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Poetry
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1783 The Village: A Poem in Two BooksLondon: 1783A pleasing first edition of Crabbe's best poem, an unsentimental homage to English country life. -
1796 Poems by Goldsmith and ParnellLondon: 1795A beautifully illustrated large paper edition of Goldsmith and Parnell's famous poems, with Thomas Bewick's woodcut plates. -
1907 4vol Monarchs of Merrie EnglandLeeds and London: [1907]A Heath Robinson illustrated complete four volume set of these historical poetry works by Roland Carse. -
![1812-1815 Ballads and Lyrical Pieces [with] The Vision of Don Roderick, the Field of Waterloo, and Other Poems](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/999y2_ao_29_.jpg)
1812-1815 Ballads and Lyrical Pieces [with] The Vision of Don Roderick, the Field of Waterloo, and Other PoemsEdinburgh : 1812-1815A charming calf volume comprising two of Walter Scott's poetical collections bound together, adorned with engraved plates by Westall. -
1890 Garde Joyeuse. A "Handefull of Pleasant Delites" from Overseas PluckedLondon: 1890A delightful collection of poems hailing from the United States, gathered by Gleeeson White. A limited edition large paper copy of this anthology. -
1920 The Chapbook (A Monthly Miscellany): Nos 15, 16 and 17London: 1920Three first edition issues of Harold Monro's poetry periodical 'The Chapbook' bound together, including the very scarce nos. 15 and 16. -
1762 Essai sur l'Homme, Poeme PhilosophiqueStrasbourg : 1762A handsome French edition of Alexander Pope's 'Essay on Man', offered here in five different translations. -
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1896 Emile Verhaeren 1883-1896Not Stated : 1896A scarce signed limited edition poetical collection from Emile Verhaeren, privately printed for the author's friends. -
1919 The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke. The Title-Page and Portrait Cut on the Wood by G. RaveratLondon: 1919A limited edition collection of Rupert Brooke's poems, complete with the scarce original dust wrapper. -
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1947 Pictures into VerseNot Stated : 1947A remarkable presentation copy of Samuel Courtauld's rare book of poems, with his own tipped-in notes and additions. -
1911 The PrincessIndianapolis: 1911An illustrated edition of the medieval narrative poem by the classical poet laureate, very much of its time, with colour plates by American artist Howard Chandler Christy. -
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1940 PoemsOxford : 1940An excellent presentation copy of these poems from Scottish painter, critic and writer, Dugald Sutherland MacColl. -
1930 Anna Livia Plurabelle: Fragment of Work in ProgressLondon: 1930An uncommon first UK issue of this chapter from James Joyce's 'Work in Progress' that eventually became 'Finnegans Wake'. -
1913 The Golden Journey to SamarkandLondon: 1913A sought after first edition of James Elroy Flecker's poem-turned-play, 'The Golden Journey to Samarkland', from the library of Cecil French. -
1932 The Collected Poems of D. H. LawrenceLondon: 1932An exceptional example of the first single volume edition of D. H. Lawrence's collected poems, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. -
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1959 One Hundred Poems from the JapaneseNew York: 1959A lovely signed copy of these translated Japanese poems from Kenneth Rexroth, dubbed "Father of the Beats". -
1911 Forty-Two PoemsLondon: 1911Poet and artist Cecil French's copy of this first edition collection of poems from British playwright and educator James Elroy Flecker. -
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1922 Between Sun and MoonLondon: 1922A bright example of the very scarce signed first edition of this limited edition collection of poetry from Cecil French, illustrated with tipped in initialled woodcuts. -
1929 Time and MemoryLondon: 1929A wonderful example of this very scarce early poetry collection from F. L. Lucas, published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at their press. -
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1946 Rain: A Volume of PoemsLondon: 1946Signed by the author, this is a bright example of the very scarce first edition of Jean Kenwards' illustrated poetry collection. -
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1916 PoemsLondon: 1916The vanishingly scarce first edition of artist John D. Batten's poetry collection, including a signed letter from the author to fellow poet and artist Cecil French. -
1980-1983 2vol Set The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. LawrenceCambridge; London; New York; New Rochelle; Melbourne; Sydney: 1983; 1980An incredibly scarce pair of poetry works by D. H. Lawrence, in original unclipped dust wrappers, in very good condition. -
1958 A Distraction of Wits Nurtured in Elizabethan CambridgeCambridge : 1958A limited first edition copy of this poetry anthology of the Cambridge Wits, richly illustrated throughout. -
![[1954] The Poems of Edgard Allen Poe](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/997n28_4_.jpg)
[1954] The Poems of Edgard Allen PoeMount Vernon, New York: [1954]A very charming collection of the American literary pioneer's poetry, with beautiful engravings by Hans Alexander Mueller. -
1805-1806 The Iliad of Homer; The Odyssey of HomerLondon: 1805-1806A scarce and strikingly beautifully illustrated edition of Alexander Pope's translations of Homer's epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey. -
1921 A Dish of ApplesLondon: 1921The first edition of this delightful collection of poems capturing the essence of rural England and its orchards, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. -
1808 The Siller Gun. A Poem, in Four Cantos: With Notes, and a GlossaryGlocester: 1808A sought after and very scarce copy of this poem about the annual shooting competition of the Seven Trades of Dumfries. -
![[1855] The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/996w3_3_.jpg)
[1855] The Complete Poetical Works of William CowperEdinburgh: [1855] (Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library)A handsome, full morocco copy, of this very scarce illlustrated edition of poems by hymn writer William Cowper. -
1903 The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson; Including In Memoriam, Maud the Princess, Idylls of the King, Etc.Edinburgh: [1903]A smartly bound copy of this collection of poems by the notable Alfred Lord Tennyson, in quarter vellum binding. -
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1867 Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish DialectKilmarnock: 1867Signed by publisher James McKie, this is a very scarce limited edition facsimile of the first edition of Robert Burns's important work of poetry, 'Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect'. -
1989 Dorset PoemsLondon: 1989First edition of this beautifully bound poetry collection from the Dorset poet. -
1761 Hudibras. In Three Parts. Written in the Time of the Late Wars.London: 1761The second Hogarth edition of this important long narrative poem by Samuel Butler, illustrated throughout and with folding plates. -
1895 The Brownies through the UnionLondon: 1895Charmingly illustrated throughout by the author, this is the very scarce first UK edition of Palmer Cox's poetical work about a tour taken by the mythical Brownies around the USA. -
1925 The King's BreakfastLondon: 1925The first separate edition of Milne's poem 'The King's Breakfast', with original score by H. Fraser-Simson, decorations by E. H. Shepard, and the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
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1917 Soldier SongsLondon: 1917A lovely signed limited edition of Patrick MacGill’s First World War poetry, printed on hand-made paper and vividly drawn from the author’s own service in the London Irish Rifles. -
1794 Roman Portraits, A Poem, in Heroick VerseLondon: 1794Illustrated with twenty engraved plates, this is the first edition of literary figure Robert Jephson's scarce poetical work.