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MASSINGHAM, Harold · 1972 · Charles Agvent

$31.30 (€28.40 | £23.69 | ¥4,999)

London. Poem of the Month Club. First Edition. An 11" x 15" broadside SIGNED by the poet.. Slight crease to lower corner. Near Fine

Mas Tarde Que Los Clientas Habituales/ After the Usual . . .

Duran, Claudio, R. Barreto-Rivera, tr. · 1982 · Imago Press

CA$10.00 (€6.36 | $7.01 | £5.30 | ¥1,119)

Toronto, Underwhich, 1982. Perfect binding, 54 pp. 5.5"-8.5". fine. Magic Realism in poetry in a bilingual edition from this Chilean-born poet. Slim, dark volume.

A Guide Through the Districts of the Lakes in the North of England

William Wordsworth · 1835 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Kendal, Hudson and Nicholson, 1835. Cloth. The fifth revised edition of Wordsworth's local guide to the beautiful region which inspired him and his fellow Romantics. The fifth revised edition of A Guide through the District of the Lakes in the North of England, with a Descr…

2 Vols the Roman History, from the Foundation of the City of Rome

Oliver Goldsmith · 1775 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, S. Baker and G. Leigh; T. Davies; L. Davis; W. Owen; G. Robinson; T. Cadell; T. Evans, 1775 . Leather. The third edition of Oliver Goldsmith's narrative history of ancient Rome, tracing its foundation through to the fall of the Western Empire, complete in two volume…

The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

Robert Southey · 1844 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844-47. Leather. An anthology of the collected poetical works of Romantic Poet Laureate Robert Southey. Complete in ten volumes.An anthology of the poetry of Robert Southey.Illustrated with a frontispiece and engraved title page to e…

The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith · 1821 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Richardson & Co, 1821. Hardback. An early nineteenth century four volume edition of the works of Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. A four volume 'New Edition&apos.With a portrait frontispiece to volume I.Scarce in the original boards. The works of Oliver Goldsmi…

Roosevelt as the Poets Saw Him: Tributes From the Singers of America and England to Theodore Roosevelt

Towne, Charles Hanson Editor With An Introduction By Corinne Roosevelt Robinson · 1923 · Lorrin Wong, Bookseller

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

NY: Charles Scribner, 1923. Covers heavily soiled. An interesting inscription from father to son and dated Christomas 1923 on front end paper. A newspaper article dated Nov. 18, 1923 complimenting the contribution by local poet Mrs. May L. Restrick affixed to the inside front co…

The Poetical Works of John Cunningham the Poetical Works of William Falconer the Poetical Works of Thomas Day

John Cunningham · 1805 · Rooke Books

£86.00 (€103.10 | $113.64 | ¥18,149)

London, Printed at the Stanhope Press, 1805. Leather. Three volumes of collected poetical works bound in one volume, containing the works of John Cunningham, William Falconer, and Thomas Day. These poetical works were collated by the notable English antiquary, bibliographer, and…

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1881 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London , George Routledge and Sons, 1881. Leather. A smart Bickers binding of a collection of lyrical poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in full red calf with a frontispiece of the poet. The author's edition of the work.In full decorative red calf, bound by Bickers & Son.…

Les péchés capitaux. [The Seven Deadly Sins].

Detouche, H. (illustrator) · 1900 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€750.00 ($826.66 | £625.61 | ¥132,022)

Paris, Boudet, 1900. Folio (35.3 x 28.0 cm). Title-page in grey and red. Contents leaf with hand-coloured pictorial border; seven plates in double suite (tinted, with additional hand-colouring, and in fine and detailed watercolouring), all tissue-guarded, with additional text on…

The Poetical Works of John Scott Esq.

John Scott · 1782 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.61 | $436.05 | ¥69,640)

London, J. Buckland, 1782 . First edition. Leather. A handsome example of the charmingly illustrated first edition of the collected verse of Quaker poet John Scott, rebound in quarter morocco. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, …

The Moon As a Slice of Pineapple

Conrad Hilberry · 1984 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Athens, University of Georgia Press, 1984 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this volume of poems by American poet Conrad Hilberry, with a signed presentation inscription from Hilberry and his wife, Marion. The first edition of this work.Inscribed 'for Edith a…

The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton

John Milton; H. C. Beeching [editor] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Oxford University Press, 1921. Leather. A smartly bound reprint of this collection of Milton's poetical works, edited by Henry Charles Beeching. With portrait frontispiece. Contains facsimile prints of the original title pages to the works. The complete poetical wor…

The Complete Works of Thomas Lovell Beddoes

Thomas Lovell Beddoes; Sir Edmund Gosse · 1928 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Issued by the Fanfrolico Press, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful edition of the collected works of English author Thomas Lovell Beddoes in two volumes, one of 750 copies printed. Number five-hundred and thirty-seven of seven-hundred and fifty copies printed. Compl…

Mrs Fisher or the Future of Humour

Robert Graves · 1928 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Company, 1928. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition copy of this fascinating insight on humour by the acclaimed poet Robert Graves. The first edition of this work. The first impression with plum paper covered boards and Skelton&…

The Poetical Works of Mrs Felicia Hemans

Felicia Hemanns · 1836 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Paris , A. and W. Galignani, 1836. Leather. A very scarce first A. and W. Galignani edition of this poetical anthology from leading female poet, Felicia Hemans. The first A. and W. Galignani edition, in the original English text. Bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled pape…

The Poems of Alice Meynell (Complete Edition)

Alice Meynell · 1940 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, 1940. Leather. A lovely complete edition comprising the poems of British writer, critic and suffragist, Alice Meynell. A complete edition of Alice Meynell's poetical works. Including four poems here first collected from pe…

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1908 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Henry Frowde , 1908. Leather. The collected poetical work of Longfellow, the complete copyright edition in a half calf binding. Complete copyright edition of the collected poetical works of the notorious author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in one handsomely bound volume. …

The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier; W. Garrett Horder · 1904 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Henry Frowde , 1904. Vellum. A beautiful quarter vellum bound copy of this anthology of John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry. A collection of poetry by John Greenleaf Whittier, edited with notes, index, and chronological list by W. Garrett Horder. Published posthumously…

The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning · 1913 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Humphrey Milford, 1913. Leather. The 'Oxford Edition' of this collection of poetry by the celebrated Elizabeth Barrett Browning, bound in half calf. The 'Oxford Edition&apos. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards. Illustrated with a monochrome fron…