The Poet — 14124 libri antichi

Eloisa En Dishabille Being a New Version of That Lady&Apos;S Celebrated Epistle to Abelard. Ascribed to Professor Porson

[John Matthews] · 1822 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, W. Hughes, 1822 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of John Matthew's parody of Alexander Pope's poem "Eloisa to Abelard", from a limited print run of only 50 copies. The first edition, limited to fifty copies. Bound in quarter calf…

Songs of Innocence

William Blake · 1926 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Ernest Benn Ltd. 1926 . Cloth. A colour illustrated facsimile edition of William Blake"s celebrated illuminated work "Songs of Innocence." In the publisher's original dark cloth binding.Â Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Â Illustrated with twenty fi…

Gangsta rap

Zephaniah, Benjamin · 2017 · Boekhandel Louis Tinner

€6.00 ($6.61 | £5.00 | ¥1,056)

Bloomsbury. 2017, Paperback, goed exemplaar. 'A fairytale of hip-hop success ... teens will enjoy the thrilling music fantasy, while many will identify with the smart, talented boys who grow up quickly and rescue themselves' Booklist An electrifying …

Poems

HARTE, Bret (1836-1902) · 1871 · Fine Editions Ltd

$199.00 (€180.55 | £150.60 | ¥31,782)

Boston Fields, Osgood First Edition First Printing (of three), per BAL, with FO monogram on title page and foot of spine and S.T.K. for T.S.K. in caption p. 136. Small 8vo: vi,7-153pp. Original green publisher's C cloth (also issued in orange and purple cloth, no priority noted)…

Les Promenades de Victorine; Ou, Morale de L&Apos;Enfance.

Mademoiselle Le Noir [Elizabeth Anne Le Noir] · 1804 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

A Londres, W. Spilsbury; T. Boosey, 1804 . Leather. The second edition of this exceptionally scarce instructive work written for young ladies by Elizabeth Anne Le Noir. Bound in full calf. Second edition, corrected and enlarged. Vanishingly scarce, as with any other works writte…

1786 Oppiani Poemata de Venatione Et Piscatione Cum Interpretatione Latina Et Scholiis Accessit Eutechnii Paraphrasis [IxeutikoãâoeãâN] Et Marcelli Sidetae Fragmentum de Piscibus. Tomus I. Cynegetica Ad Quatuor Mss. Codd. Fidem Recensuit & Suis Auxit Animadversionibus Jac. Nic. Belin de Ballu.

Oppian [Pseudo-Oppian]; Jacques-Nicolas Belin de Ballu [ed.] · 1786 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

Argentorati, Sumptibus Bibliopolii Academici, 1786. Hardback. A rare Latin scholarly edition of this epic poem on hunting, ascribed here to Oppian. With notes by French Hellenist Jacques-Nicolas Belin de Ballu. A very scarce copy of this scholarly edition, in Greek and Latin, ed…

Women, 1780, Poetry | Dichtkundige Werken van Juliana Cornelia Baronesse de Lannoy. Leyden, bij Abraham en Jan Honkoop, 1780, 248 [7] pp. Bound with portrait of J.C. de Lannoy.

Lannoy, J. C., de · 1738 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€163.50 ($180.21 | £136.38 | ¥28,781)

Bound with a portrait engraving of De Lannoy by Houbraken. Juliana Cornelia de Lannoy (1738 – 1782) was among the most renowned (female) poets of the eighteenth century. She debuted at the age of 27 with her poem “Aan myn Geest” (To my Spirit), in which she argues the spiritual …

Durrat al-taj wa-khulasat al-nitaj fi ‘ilm al-musiqa. Shiraz, 1151 AH [= 1738/39 CE]. 4to (ca. 16.5 x 21 cm). Persian manuscript on gold-flecked paper. In tidy black naskh script in 22 lines, rubricated throughout, with numerous tables and diagrams. Contemporary half calf, decorated paper sides.

QUTB AL-DIN AL-SHIRAZI. · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€35,000.00 ($38,577.24 | £29,195.08 | ¥6,161,024)

57 ll.A section of "The Pearly Crown", easily the most influential work of the Persian poet-polymath Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1236-1311). This, the fourth section of the fourth chapter, is devoted to musical theory. Musical theory was already an advanced mathematical field in Per…

Some Appreciations of William Morris 24 March 1934

Geo. Ed. Roebuck [ed.] · 1934 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Walthamstow, Walthamstow Antiquarian Society, 1934 . First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition copy of this collection of essays on William Morris, with contributions from notable authors such as John Drinkwater. The first edition. In the publisher's original brown ca…

Bonheur, Epigrammes Et Sagesse

Paul Verlaine · 1923 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.78 | $2,510.59 | ¥400,956)

Paris, Librairie Albert Messein, 1923-26. Leather. A marvellous collection of limited editions of the verse of Paul Verlaine in the original French language, with colourful designs by various hands throughout. 'Bonheur' was printed in 1923, and is a limited edition of …

A Collection of First Edition Novels by Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin · 2004 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Orion, 2004-2007. Cloth. Three very smart first edition, first impression novels from Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin. Three volumes. First edition, first impression. Written by Sir Ian James Rankin, a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known for his Inspect…

Dans la Fosse Aux Lions: Poã¨Me de la Guerre

Jean Suberville · 1927 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, La Renaissance de Livre, 1927. First edition. Paperback. A striking post-WWI poetic cycle, a signed presentation copy from the author, pairing classical and religious imagery with the trauma and rebirth of France after the Great War. In the publisher's original paper…

Kvileni; Autoportret Ve Vypouklem Zrcadle; Znameni Vodnare

Allen Ginsburg; John Ashbery; Osten Sjostrand · 1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Prague , Odeon, 1989-1990. Hardback. A set of uncommon Czech translations of these poetical collections, from respected Czech publishing house Odeon. This set offers three bright Odeon editions of poetry collections, including the works of Allen Ginsburg, John Ashbery and Osten …

Richard Lawson Gales: Poems

Richard Lawson Gales; Anthony C. Deane [Ed.] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Brentanos Ltd. 1930. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce posthumous selection of Richard Lawson Gales"s poems, a presentation copy to the founder of the Anglican Shrine of Walsingham, with his heraldic bookplate. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding wi…

Chinese Lion

Mary Webb · 1937 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Bertram Rota, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A charming limited edition first edition copy of Mary Webb's short story, with the original slipcase. The first edition, and No. 63 of 350 limited edition copies, designed by E. A. Osborne and printed by Baxter & Ewin Ltd. f…

Rainbow's End

VINGE, VERNOR · 2007 · Sigma Antiquariaat

€11.21 ($12.36 | £9.35 | ¥1,973)

Tor 2007 First Edition SOFTCOVER: (Orig. paperback. AS NEW) The mysterious stranger and Mr Rabbit. World famous poet Robert Gu missed twenty years of progress while he nearly died from Alzheimer's. Now, when he awakens in San Diego in the year 2025, with his mind and health rest…

A Collection of Short Stories, Novels and Poetry and Essay on Comedy

George Meredith · 1909 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Constable, 1909. Leather. A five volume collection of poetry, novels and essays by George Meredith Consisting of Poems Vol II, An Essay on Comedy, The Shaving of the Shagpat, Short Stories and Lord Ormont George Meredith, (1828 Â 1909) was an English novelist and poet o…

Les Adventures de Telemaque, Fils D&Apos;Ulysse

Francois Salignac · 1807 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Paris , Chez Bossange , 1807. Leather. A tree calf bound new edition of Francois Fenelon's compelling insert to Homer's 'Odyssey', decorated with engravings. New edition. In the original French.Â Bound in full tree calf.Illustrated with twelve engraved plates…

Letters Conversations and Recollections of S.T. Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1836 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London , Edward Moxon, 1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of letters, conversations and recollections by S T Coleridge. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Complete in two volumes. With a forgery of a l…

Oswald Bastable and Others

E. Nesbit · 1905 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. 1905. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this witty collection of Nesbit"s Edwardian stories, illustrated by Charles Edmund Brock and Harold Robert Millar. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.First edition.Â A charming col…

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