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The Works of Mr. Congreve
William Congreve · 1788 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, W. Lowndes, 1788 . Leather. A new edition of this collection of the works of William Congreve, a playwright and poet known for his Restoration literature. Complete in two volumes. A new edition. Bound in full diced calf, rebacked, with the boards restored and spine laid …
The Grove and Other Poems
John Freedman · 1924 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Selwyn & Blount, Ltd. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of this volume of poetry, once owned by literary critic and poet Edith Sitwell. An uncommon signed copy of this first edition, and a very scarce presentation copy, having been inscribed by …
The Rural Walks of Cowper
William Cowper; James Storer · 1879 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, c1825 . Leather. A scarce first edition of this collection of poems by William Cowper accompanied by illustrations. First undated edition in half calf leather binding of this collection of poetry by William Cowper compiled and edited by Jame…
The Works of David Mallet
David Mallet · 1759 · Rooke Books
£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)
London, A. Millar, 1759. Leather. A beautiful eighteenth century binding on this collection of works by the Scottish poet and dramatist David Mallet. The new edition, corrected. A complete three volume set. Bound in contemporary eighteenth century full calf with decorative gilt …
The Poetical Works of John Milton; to Which Is Prefixed the Life of the Author
John Milton · 1848 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, William Tegg and Co, 1848. Leather. A collection of poetical works by the noted John Milton, bound in full morocco and illustrated with beautiful engravings by J. M. W. Turner and other talented artists. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, and eleven monochrome e…
The Banks of Wye: A Poem in Four Books
Robert Bloomfield · 1811 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, Printed for the author; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; et al. 1811. First edition. Leather. First edition of this pastoral poem by Robert Bloomfield, adorned with lovely engravings. The first edition of this poem by celebrated poet Robert Bloomfield, adorned with a frontispie…
AN ORATION ADDRESSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF QUINCY, ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1831, THE FIFTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ADAMS, John Quincy · 1831 · Charles Agvent
$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)
Boston. Richardson, Lord and Holbrook. First Edition. Leather-backed marbled boards retaining the original printed blue wrappers; 40 pages. The first child of a president to become a president, the first president to be a published poet, and the first president to be photographe…
Dryden: The Dramatic Works
John Dryden · 1931 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1931. Cloth. A smart limited edition set of the dramatic works of English author John Dryden. Complete in six volumes. Limited to seven hundred and fifty copies of which this is number seven hundred and three. The dramatic works of John Dryden, an Eng…
Mirror for the Moon. A Selection of Poems by Saigyo
Saigyo. Snyder, Gary (foreword) · 1978 · Mare Booksellers
$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.08 | ¥7,826)
New York, New Directions, 1978. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 100 pp. The first selection of poems by early medieval Japanese poet Saigyo to appear in English. Many are biographical, reflecting on increasing violence in his time. With a foreword by poet Gary Snyder. GOOD+ co…
The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier; W. Garrett Horder [editor] · 1909 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)
London, Henry Frowde Oxford University Press, 1909. Leather. A smartly bound copy of the Oxford Complete Edition of John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry. Oxford Complete Edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of the poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier, an Ame…
The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell; William Michael Rossetti [editor] · 0 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1895. Leather. A leatherbound copy of this collection of poetry from American Romantic poet James Russell Lowell. A collection of the poetical works of James Russell Lowell, an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat associated w…
The Georgiad: A Satirical Fantasy in Verse
Roy Campbell · 1931 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
London, Boriswood Limited, 1931 . First edition. Vellum. A very scarce paper vellum bound first edition of South African poet Roy Campbell's satirical poem. An out of series copy of a fifteen volume limitation printed for presentation. This copy is unsigned. In the original…
The Earth-Owl and Other Moon-People
Ted Hughes · 1973 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, Faber and Faber, 1973. Cloth. Ted Hughes's third book for children, illustrated by R. A. Brandt, with the original dust wrapper. An early edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A whimsical colle…
France for the Last Seven Years; or, the Bourbons.
W. H. Ireland · 1822 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, G. and W. B. Whittaker , 1822 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Henry Ireland's scarce and detailed account of the social and political climate in France during the final seven years of the Bourbon rule, just prior to the French Revolution. The …
Hereward the Wake &Apos;Last of the English&Apos;
Charles Kingsley · 1901 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)
London and New York, Macmillan and Co. Limited; The Macmillan Company, 1901 . Leather. A lovely uncommon early edition of Charles Kingsley's novel in full calf binding and gilt. Early edition of Hereward the Wake 'Last of the English' by Charles Kingsley in full c…
The Canticle of the Rose: Selected Poems & Collected Poems
Edith Sitwell · 1950 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1950-1957. First edition. Cloth. Two smart copies of these collections of poetry from British writer Edith Sitwell. Two volumes. Written by Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell, a British poet and critic who was the eldest of the three literary Sitwells a…
Departmental Ditties, the Seven Seas and the Five Nations
Rudyard Kipling · 1904 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, Methuen and Co Ltd , 1904-1927. Cloth. A smart trio of volumes containing the groundbreaking poems of Rudyard Kipling. Later editions of these works. In the publisher's original maroon cloth binding.A selection of poetical works from Rudyard Kipling, an English shor…
The Poems of Marianne Moore
Moore, Marianne · 2005 · The Wild Muse
$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)
Penguin Publishing Group First edition, trade softcover. Published London: Penguin Publishing Group, 2005, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, xxviii+452pp. Age toning to paper, creasing to publisher's blurb page, else near fine. This complete collection of Moore's poetry, lovingly…
The Poetical Works of Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1928 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Oxford University Press, 1928. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this collection of the poetical works of American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. With a portrait frontispiece. The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, an American poet and educator. With some o…
The Ledge on Bald Face
Charles G. D. Roberts · 1918 · Rooke Books
£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Ward, Lock and Co. 1918. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this collection of short animal stories. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates. Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, (January 10, 1860 Â November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer w…