrida and Caracta…

The Portreeve

Eden Phillpotts · 1906 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1906. Cloth. An author's presentation copy of his novel, in which he has written a length inscription lamenting and criticising the work. Like many of Phillpotts' works, this novel was set in Devon.Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) was an ext…

The Shipwreck

William Falconer · 1794 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, T. Cadell , 1794. Leather. A scarce edition of William Falconer's renowned epic poem about a ship being lost to sea. The scarce eighth edition. In a full calf binding with gilt detail. With four plates drawn by T. Stothard and engraved by I. Parker. Collated complet…

The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper · 0 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, c1860. Leather. The complete edition of the poems of William Cowper. With an engraved frontispiece. Cowper was an extremely popular poet of his time. His works were inspired by nature and the British countryside. In a morocco binding. Externally, …

The Poems and Ballads of Schiller

Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1844 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1844. Cloth. A two volume set of the poems of Schiller. Complete in two volumes. Translated by Edward Bulwer Lytton, an English novelist, poet and playwright who was popular for his best selling novels. In cloth bindings. Externa…

The Ina Coolbirth Golden Circle 1957

Jones, Ruth Murray, et al. (ed) · 1957 · Wittenborn Art Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

San Rafael, CA.: Andrews Printing Company, 1957. 8vo. 35 pp. Soft Cover Chapbook with Faux Gilt Stamping on cover. Ina Coolbirth was the first Poet Laureate of California. Very Good, some sun-fading, minor rubbing and edge wear on covers. Book's former owner, Arthur J. Oliver, s…

Rivington - The Story Of A Village

Hesketh, Phoebe · 1974 · Eastleach Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

Country Book Club, Newton Abbot 1974 book club edition. Imitation cloth, dj, VG/VG. [xiv]+193pp, 8pp b/w plates, dustjacket a little rubbed along the egdes & yellowed to the spine and with the rear panel a little marked. The book is part autobiography & part local history as th…

The Madness Of A Seduced Woman

Schaeffer, Susan Fromberg · 1984 · Eastleach Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Hamish Hamilton 1984 1st UK edition. Imitation cloth, dj VG/G+. [xii]+578pp, page margins tanned, dustjacket rubbed & bumped along the edges. Historical fiction, based on actual turn of the last century events, which is the story of a beautiful young woman who commits murder ou…

Eleven Poems on the Same Theme.

ROBERT PENN WARREN. · 1942 · Clearwater Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

New Directions, 'The Poet of the Month' series, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1st Edition, First edition, the card wrapper issue. 8vo. Unpaginated. Plain white stapled wrappers, marred by some uneven tanning, but a lovely crisp copy internally. Housed in the original non-price-clipped d…

The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors

PETROSKI, HENRY · 2014 · Ultramarine Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

New York, W. W. Norton & Company. 2014, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780393242041). Paper boards, 8v. Ill.: Catherine Petroski (photographs). 297 pages; b&w photo-illustrations. The history of a handbuilt house on Arrowsic Island, Maine; the story authored by an engineer of more than …

Life of William Blake, &Apos;Pictor Ignotus&Apos;

Alexander Gilchrist · 1863 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London and Cambridge, Macmillan and Co. 1863. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this important biography of poet William Blake, in the publisher's original decorative binding and complete in two volumes. The first volume comprises a biographical account of Blake, and…

Have You Seen a Red Curtain in My Weary Chamber?: Poems, Stories and Essays

JOHNSON, KENT; BARTLEY, RUSSELL; YONEDA, SYLVIA; MARTINEZ, TOMAS BORGE · 1989 · Mike Long Books

$34.75 (€31.53 | £26.30 | ¥5,550)

Willimantic, Connecticut, U.S.A. Curbstone Pr. 1989. (ISBN: 0915306816). Soft Cover. Gd. condition - An examination of the public education in the United States ..(J97679z). Good.

The Sonnets and Songs of Robert Millhouse

Robert Millhouse; John Potter Briscoe [ed.] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Nottingham, Norris & Cokayne, 1881. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition and very scarce copy of Millhouse's songs and sonnets, in a decorative cloth binding. A first edition and very scarce copy of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pict…

Lyra Urbanica; or the Social Effusions of the Celebrated Captain Charles Morris, of the Late Life-Guards

Captain Charles Morris · 1840 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Richard Bentley, 1840. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a scarce collection of poetry from the celebrated bard of the Sublime Society of Beefsteaks, including many witty ballads which poke fun at Tory opponents. The first edition of Lyra Urbanica; or The Social…

POEMS ON ASSIGNMENT

Hammond, Ralph and Sue Walker · 0 · Gibson

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Negative Capability Press Mobile, AL First Edition Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Signed and inscribed by Ralph Hammond, Alabama Poet Laureate Emeritus The poems in this collection were the result of assignments of the two poets ; 31 pages; Signed by One Author

The Beasts Choir: a further collection of prayers.

de Gasztold, Carmen Bernos, translated by Rumer Godden, · 1967 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

London, Macmillan, 1967. 1st ptg thus. VG in VG DJ. DJ edge wear. The poet speaks for the voiceless ones: birds, beasts, fishes & insects in a choir of praise.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald · 1901 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.39 | $693.71 | ¥110,791)

London, John Lane, 1901. Vellum. The desirable limited edition of the 1901 edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrated by Fitzgerald H Cole This is a Limited Edition of 375 total copies, 350 of which are for sale. 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' is the title Edw…

When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in Rwanda

MAMDANI, MAHMOOD · 2002 · Mike Long Books

$44.75 (€40.60 | £33.87 | ¥7,147)

Princeton University Press. 2002. (ISBN: 0691102805). Soft Cover. Gd. condition : Historical research and analytical study of the Hutu - Tutsi division and genocide ... (AI44314ml). Gd.

The Major Latin Poems Of Jacopo Sannazaro

Sannazaro, Jacopo & Nash, Ralph [translator] · 1996 · Eastleach Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Waynne State University Press 1996 1st edition. Paperback, F. 254pp, index, a fine copy. The latin poems of the Italian poet Jacopo Sannazaro [ 1458 - 1530 ] translated into English prose. The poems include 'De Partu Virginis', 'A Lamentation on the Death of Christ' and The Will…