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A Book of Bachelors

Fox, Arthur W. · 1900 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York, Dutton, 1900. Hardcover. Three-quarter binding with a red leather spine and pink marbled wraps over the boards. Gilt text and five bands on the spine. The end pages are marbled. 449 pages; black-and-white plates. Contents are as follows: Preface.--The schoolmaster: Hen…

Winter Journey

T. Alan Broughton · 1980 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, E. P. Dutton, 1980. First edition. Hardback. A very smart set including an advance reading copy and first trade edition of this novel by American poet T. Alan Broughton. A set of two volumes, offering both an advance reading copy and first trade edition, first impressi…

Poems on Several Occasions; Splendid Shilling; Cyder

John Philips · 1727 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Thomas Astley; E. Curll; J. Tonson, 1727-1728 . Leather. A scarce edition of the works of eighteenth century poet John Phillips, containing his best known works. The fourth edition of Philips's 'Poems on Several Occasions', which was issued with his works …

Original Poems

M. Hunter · 1865 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Hexham, J. Catherall, 1865. Leather. A very scarce and personal anthology by a New Zealand poet who emigrated to England, with reflections on life, death, misery and hope. Original Poems, a very scarce anthology, written by New Zealand poet M. Hunter. Privately published by J. C…

Marginalia

Luther A. Brewer · 1926 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Iowa, Privately Printed, 1926 . First edition. Hardback. Poet and playwright John Drinkwater's personal copy of this limited edition miscellaneous collection of writings by Luther A. Brewer. A limited edition, privately printed first edition, one of 300 copies produced. Il…

Als Postcard from Thornton Wilder to Gladys Campbell

Wilder, Thornton · 1937 · Wittenborn Art Books

$800.00 (€725.83 | £605.54 | ¥127,750)

The S.S. Le Grasse, at sea: Thornton Wilder, 1937. Postcard from Thornton Wilder to Gladys Campbell. El Greco painting "St. Martin and the Beggar" on recto. Verso: "S.S. le Grasse July 11, 1937 approaching England to the tune of a fog horn. Dear Gladys: George Dillon:'Our habits…

Poetry London X

Tambimuttu [editor] · 1944 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Editions Poetry , 1944. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy Volume 2, Number 10, of this illustrated and esteemed literary magazine Poetry London. First edition. Volume 2, No. 10. Containing a letter in memory of the war poet Keith Douglas; poetry and prose from w…

Little Journeys of English Authors Robert Burns

Elbert Hubbard · 1901 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

New York, Roycrofters, 1901 . First edition. Leather. A limited edition signed copy of this hand decorated volume by Elbert Hubbard on the work of celebrated Scottish poet Robert Burns. A limited edition signed copy, with this being No.150/940 printed and illuminated by hand. Si…

Memoirs and Correspondence of Coventry Patmore

Basil Champneys · 1900 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1900. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon biography of Victorian poet Coventry Patmore by Basil Champneys. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to Volume I, dated 1916. Ill…

Poets & Their Art

Harriet Monroe · 1926 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work of literary criticism from Harriet Monroe, an editor and poet who played a major role in the development of modern poetry. In the very scare original dust wrapper. The first edition, fir…

Poems Volume I, Two Years Ago Volume I, & Yeast: A Problem

Charles Kingsley · 1890 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1890-1902. Leather. Three smart volumes from English novelist and poet Charles Kingsley. Three volumes. Later editions. Written by Charles Kingsley, a broad church priest of the Church of England, university professor, social reformer, historia…

Franzisco de Quevedos wunderliche Träume. Mit den Zeichnungen von Leonhard Bramer nach den Originalen in der Graphischen Sammlung des Bayerischen Staates.

BRAMER,LEONAERT. Quevedo y Villegas,Francisco Gómez de. · 1919 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€60.00 ($66.13 | £50.06 | ¥10,560)

München, Hugo Schmidt, [1919]. 66 pp. 61 plts (incl. 2 b./w. portraits). Orig. half calf, gilt tooled / lettered spine, marbled covers. Large 4to. [ 35 x 25.5 cm.]. - Spine ends & corners scuffed. With the drawings by Leonard Bramer based on the originals in the Graphic Collecti…

Guillaume Apollinaire : Choix De Poésies

Apollinaire, Guillaume & Bowra, C M [introduction] · 1945 · Eastleach Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Horizon - Curwen Press 1945 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/G+. xvi+102pp, b/w frontis, yellowed dustjacket chipped with loss along the edges & along the spine, ownership signature. Introduction in English, the poems in French. A selection of over 50 poems from Alcools & Calligrammes…

Nikos Kazantzakis : A Biography Based on His Letters.

KAZANTZAKIS, HELEN · 1968 · Kalamos Books

$70.00 (€63.51 | £52.98 | ¥11,178)

New York, Simon & Schuster. 1968, First US Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Trans. Amy Mims. Book, " The wife of Nikos Kazantzakis - novelist, poet, philosopher .- has set out to record the life ,the work ,the thoughts the loves of a major figure in world literature." English translati…

Marcel Broodthaers. Sözcükler, nesneler, kavramlar. / Words, things, concepts.

BROODTHAERS,MARCEL. Kahraman,Hasan Bülent. · 2014 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€75.00 ($82.66 | £62.57 | ¥13,200)

[Istanbul], [Akbank Sanat], [2014]. 73,[1] pp. Col. & b./w. ills. Softcover.Rather rare catalogue of an exhibition held at the Akbank Sanat exhibition space, Istanbul, Sept. 25 - Nov. 29, 2014. The exhibition, a major retrospective of Marcel Broodthaers, the Belgian conceptual a…

Spusk Pod Vodu. (Going Under)

CHUKOVSKAYA, Lydia. Chukovskaia · 1972 · Marijana Dworski Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

New York, Izadatelstvo imeni Chekhova, 1972. Used; Very Good First edition although written in 1949. Translated as 'Going Under' and written in the form of a memoir-like diary. The author's deeply personal writings reflect the human cost of Soviet totalitarianism, and she devote…

Nicolaas Heinsius. In dienst van Christina van Zweden.

HEINSIUS,NICOLAAS. Blok,F.F. · 1949 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€7.50 ($8.27 | £6.26 | ¥1,320)

Delft, Urselapers, 1949. 340 pp. 1 b./w. frontispiece (portrait). Orig. softcover (printed wrappers). 8vo. - Spine sl. worn & edges foxed.Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder (Latin: Nicolaus Heinsius; 20 July 1620 - 7 October 1681) was a Dutch classical scholar and poet, son of Daniel H…

Caitlin: Life with Dylan Thomas

THOMAS, CAITLIN; TREMLETT, GEORGE · 1986 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€7.50 ($8.27 | £6.26 | ¥1,320)

London, Secker & Warburg. 1986, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. xvi, 212 pp. (+ 16 pp. photographs). Red boards with gilt to spine. Caitlin Thomas's honest and at times brutally revealing autobiography. A unique perspective of her life with the poet Dylan Thomas. Very Good.

Sir Walter Scott&Apos;S Poetical Works

Sir Walter Scott · 1984 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1984 . Leather. A smart four volume set of poetical works by the celebrated Scottish poet Sir Walter Scott. A lovely set of four poetical works by Sir Walter Scott.In full red morocco. With gilt to fore edge.Illustrated with frontispieces, this…

Penny Wheep

Hugh M'Diarmid · 1926 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this work of poetry by Scottish poet Hugh M.Diarmid. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Presenting this very smart collection of poetry by Scottish poet Hugh M&…