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Ezra Pound · 1934 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ezra Pound's compelling guide to understanding literature, largely focusing on the art of poetry writing. First edition. A bright copy, in the publisher's red cloth. Written by American …

Red Cotton Night-Cap Country or Turf and Towers

Robert Browning · 1873 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , Smith, Elder & Co. 1873. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Red Cotton Night-Cap Country or Turf and Towers by Robert Browning. A first edition copy. The poem was first published in 1873 by Smith Elder and Co, but they did not need to reprint it until 1889 wh…

Marpessa

Stephen Phillips · 1901 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,037.72 | $2,245.94 | ¥358,647)

London, John Lane, 1901. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of Stephen Phillips' poem 'Marpessa&apos. With floral gilt tooling to the front and rear board. Illustrated by Philip Connard. Connard was an eminent artist in oils and watercolours. He earned royal recognition…

English Verse Old and New: An Anthology

G.C.F. Mean [ed.]; Rupert C. Clift [ed.] · 1922 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Cambridge , At The University Press, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry from a variety of renowned authors, signed and inscribed by John Drinkwater. The first edition.  Signed and inscribed by the English poet and dramatist, John Drinkwa…

Songs for a Little House

Christopher Morley · 1917 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, George H. Doran Company, 1917 . First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of this collection of twentieth century poetry by Christopher Morley. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, dated January 1918.In …

Bandersnatch

T. E. Ryves · 1950 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Grey Walls Press, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of T. E. Ryves's scarce dystopian science fiction novel, set on a Pacific island several thousand years in the future. The first edition, first impression of this uncommon work.In the publishe…

A Tangled Tale

Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] · 1974 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, The Third Press , 1974. Cloth. A smart review copy of this collection of ten short stories from English author Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Arthur Burdett Frost. A review copy with the original notice from the publishing house. With the original illustrations througho…

Twelve More Letters

Dylan Thomas · 1969 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Turret Books, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A limited edition collection of unpublished letters from Dylan Thomas to his friends and associates, inscribed by the publisher of the work, Bernard Stone. Number 167 of 175 numbered limited edition copies.Illustrated with a tip…

Exit Music

Ian Rankin · 2008 · Klondyke BV

€7.95 ($8.76 | £6.63 | ¥1,399)

Paperback; 2008e druk, 2008; 460pp.; Conditie: Goed; It's late autumn in Edinburgh and late autumn in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he tries to tie up some loose ends before retirement, a murder case intrudes. A dissident Russian poet has been found dead in wh…

Living in Paradise: New and Selected Poems

DI CICCO, PIER GIORGIO · 2002 · Kalamos Books

$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.90 | ¥3,353)

Toornto, Mansfield Press. 2002, 1st Can Ed. (ISBN: 1894469054) French Wraps. Book, After fifteen years of publishing silence, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco is back. Living in Paradise contains his best poetry from the seventies and eighties along with his first new poetry since he left …

Izbrannyy Yesenin Stikhi I Poemy [Selected Verse and Poems]

ESENIN. YESENIN. Sergei · 1928 · Marijana Dworski Books

£92.00 (€110.28 | $121.54 | ¥19,409)

Riga, Gramatu Draugs, 1928. A good copy, clean and tight. Very minor chipping to spine ends, usual browning to paper. Used; Very Good The poet Sergei Yesenin (Esenin), 'pastoral-angel' 'tavern-rake' and bard of the Soviet Empire lived a short and turbulent life but posthumously …

Exit Music

Ian Rankin · 2008 · Book Haven

NZ$13.50 (€6.76 | $7.46 | £5.64 | ¥1,191)

Orion 2008 Paperback, 380pp. It's late autumn in Edinburgh and late autumn in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he tries to tie up some loose ends before retirement, a murder case intrudes. A dissident Russian poet has been found dead in what looks like a mugging …

Saint Augustine's Pigeon

CONNELL, EVAN S. · 1980 · S. Howlett-West Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clea…

L&Apos;Homme Des Champs, Ou, Les Georgiques Francoises

Jacques Deillie · 1800 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Strasbourg, l'Imprimerie de Levrault, 1800. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Jacques Delille's French poem celebrating nature in the French countryside, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first edition of this work.In the original French.A charming French p…

Romances Sans Paroles

Paul Verlaine · 1919 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Paris, Albert Messein, 1919 . Cloth. Artist, collector and poet Cecil French's personal copy of Paul Verlaine's important work of late 19th century French poetry. In the original French.The copy of Cecil French, an artist and art collector known for his 1922 poetry col…

Water over Stone

Frances Horovitz · 1980 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Enitharmon Press, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. A fine and beautifully bound limited edition collection of poetry from broadcaster Frances Horovitz, with a handwritten limitation statement. A specially bound limited edition work, inscribed to the half title 'forty co…

Autumn Midnight

Frances Cornford · 1923 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

London, The Poetry Bookshop, 1923 . First edition. Paperback. A lovely example of this charming collection of poetry from Frances Cornford, decorated by Eric Gill. The first edition. A collection of poetry by Frances Cornford printed on hand-made paper, including seventeen of he…

Sickness a Poem

William Thompson · 1746 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, R Dodsley , 1746. First edition. Disbound. A scarce, first edition copy of the third and final part of William Thompson's poem regarding his extraordinary recovery from smallpox. 'Sickness' also discusses illnesses such as malancholy, fever, consumption an…

Songs

Isel Rivero · 1970 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Vienna, Agens-Werk; Geyer & Co. 1970 . First edition. Paperback. A scarce signed limited edition copy of Cuban-born poet Isel Rivero's first work to be published in English, with illustrations. A scarce limited edition copy, with this being one of five hundred.  A presenta…

May Dreams

Henry Abbey · 1862 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Abbey & Abbot, 1862. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Henry Abbey's anthology of poems. The first edition of this work. A very scarce copy, rarely seen in commerce. Anthology of poems by American poet Henry Abbey, best remembered for his poems…