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Poems of Love and Death

Eileen Moody · 1991 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Stourbridge, Mark and Moody, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of poetry by Eileen Moody, with a biography about the poet inscribed on the front endpaper. First and only edition. In the publisher's original faux-leather binding.This is a lovely collectio…

Lalla Rookh, an Oriental Romance

Thomas Moore · 1885 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1885. Leather. A splendidly illustrated edition of Thomas Moore's verse Lalla Rookh, bound in leather. 'Lalla Rookh' is an Oriental romance narrative poem, taking its title from the heroine of the frame tale, who was the fictitious…

Collected Poems 1905-1925

Wilfrid Gibson · 1926 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the scarce first edition of Wilfrid Gibson's collected First World War era poetry, in the very scarce dust wrapper. The scarce first edition, first impression of this collected edition of the poe…

Tales in Two Volumes

Reverend George Crabbe · 1813 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London , Reverend George Crabbe, 1813. Leather. A collection of stories in verse from the Reverend George Crabbe. Third edition. George Crabbe (24 December 1754 – 3 February 1832) was an English poet and naturalist. The two works for which Crabbe became best known were The Vill…

Premieres Poesies and Poesies Nouvelles: 1829 a 1835 and 1836 a 1852

Alfred de Musset · 1829 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, La Renaissance du Livre, c1930 . Leather. Two volumes in one of Alfred de Musset's poetry. Two volumes in one of Alfred de Musset's poetry. In the original French. With a short preface on the author's life by Leo Larguier. This work contains his Premieres P…

Correspondence of Thomas Gray

Paget Toynbee; Leonard Whibley · 1935 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Oxford, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1935. Cloth. Three smart volumes of this collection of correspondence from English writer Thomas Gray, with illustrations. Complete in three volumes. The correspondence of Thomas Gray, an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and …

Flowers of Paradise

Reginald Francis Hallward · 1889 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1889. First edition. Hardback. A beautifully illustrated first edition copy of this collection of music and verse by Reginald Hallward. A first edition copy of this decorative musical work from Reginald Francis Hallward. Hallward was a British artist w…

Poems of Passion and Pleasure

Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1912 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Gay & Hancock, [1912]. Cloth. A strikingly illustrated edition of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's most popular collection of romantic poems, with tipped in plates by Dudley Tennant. In the publisher's original decorative beige cloth binding.  Illustrated with a tipped i…

Living in Time: Poems

Kathleen Raine · 1946 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Editions Poetry London, 1946. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this early book of poetry from Kathleen Raine, 'Living in Time', this copy gifted to founder of publishing house Hamish Hamilton, Jamie Hamilton. First edition.  In the publisher's q…

Comedies Et Proverbes

Alfred de Musset · 1840 · Rooke Books

£261.99 (€314.04 | $346.13 | ¥55,272)

Paris, Charpentier, 1840. Leather. The first edition of this collection of the comedy plays by Alfred de Musset, written here in French. The first collection of Alfred de Musset's comedy plays which includes; 'Andre del Sarto&apos. 'Lorenzaccio&apos. 'Les Cap…

Prayers and Graces

Allan M. Laing · 1944 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1944. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this humorous series of short prayers, delightfully illustrated by Mervyn Peake. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated throughout with thirty ful…

Les Rosecroix, Poã¨Me En Douze Chants

Évariste de Parny · 1807 · Rooke Books

£194.00 (€232.54 | $256.30 | ¥40,928)

Paris, A. A. Renouard, 1807. First edition. Leather. A lovely pocket-sized copy of Évariste de Parny's poem 'Les Rosecroix', in a half calf binding. The first edition of this work in a half speckled calf binding with marbled boards. Ink inscription to the half tit…

Sketches from St. George&Apos;S Field

Giorgione Di Castel Chiuso [Peter Bayley] · 1820 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Stodart and Steuart, 1820. First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of this illustrated collection of poetic verses on the subject of London life. The very scarce first edition of this poetry collection from Giorgione Di Castel Chiuso, the pseudonym of Engl…

A Handful of Leather

Will H. Ogilvie · 1928 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Constable and Company, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of equine poems, illustrated with bright tipped in colour plates from Lionel Edwards. The first edition of this collection of forty horse themed poems from William Henry Ogilvie, a S…

Choice Poems from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1883 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Paris & New York, Cassell & Company, Limited, [1883]. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this delightful poetry collection by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated from paintings by his son. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.With the prize bo…

Elaine

Alfred Tennyson · 1867 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Edward Moxon and Co. 1867. First edition. Cloth. The first edition in large folio of Alfred Tennyson's narrative poem 'Elaine' with full page illustrations by Gustave Dore. Originally published in 'Idylls of the King' (1859-85). This is the first…

Mcaroni Ballads and Other Verses

T.A. Daly · 1919 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Howe , 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this collection of poetry by Thomas Augustine Daly. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, dated July 1920.In quarter black cloth…

Benjamin Britten: His Life and Operas

Eric Walter White · 1970 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Faber and Faber, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated biography of English composer Benjamin Britten, signed by the author in presentation to his daughter. First edition. Signed by the author to the half title "with fondest love" to his d…

Touch & Go

D. H. Lawrence · 1920 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, C. W. Daniel, 1920. Paperback. A superior copy of D. H. Lawrence's play, in its original dust wrapper. This is a rather political play by Lawrence, detailing the struggle between Labour and Capital.David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer and poet, k…

Le Livre de Ballades

Paul Fort · 1921 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

Paris, L'Edition D'Art H. Piazza, 1921 . First edition. Leather. Beautifully bound in quarter crushed morocco, this is the limited edition first French language edition of this collection of ballads, with vibrant plates by Arthur Rackham. In the original French. The fi…