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Italy, a Poem.

Samuel Rogers · 1836 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, T. Cadell, 1836. Leather. A beautifully illustrated copy of Rogers' vivid poem about Italy, a lovely work. This poem was Rogers' longest work, as well as being his last. It was written inspired by his 1814 journey travelling through Switzerland to Italy, on whi…

Theatre Complet de J. -B. Poquelin de Moliere

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere · 1882 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.21 | $779.47 | ¥124,472)

Paris, Librairie de Bibliophiles , [1882]. Leather. A complete collection in eight uniform volumes of the theatrical works of Moliere, in the original French. A complete set in eight volumes of the works of Moliere, French poet and playwright, often regarded as one of the greate…

Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1913 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1913. Leather. A beautifully bound, fine paper edition of this collection of essays from the renowned Scottish novelist, in a full vellum decorative binding. The fine paper edition.In the publisher's original full vellum, with gilt decorations to th…

A Spanish Triptych Being Three Poems of Compassion

Robert Nichols · 1936 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1936. Paperback. A limited edition collection of poems by Robert Nichols centred on themes of compassion. Limited edition. The being number 60 of 116 (of which only 111 were sold). The three poems featured in this volume are titled as follows: Vir…

Free Fall

William Golding · 1959 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Faber and Faber, 1959 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Golding's fourth novel about an English painter held in a German POW camp, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. In th…

In an Emergency

Daniel Weissbort · 1972 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Oxford , Carcanet Press, 1972. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this comprehensive collection of poetry from Daniel Weissbort. First edition.With a dedicated inscription signed "Danny" to the front free endpaper, dated June 1972. "With much affection.…

Enjoyment of Poetry with Other Essays in Aesthetics

Max Eastman · 1939 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Cloth. A smart new edition of this collection of essays from American writer Max Eastman, signed and inscribed by the author. New edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper dated 1942. A collection of essays in…

Poesies

Theophile Gautier · 1873 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

France, Imprimerie Particuliere, 1873. Cloth. A collection of poetry from Gautier, with an autobiography, in the original French language. French language. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies on Holland paper. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece and a loose score of Tempo…

Scattered Scarlet

Will H. Ogilvie · 1923 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1923. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of poetry from Scottish-Australian writer and horseman William Henry Ogilvie. First edition. Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece and seven tippe…

Wensleydale; or, Rural Contemplations: A Poem

T. Maude · 1816 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Richmond, T. Bowman, 1816. Cloth. A fourth edition of this rural poem from English writer Thomas Maude. Fourth edition. A rural poem on Wensleydale, a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, where the author resided after being appointed steward of the Duke o…

Forgotten Land

Max Egremont · 2012 · Book Haven

NZ$12.50 (€6.26 | $6.90 | £5.23 | ¥1,102)

Picador 2012 Paperback, 354pp. Following his highly successful Life of Sassoon, Max Egremont turns his attention to a world that has vanished into history.East Prussia is no longer on any map, though it was once a thriving land, famously military, deeply forested, artistically f…

Raids & Settlements Seamus Heaney As Translator

Marco Sonzogni and Marcella Zanetti · 2021 · Book Haven

NZ$31.50 (€15.78 | $17.40 | £13.17 | ¥2,778)

Cuba Press 2021 Softcover, 376pp. ""Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) was one of the most loved, read, studied and translated writers of our time. In 1995 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for \'works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the …

Momentary Monsters: Lucan and His Heroes

Johnson, W.R. · 1987 · Structure, Verses, Agency Books

$28.80 (€26.13 | £21.80 | ¥4,599)

Ithaca, New York, Cornell University Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine contribution to the Cornell Studies in Classical Philology series. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Li…

[Printed publication,1785, Batavian Republic] Brief aan den Weledelen Zeer Geleerden Heere, Mr. ..... opsteller van het bericht van schout en schepenen der stad Amsterdam, aan haar Ed. Gr. Mog. de Heren Staten van Holland en Westfriesland, in de zaak van Mr. J. C. Hespe en J. Verlem. P. Schouten, Amsterdam, 1785, 131 pp.

Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€65.40 ($72.08 | £54.56 | ¥11,511)

<p style="text-align: left;">Paper on cardboard, 23.9 x 14.7 cm.</p>Among other things, this letter elaborates on the case of lawyer/poet Hespe and publisher/bookseller Verlem. As the editor and publisher of "Politieke Kruijer", Hespe and Verlem were imprisoned shortly after the…

Final Demands

Peter Reading · 1988 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1988 . First edition. Paperback. A smart signed first edition copy of this poem presented in a variety of type-styles by Peter Reading. The first edition.  Signed by the author to the title page.  In the publisher&apos;s original paperback binding. In…

Poems of War and Peace

Robert Underwood Johnson · 1916 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, The Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1916 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of war poetry by Robert Underwood Johnson, signed by the author to the front endpaper.  The first edition in the publisher&apos;s original quarter cloth with paper-covered boards.A…

Observations on Poetry

[Henry Pemberton] · 1738 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, H. Woodfall; J. Brotherton; J. Nourse; R. Dodsley, 1738. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce discussion on poetry, by Henry Pemberton. The first edition of this scarce work.Half-title is present.Errata to the front.An examination on poetry by the Gre…

Hudibras

Samuel Butler · 1847 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Henry Washbourne, 1847. Cloth. A complete two volume set of the satirical poem Hudibras, with illustrations. A complete two volume set. New editions with illustrations. Hudibras is a satirical poem written in a mock-heroic style by English poet and satirist Samuel Butl…

Things

Francis Ponge; Cid Corman · 1971 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

New York City; Tokyo, Japan, Grossman Publishers; Mushinsha Limited, 1971. First edition. Paperback. The first U.S. edition of this delightful selection of the translated prose poetry of Francis Ponge. First U.S. edition. In the publisher&apos;s original soft covers. An amusing …

Sparkenbroke

Charles Morgan · 1936 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition copy of this charming novel by Charles Morgan. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Charles Morgan, in which he explores the theme of the haunted boundaries of life and death. Morgan…