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Achilles in Scyros
Robert Bridges · 1892 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, Geo. Bell & Sons, 1892. Hardback. The second edition of Robert Bridges' poem telling of Achilles time on Skyros. The second edition.One of one hundred and fifty six large paper copies. A poetical retelling of the episode of mythology where Achilles goes to Skyros. …
Vaduz
Bernard Heidsieck · 1998 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
Not Stated , Archivio F. Conz , 1998. First edition. Hardback. A scarce copy of Bernard Heidsieck's sound poem, with a CD recording of his reading inserted to the work. The first edition of this scarce work.In the publisher's original hardcover with a printed photograp…
Fables de Florian
Jean Pierre Claris de Florian · 1842 · Rooke Books
£335.00 (€401.61 | $442.66 | ¥70,695)
Paris, J. J. Dubochet , 1842. First edition. Leather. A French first edition copy of the fables of Florian. Jean Pierre Claris de Florian was a French poet, novelist and fabulist. This volume is a collection of his fables which have been illustrated by J.J. Granville. Some of t…
Verses
Albert Haddock · 1946 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
Bromley, Kent County Press, [1946]. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce poetry collection from the relatively unknown Albert Haddock. First edition. Very scarce. In the publisher's original soft covers. A lovely selection of verses, grouped under…
Vittoria
George Meredith · 1886 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1886. Leather. George Meredith's historical fiction novel set during the Italian Risogimento, bound in half calf. A new edition. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. This historical novel was written by George Meredith, an English…
Merope: A Tragedy
Matthew Arnold · 1858 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)
London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts , 1858. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Matthew Arnold's tragic poem about the Greek myth of Athenian princess, Merope. First edition. In the original cloth binding. This tragedy utilises the style of Gre…
Fire Down Below
William Golding · 1989 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Faber and Faber, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of this novel by Nobel Prize winning author William Golding. First edition. The third novel in the To the Ends of the Earth trilogy of nautical, relational novels. Includes Talbot's maturing and his gro…
Proverbial Philosophy
Martin F Tupper · 1861 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)
London, Hatchard and Co, 1861. Cloth. A collection of philosophical proverbs by Martin F. Tupper, in the original decorative cloth binding. The hundred-and-fourth thousand. In the publisher's original decorative cloth. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece engraved b…
Jake&Apos;S Thing
Kingsley Amis · 1979 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
New York, The Viking Press, 1979. Paperback. A scarce proof copy of this novel by noted author Kingsley Amis. Dated for release May 1979 on the front of the wrap. First published in the UK the previous year. Kingsley Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. Amis&a…
Ulverton
Adam Thorpe · 1992 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)
London, Secker & Warburg, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of Adam Thorpe's debut novel, 'Ulverton', which won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize in 1992. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's origina…
Stings and Wings
Humbert Wolfe · 1935 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Ivor Nicholson and Watson Limited , 1935. First edition. Hardback. A scarce copy of this delightful poetry collection from Humbert Wolfe, complete with the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this scarce work. Complete with the very scarce original u…
A Treatise of CIVIL Power
Geoffrey Hill · 2005 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Thame, Clutag Press, 2005 . First edition. Paperback. A scarce limited edition copy of this poetry collection by one of the most important twentieth century poets, Geoffrey Hill. A limited edition, with this copy being No.146/400. In the publisher's original white paper wr…
A Wreath of Christmas Poems
Hayes, Albert M; Laughlin, James · 1942 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)
Norfolk, CT, New Directions / The Poet of the Month, 1942. Staplebound. Octavo. Staplebound chapbook. green wraps with black titles and red illustration. [32] pages ; 23 cm. The fourth eclogue / Virgil -- St. Bernard's hymn to the virgin / Dante -- [Second nun's tale selection] …
Felt Intensity
Keith Westwater · 2015 · Book Haven
NZ$19.50 (€9.77 | $10.77 | £8.15 | ¥1,720)
Makaro Press 2015 Paperback, 76pp. When the earth thrashes under us like a fish, the ordinary words we use to describe the devastation afterwards never seem enough. Lower Hutt poet Keith Westwater harnesses instead the language of science, journalism and myth to adequately expre…
Rule, Britannia! a Favorite National Song. Composed by Dr. Arne. Price 1s. Original Engraved Sheet Music
Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778) · 1700 · Wittenborn Art Books
$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.20 | ¥39,927)
London: Robinson & Son, Musicians and Music Publishers, 3, Wilson St. Finsbury. Sq. circa earlty 19th Century. 4 pages, engraved on 2 sides. 14 x 10 inches. Expertise by Thierry BODIN - 01 45 48 25 31 Syndicat Français des experts Professionnels en Oeuvre d'Art Historic UK: The …
Obras de D. Francisco Child Rolim de Moura
Francisco Child Rolim De Moura · 1853 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)
Lisboa, Escriporio Da Bibliotheca Portugueza, 1853. Hardback. A excellent copy of this work of nineteenth century Portuguese poetry by Francisco Child Rolim De Moura. Rebound. This is a pleasing copy of this scarce work of poetry. In the original Portuguese. This volume features…
Images and Meditations, a Book of Poems
Mary Duclaux · 1923 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce collection of poetry and meditations by Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux. Over forty poems by noted poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator, Mary Duclaux. She was the elder sister of the nove…
White Line *1
Thomas Karsten 152153 · 2008 · Boekhandel J de Slegte BV
€295.00 ($325.15 | £246.07 | ¥51,929)
Ed. Galerie Vevais, 2008, Linnen band, 80, The new naughty and very explicit book by Thomas Karsten dares to eternal art and cultural history balancing act between art and pornography. The American professor of history of photography and known poet John Wood illuminates the subj…
Silhouettes. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. 415 COPIES WERE PRINTED. BEST EDITION IN SIGNED MACDONALD BINDING
SYMONS Arthur · 1896 · Island Books
£365.00 (€437.57 | $482.30 | ¥77,026)
Leonard Smithers 1896. 8vo., Second and Best Edition, on laid paper, some light and inoffensive age-staining; handsomely bound in contemporary full red crushed morocco BY JAMES MACDONALD OF NEW YORK, marbled boards, back with five raised bands, second and third compartments lett…
Dinner with Persephone : Travels in Greece
STORACE,PATRICIA · 1997 · Kalamos Books
$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)
London, Granta Books. 1997, 1st.UK Ed.. (ISBN: 1862070334) Hardcover. Book, Mixing affection with detachment,rapture with clarity,this American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West.Patricia Storace, with immense tact and skill, reveals how th…