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Souls in Torment

Ronald Searle; C. Day Lewis · 1953 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Perpetua, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of illustrations of "souls in torment" from English artist Ronald Searle. First edition. A collection of one hundred drawings from Ronald Searle, an English artist and satirical cartoonist, co…

Wondervogel: Roelli + Lieder

Hans Roelli · 1931 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

None stated, None stated, 1931. Paperback. A very scarce volume featuring poems by the noted German poet, Hand Roelli, presented to the Wandervogel youth group and written in the original German. A scarce pamphlet, with no copies being held at institutional libraries. Written i…

Legends and Lyrics: A Book of Verses

Adelaide Anne Procter · 1883 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1883. Leather. A collection of verses by the English poet, Adelaide Anne Procter, with an introduction by the noted Charles Dickens and bound in full calf. A new edition. Bound in full calf with raised bands to the spine. This volume features a co…

Burns and His Times, As Gathered from His Poems

J. O. Mitchell, LL.D. · 1897 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Glasgow, James MacLehose and Sons, 1897. Hardback. A fantastic journey into the world and society behind popular Scottish poet, Robert Burns. John Oswald Mitchell (1826-1904) was a Scottish writer, who compiled this non-fiction work regarding eighteenth century Scotland on the g…

Decii Junii Juvenalis Et A. Persii Flacci Satirae

Juvenal; Persius · 1771 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.71 | $104.39 | ¥16,671)

Paris, Barbou, 1771. Leather. A lovely leather bound edition comprising the satires of Juvenal and Persius. The Satires are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written in the late first and early second centuries AD.Featuring an analysis and commentary on…

Some Contemporary Poets (1920)

Harold Monro · 1920 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Leonard Parsons, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this critical study of contemporary poets from English poet Harold Monro. First edition. A collection of critical essays on contemporary poets, with reference to Robert Bridges, Thomas Hardy, W. B. Yea…

Ancient Humorous Poetry Containing Cornv-Copiãƒâ¦ Pasquil&Apos;S Night-Cap

Unamed · 1819 · Rooke Books

£204.00 (€244.56 | $269.56 | ¥43,050)

London, Printed by C. Whittingham, 1819. Hardback. A scarce reprint of Pasquil's Night-cap, in the publisher's original binding. A scarce early 19th century reprint of this poetical works. First attributed to Nicholas Breton, but now considered to be the work of Willia…

Byron

André Maurois · 1934 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1934. First edition. Leather. A uniformly bound two-volume set of the first edition, seventh printing of Maurois' biography of the notable Romantic poet Lord Byron. The first edition, seventh printing of this work, in a two-volume set, uniformly boun…

L&Apos;Intelligence Des Fleurs

Maurice Maeterlinck · 1910 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Bibliotheque-Charpentier , 1910. Leather. An early edition of this philosophical work by Nobel Prize winning author Maurice Maeterlinck, in a charming Valliant signed binding. A work of philosophy by Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist Belgian playwright, poet Maurice …

Poems

Thomas Gray · 1946 · Rooke Books

£63.00 (€75.53 | $83.25 | ¥13,295)

London, Privately Printed For Eton College In The Riccardi Press Fount Of The Medici Society Limited, 1946 . First edition. Vellum. A beautiful privately printed edition of the poetical works of the Romantic Thomas Gray, produced for Eton College. Privately printed by the Riccar…

A Bibliography of Louis Zukofsky

Celia Zukofsky · 1969 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Los Angeles, Black Sparrow Press, 1969. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this scarce bibliography on the work of American poet Louis Zukofsky, written by his wife Celia. A limited edition. Number 235 out of 300. Signed by both Celia and Louis Zukofsky to the edition page to th…

Tutaj / Here : New Poems

SZYMBORSKA, WISLAWA · 2010 · Kalamos Books

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

Krakow, Poland, Wydawnictwo Znak. 2010, First Thus. (ISBN: 9788324019250) Laminated Hardcover. Book, Billingual edition of new poems by the Nobel prize winnign Polish poet . English translation by.Clare Cavanagh. 79p. index NOTE: This is the BOOK ONLY of the performance [the CD …

I Paid My Dues. Good times - no bread. A story of Jazz

Babs Gonzales 184119 · 1967 · Boekhandel J de Slegte BV

€125.00 ($137.78 | £104.27 | ¥22,004)

Expubidence Publishing Corporation, 1967, 1e druk, Pocket, 160, A famous poet of the \"Beat Generation\" recalls his childhood in Newark in the forties, his discovery of New York's jazz scene, and his years performing abroad in the company of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and…

La Bonne Chanson - Romances Sans Paroles - Sagesse

Verlaine, Paul & Blondin, Antoine [preface] · 1966 · Eastleach Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Brodard et Taupin, Paris 1966 1st edition. Paperback, VG. 192pp, spine sunned & page margins tanned. Livre de Poche Classique series. A collection of the poems of Paul Marie Verlaine [ 1844 - 1896 ] French poet, writer and critic associated with the Symbolist, Parnassianist and…

Max in Hollywood, Baby

Maira Kalman, Maira Kalman's Max · 1992 · Klondyke BV

€7.00 ($7.72 | £5.84 | ¥1,232)

Hardcover, hardcover; 1992; Viking Books; Conditie: Goed; Max the Parisian poet dog is commissioned to write and direct his first Hollywood feature film, so he and his bride, the dazzling dalmatian Cre+a3pes Suzette, embark on a trip to Tinseltown.; Engels; ISBN10: 0670844799, I…

A Summary History of Sir William Wallace

McGonagall, William · 1899 · Barter Books Ltd

£460.00 (€551.46 | $607.83 | ¥97,074)

VG : in very good condition Edinburgh McGonagall First Edition 260mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). 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.

Beautiful Oban. Signed copy

McGonagall, William · 0 · Barter Books Ltd

£760.00 (€911.11 | $1,004.23 | ¥160,382)

VG : in very good condition Edinburgh McGonagall First Edition 260mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). 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.

Up Country Fields and Voices.

Snyder, Don J. (signed by author), · 1974 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Rumford, ME, Rumford Press, (1974). Fair ex-library PB. Poetry by Snyder: Prayer of a poet; Up-Country Is, homecomings in a small town, Trapper; Dump Sundays; Ice Storm Tree; The. Grange Hall; Death at a Young Age; To the Custodian. Library markings, binding fading.

Libations

Christian de MIOMANDRE · 1962 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.68 | ¥3,521)

C.E.L.F. | Bruxelles 1962 | 14 x 18 cm | broché | Edition originale, un des ex réservés aux abonnés des cahiers et des amis du C.E.L.F. Envoi de l'auteur à un ami poète. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition, one of the copies reserved for subscribers of the cahiers and …

Portrait of John Greenleaf Whiitter (1807-1892)

Wilcox, J.A.J. (Engraver) · 1846 · Wittenborn Art Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

[Boston: American Publisher, circa 1846]. Steel engraving. 203 x 124 mm. (sheet). Good, soiling around sheet edges, vertical tear at top sheet edge. John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Provenance: Fro…