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Eden Phillpotts · 1916 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Cecil Palmer & Hayward, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry, signed by the author, illustrated by Alma Elliott. In the publisher's original half white cloth with gilt decoration and purple boards. The first edition of this ill…

Poems

Maurice O'Reilly · 1919 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Sands and Company, 1919. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of a poetic anthology written by Irish poet and Catholic figure Maurice O'Reilly, referencing his personal experiences, including as a priest in Australia. The signed first edition of Poems, wri…

Candle-Ends

Hermon Ould · 1920 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, The Bloomsbury Press, 1920 . First edition. Paperback. First edition, signed and inscribed by Hermon Ould, a scarce early collection of verse by the future co-founder of P.E.N. International. In the publisher's original paper wraps.First edition. Signed and inscribe…

Norge and Others

Charles Edward Hammond; C. R. A. Hammond · 1921 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Ely, G. H. Tyndall, The Minster Press , 1921. First edition. Paperback. A scarce privately printed first edition of Hammond"s illustrated travel and verse miscellany, celebrating Norway and its locales, signed and inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original paper w…

Poems 1914-1916

William Ellery Leonard · 1916 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

None Stated, Privately Printed, 1916 . First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce privately printed First Edition of Leonard"s withdrawn WWI poetry cycle, inscribed by the author and issued only in a small handful of copies for private distribution. In the publisher's o…

Stone Mountain or the Lay of the Gray Minstrel: An Epic Poem in Twenty-Four Parts

Lucian Lamar Knight · 1923 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Atlanta , The Johnson-Dallis Company, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Knight"s illustrated epic Confederate memorial poem, signed and inscribed by the author in 1924. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding with gilt. First edition. Inscribed by the …

Floridina: Poems

Samuel D. Lee · 1920 · Rooke Books

£138.00 (€165.44 | $182.35 | ¥29,122)

New York, James T. White & Co. 1920. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this collection of lyrical poems themed around Florida, signed and inscribed by the author, presented to the author's nephew. In the publisher's original red cloth bindi…

A Hidden Well: Lyrics and Sonnets

Louis How · 1916 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Boston, Sherman, French & Company, 1916 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of lyrics and sonnets by American poet Louis How, with a frontispiece. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the…

Occasional Verse

A. Stodart-Walker · 1920 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Glasgow, Maclehose, Jackson and Co. 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of poems written during the author's five years of service in the Great War. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the auth…

Buddy Ballads: Songs of the A.E. F

Berton Braley · 1919 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

New York, George H. Doran Company, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of this collection of twentieth century poetry by Berton Braley, signed and inscribed by the author. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to th…

Vision D&Apos;Un Age D&Apos;Acier

Raymond Schwab · 1920 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

Paris, Georges Cres & Cie, 1920 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce limited edition presentation copy of poetry written by Raymond Schwab. A limited edition copy, with this work being 144/330.Written by Raymond Schwab, a French writer and senior civil servant.Signed and in…

Bookman&Apos;S Pleasure, a Recreation for Book Lovers

Holbrook Jackson · 1947 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

New York, Farrar, Straus and Company, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first US edition of Holbrook Jackson's compilation of famous writers talking about famous writers, inscribed to his own brother. The first US edition of this work, which had…

Things As They Are: Ballads

Berton Braley · 1916 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

New York, George H. Doran Company, 1916 . First edition. Hardback. Very scarce signed first-edition poetry collection from Berton Braley, author of "The Will to Win". Very scarce first edition.Publisher's original hardback.Presentation copy. Signed by the author with an ins…

In Praise of War

Don C. Seitz · 1917 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York and London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917 . First edition. Hardback. Scarce first-edition volume of war poetry by Don C. Seitz. Signed presentation copy to the dedicatee. Scarce first edition.Publisher's original hardback. In quarter cloth binding.Presentation…

French Soldier: Home from Being a War Prisoner

Haniel Long · 1942 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Santa Fe, New Mexico, The Santa Fe Press, Inc. 1942 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Very scarce first-edition presentation copy of Haniel Long's war poetry pamphlet. Very scarce first edition.Publisher's original pamphlet.Presentation copy. Inscription and author&a…

Italy in Arms and Other Poems

Clinton Scollard · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Gomme & Marshall, 1915 . First edition. Cloth. Scarce signed first-edition poetry collection on Clinton Schollard's love and fear for Italy at their joining of the First World War. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Signed by the autho…

All Clear!

John Oxenham · 1919 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Methuen, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. Uncommon signed first-edition poetry collection commemorating the end of the First World War from prominent writer William Arthur Dunkerly. Uncommon first edition. One of 25,000 copies.In publisher's original quarter-cloth bindi…

Youth: A Song

Leslie Phillips Jones · 1915 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Nottingham, J & J Vice Ltd. [1915]. First edition. Cloth. Very scarce first edition of Leslie Philips Jones' posthumous poetry collection. Author's relative's copy with signature, letter and author's bookplate. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's or…

Northern France from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire

Karl Baedeker · 1894 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Leipsic , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1894. Cloth. A smart second edition of this handbook to northern France, from reputable German publisher Karl Baedeker. Second edition.In the publisher's red cloth binding. Illustrated with nine maps and twenty-seven plans, six of which …

Northern Germany: Handbook for Travellers

Karl Baedeker · 1877 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Leipsic , Karl Baedeker , 1877. Cloth. A smart sixth edition of this classic Baedeker guide to northern Germany, complete with folding maps and plans. Sixth edition, revised and augmented.In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with fifteen maps and twenty-se…