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The War Trilogy.

Holtzman, Avi. With essays by Frits Gierstberg and William L. Fox. · 1997 · Librarium of The Hague

€25.00 ($27.56 | £20.85 | ¥4,401)

Reno, Nevada Museum of Art, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft cover. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Large oblong 8vo. Pp. 47. Photographic work. With 25 full-page colour plates (inc. cover), and 53 thumbnail halftone im…

Wordsworth's Gardens (signed by the author and photographer)

BUCHANAN, Carole (text) / BUCHANAN, Richard (photographs) · 2001 · Boekhandel - Antiquariaat Emile Kerssemakers - Member ILAB/NVvA

€25.00 ($27.56 | £20.85 | ¥4,401)

Texas Tech University Press 2001, 224pp. Illustrated. Cloth, with dust jacket. In very good condition. "Readers of the poems of William Wordsworth have likely encountered at least in some small way his love of the garden and gardening. And those who’ve visited the Great Britain’…

A Pilgrimage to Nejd the Cradle of the Arab Race a Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir and &Apos;Our Persian Campaign&Apos;

Lady Anne Blunt · 1881 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.90 | $2,378.45 | ¥379,853)

London, John Murray , 1881. Fine Binding. A lovely copy of this travelogue by influential and noted traveller of Arabia and the Middle East, Lady Anne Blunt. The second edition of this work, which has been bound together in a beautiful half morocco binding. Lady Anne Blunt found…

The Fact of a Doorframe: poems selected and new 1950-1984.

Rich, Adrienne, · 1994 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Norton, (1994). 5th ptg. G PB. Rich's "writing has always lifted her naturally toward a unifying transcendental vision, a dream.she is a true. metaphysical poet." Carol Muske, NY Times Book Review Few smudges on fore-edge.

An Ode to the Queen on her Sixty Years Reign

McGonagall, William · 0 · Barter Books Ltd

£520.00 (€623.39 | $687.11 | ¥109,735)

G : in good condition. RH margin ragged Edinburgh McGonagall First Edition 270mm x 210mm (11" x 8"). 1pp. The 'Worst Poet of All Time' are among the many accolades heaped upon William McGonagall, who was sustained by an invincible belief in his own genius throughout his life.

The Bruce, or the Book of the Most Excellent and Noble Prince Robert de Broyss, King of Scots

John Barbour; Rev. Walter W. Skeat [ed.] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1894. Leather. John Barbour's principal surviving work, a historical verse romance, edited by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat and uniformly bound in two volumes. A two-volume set, uniformly bound in a half morocco binding with marbled…

The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Complete in One Volume

Thomas Moore · 1865 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1865. Leather. A beautiful collection of poetry by Thomas More, complete in one volume and bound in full-morocco by Bickers & Son, with a frontispiece and vignette title page. Bound in full-morocco by Bickers & Son.Illustrated w…

The History of the Commonwealth of England, from Its Commencement to the Restoration of Charles II. Volumes I and IV

William Godwin · 1824 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , Henry Colburn, 1824. Disbound. Volumes one and four of the radical intellectual's history of the Commonwealth. Godwin was one of the first proponents of Utilitarianism, as well as of Anarchism, and was married to the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. His daughte…

Foure Bookes of Du Bartas I. The Arke II. Babylon III. The Colonnyes IV. The Columuesor Pyllars

William L'Isle of Wilburgham · 1637 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.42 | $660.68 | ¥105,515)

London, T. Paine, 1637. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of L'Isle's translation of the works of Du Bartas Rebacked with a new spine label and gilt lettering. With a large commentary by Simon Goulart de Senlis. Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (1544–July …

Callimachus of Cyrene and the literary crisis at the beginning of the Hellenistic period: a preliminary study.

BULLOCH, A.W., · 1965 · Scrinium Classical Antiquity

€115.00 ($126.75 | £95.93 | ¥20,243)

Cambridge, private presses, n.d.(>1965). XII,182p. Private binding. Typoscript. With author's intention on front cover. Cover a bit wrinkled. (Rare). 'Prejudices, falsifications and inadequacies have resulted in an almost total lack of a definitive, responsable evaluation of Cal…

The San Francisco Oracle, Collectors Edition the Psychedelic Newspaper of the Haight-Ashbury, 1966-1968 (Facsimile Edition)

COHEN, ALLEN (EDITOR) · 1991 · S. Howlett-West Books

$500.00 (€453.64 | £378.40 | ¥79,853)

Oakland, CA: Regent Press, 1991. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0916147126. SIGNED EDITION. Limited Trade edition. (NOT the deluxe edition numbered and signed by several of the artists. ) Folio sized book. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription, b…

See You in the Morning; Cloth of the Tempest; Red Wine and Yellow Hair; But Even So

Kenneth Patchen · 1947 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York , Padell; New Directions , 1947-1968. Cloth. A wonderful set of works from experimental poet Kenneth Patchen, including a volume of his picture poems. A pleasing set of four works offering the poems of Kenneth Patchen, including the second edition of 'Cloth of the …

The Poems of Thomas Gray. With Critical Notes, a Life of the Author, and an Essay on His Poetry

Thomas Gray; Rev. John Mitford · 1814 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, White, Cochrane, and Co. 1814 . First edition. Leather. The first Mitford edition of 'The Poems of Thomas Gray', being the first to contain John Mitfords notes and biography, elegantly bound in full rebacked calf. A collection of the poems by Thomas Gray. The f…

The Court and Reign of Francis the First, King of France

Miss Pardoe [Julia Pardoe] · 1849 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Richard Bentley, 1849. Cloth. The first edition of this two volume history on the life and reign of Francis I of France, with illustrations. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and five plates. Volume two is illustrated w…

Words from the House of the Dead: Prison Writings from Soledad

1971 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Greenfield Center, Greenfield Review Press, 1971. First edition. Paperback. A unique collection of poetry smuggled out by inmates at the Soledad State Prison, illustrated with drawings by 'Von Magnus' and edited by Joseph Bruchac and William Witherup. First and only ed…

Healing the Body Politic. The Political Thought of Christine de Pizan,

K. Green, C. Mews (eds.) · 2005 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€49.50 ($54.56 | £41.29 | ¥8,713)

Turnhout, Brepols, 2005 Hardback, XXII+266 p., 160 x 240 mm. ISBN 9782503516363. Christine de Pizan (1364-1431) has been recognised as a poet, early humanist and feminist precursor but rarely as political theorist whose works were intended to have a direct impact on the tumultuo…

America America America

KENNETH S. GINIGER · 1963 · Mike Long Books

$44.75 (€40.60 | £33.87 | ¥7,147)

Franklin Watts Publishing. 1963. Hard Cover. Hardcover/Gd. condition/231 pages - Prose and poetry about the land, the people, and the promise. (K1631HR7). Good.

The Postilion Has Been Struck by Lightning and Other Poems [Just Like the Resurrection: Poems]

Patricia Beer · 1967 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Macmillan, 1967. Paperback. A smart uncorrected proof copy of this poetry collection from English writer Patricia Beer, with the original title. Uncorrected proof copy. This copy is titled with the original 'The Postilion has been struck by Lightning and Other Poems…

The Boys&Apos; Autumn Book: Descriptions of the Season, Scenery, Rural Life, and Country Amusements

Thomas Miller · 1847 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1847. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated book for young boys with writings on the theme of Autumn. With thirty-five illustrations. A collection of writings on the theme of Autumn, written for young boys. With details of harvest, farming, scenery, ani…

Or, The Political Hodge-Podge. To the Tune of ‘Mrs. Arne, Mrs. Arne, It gives me Concern.’.....

OMNIUM GATHERUM; · 1780 · Forest Books

£177.38 (€212.65 | $234.38 | ¥37,432)

N.P., [York?], N.D., [1780]. 4to, single leaf, printed on one side only, uncut. An attack on Christopher Wyvill and his supporters in the Yorkshire Association. Twelve doggerel stanzas in double column against Christopher Wyvill, Chairman and other members of the Yorkshire Ass…