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The Project, a Poem. Dedicated to Dean Tucker
[Richard Tickell] · 1778 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)
London, T. Becket, 1778. Disbound. A scarce second edition of Richard Tickell's satirical poem dedicated to the churchman Josiah Tucker. This was the poet's first work. The second edition of this work. A scarce work. Collated, complete. ESTC citation number T2401. Disb…
Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
William Edmondstoune Aytoun · 1849 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons , 1849. Leather. A pleasing prize-bound volume comprising the poems of reputable literary professor, William Edmondstoune Aytoun. A collection of the works of Scottish poet, William Edmondstoune Aytoun. In full morocco prize binding, with d…
The Robbers&Apos; Cave: A Tale of Italy
A.L.O.E [Charlotte Maria Tucker] · 1871 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1871 . Cloth. A delightful copy of Charlotte Maria Tucker's thrilling work of Victorian juvenile literature, in a highly decorative binding. In a charming cloth binding, with a colour pictorial inlay to the front board.Illustrated with a frontisp…
On Some Doubtful Species in the Cheshire Flora
John Warren · 1875 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, Ranken and Co, 1875. Disbound. A very scarce author's presentation copy of this extract from the 'Journal of Botany', this essay discussing the species of Flora in Cheshire, written by John Warren. Author's inscription to the front leaf, 'with th…
Isaiah of Jerusalem in the Authorised English Version
Mathew Arnold · 1883 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1883. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Matthew Arnold's critique and translation of the old testament. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. This essay was written by Mathew Arnold, the English poet and critic, and di…
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth. With Life.
William Wordsworth · 1861 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
Edinburgh, Gall & Inglis, c1860 . Leather. Handsome full-morocco poetry collection from William Wordsworth, illustrated and featuring an introductory biography. Bound in full red morocco.Illustrated with eight steel-engraved plates, including a frontispiece and illustrated title…
The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley; Thomas Hutchinson [editor] · 1912 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, Henry Frowde Oxford University Press, 1912. Vellum. A smartly bound Oxford edition of this collected poetical works of English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Oxford edition. With a portrait frontispiece. The complete poetical works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, an Englis…
A Prospect of the Sea Stories and Essays
Dylan Thomas; Daniel Jones [ed.] · 1955 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1955 . First edition. Paperback. A proof copy of the first edition of this posthumously published collection of stories and essays by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. A proof copy of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A selection…
The Pious Minstrel a Collection of Sacred Poetry
J. T. · 1831 · Rooke Books
£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)
London, Charles Tilt, 1831. First edition. Leather. A pocket sized collection of religious poetry from the nineteenth century. An anthology of religious poetry. The first edition of this work. The editor is noted to the title page as 'J.T&apos. Otherwise, little is known ab…
The Poetical Works of John Milton with Life
John Milton · 1881 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
Edinburgh, Gall and Inglis , 1881. Cloth. A bright collection of John Milton's poetry, bound in the beautifully gilt-decorated cloth. A lovely collection of works from the acclaimed poet John Milton, including his popular epic poem 'Paradise Lost' and its sequel &…
The Dial August 1926 Volume LXXXI Number Six
Marianne Moore [editor] · 1926 · Rooke Books
£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)
New Jersey, The Dial Press, 1926. Paperback. A scarce copy of this issue of the political review and literary criticism magazine The Dial. Volume LXXXI, Number 6. Scarce issue. With a colour tipped in plate from Renoir and five black-and-white plates. Collated complete. The Dial…
The Pot of Gold and Two Other Tales
Aaron Judah · 1959 · Rooke Books
£63.00 (€75.52 | $83.23 | ¥13,291)
London, Faber and Faber, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition of Aaron Judah's three playful fairy tales, illustrated by Mervyn Peake, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. First edition. Compl…
Under the Tuscan sun. At home in Italy
Mayes, Frances · 1999 · De Boekentuin Alkmaar
€17.90 ($19.73 | £14.93 | ¥3,150)
Bantam Books, Slappe kaft, zo goed als nieuw, ongelezen, 1999, licht verkleurde rug, Samenvatting Frances Mayes - widely published poet, gourmet cook and travel writer - opens the door on a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tusca…
The Love Songs of W.E. B. Du Bois
Jeffers, Honoree Fanonne · 2021 · Structure, Verses, Agency Books
$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)
New York, Harper, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked but for previous owner's ink-stamp at half-title. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn but…
The Devil&Apos;S Walk; the Real Devil&Apos;S Walk; the March of Intellect; Monsieur Mallet; Monsieur Tonson
Professor Porson; [Samuel Taylor Coleridge]; [Robert Southey]; W. T. Moncrieff; H. W. Montagu; John Taylor · 1830 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)
London, Marsh and Miller; Effingham Wilson; William Kidd; Thomas Griffiths, 1830. First edition. Vellum. A delightful volume comprising five satirical poems with Cruikshank's illustrations. Including the first separate edition of Coleridge and Southey's 'Devil&apo…
The Works of Thomas Love Peacock Including His Novels, Poems, Fugitive Pieces, Criticisms, Etc.
Thomas Love Peacock; Lord Houghton; Edith Nicolls; Henry Cole · 1875 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1875. Cloth. A complete three volume edition of the works of English novelist and poet Thomas Love Peacock. Complete in three volumes. With a portrait frontispiece to volume I. A collection of the satirical novels, poetry, criticism, and miscella…
The Poor Man's Preservative against Popery: Addressed to the Lower Classes of Great Britain and Ireland
White, Joseph Blanco · 1826 · Pemberley Natural History Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
C. & J. Rivington London viii, 108, . . HB. 12mo, cont. half-calf, rubbed/minor wear, marbled boards; title piece to spine lost. Vg.. 2nd edition. Rare. Joseph Blanco White [formerly José María Blanco y Crespo] (1775-1841) was a Spanish émigré to England and Ireland. White was o…
The world before the flood, a poem in ten cantos; with other occasional pieces. Second edition.
MONTGOMERY, JAMES. · 1813 · Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta
€90.00 ($99.20 | £75.08 | ¥15,840)
London, printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, 1813. 12mo. III-XVI;328,(1),(3 blank) p. Calf. 17 cm (Details: Back with 3 gilt raised bands; gilt title in second compartment; other 3 compartments with blindstamped palmette cornerpieces. Both boards …
Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and the Armada
Lord Macaulay [Thomas Babington Macaulay] · 1872 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1872. Leather. A smart new edition of this collection of narrative poems, or lays, from Thomas Babington Macaulay. New edition. A collection of narrative poems, or lays, which recount heroic episodes from early Roman history with strong dramatic …
The Works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musaeus
Francis Fawkes [trans.]; Anacreon; Sappho; Bion; Moschus; Musaeus · 1789 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, J. Walker, J. Wallis, 1789 . Leather. The second edition of Francis Fawkes's translation of works of classical ancient Greek poetry by such figures as Sappho and Anacreon. The second edition of this work, which was first published in 1760. In this lovely volume, Eng…