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Echoes and Evasions

Collin Brooks · 1934 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Lovat Dickson, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce work of poetry in the publisher's original cloth, signed by the author to the first free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth. Signed by the author to the first free endpap…

Collected Poems of Geoffrey Winthrop Young

Geoffrey Winthrop Young · 1936 · Rooke Books

£108.00 (€129.45 | $142.68 | ¥22,778)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from Geoffrey Winthrop Young, signed by Eleanor Winthrop Young. The first edition in the publisher's original cloth, signed by Eleanor Winthrop Young to the front free …

Krieg Dem Kriege

W.L. Rosenberg [Wilhelm Ludwig Rosenberg] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,562)

Cleveland, Windsor Avenue Publishing, 1915. First edition. Paperback. The signed first edition of an intriguing anti-war anthology, written by German-American political activist and writer Wilhelm Ludwig Rosenberg. The scarce signed first edition of Krieg dem Kriege (War Against…

The Dawn and Other Poems

Bassett Green · 1918 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,425)

London, Elliot Stock, 1918. First edition. Hardback. A touching anthology focusing on bereavement, signed and written by Bassett Green. Published in the final year of the First World War. The very scarce signed first edition of The Dawn and Other Poems, written by West Country p…

Collected Poems

Stephen Gwynn · 1923 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of Gwynn"s post-war verse, inscribed to aristocrat, writer, and prominent society figure, Lady Gerald Wellesley. In the publisher's original dark blue cloth binding. Fi…

Later Verses

Alfred Cochrane · 1918 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1918. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of Cochrane"s charming later verse collection, featuring a frontispiece by H. J. Ford. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.Includes a frontispiece by H. J. Ford, …

In Praise of War: Military and Sea Verse

Don C. Seitz · 1917 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

New York; London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by American newspaper manager Don Carlos Seitz. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free …

Little Old Belgium

Reginald Wright Kauffman · 1914 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Philadelphia , Henry Altemus Company, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by poet Reginald Wright Kauffman. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, 'Un…

The Arena and Other Verses

Norman R. Ewart Smith · 1920 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)

Bristol, Bristol Printers Limited , 1920 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed presentation copy of Norman R. Ewart Smith's first book of poems. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the rear of the title page: 'To D…

In Thy Heart&Apos;S Garden

Harry Potter · 1917 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London and Glasgow, Gowans and Gray, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of poems from war poet Harry Potter, signed by the author. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce volume of verses from poet …

Blood of Things, a Second Book of Free Forms

Alfred Kreymborg · 1920 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

New York, Nicholas L. Brown, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the scarce first edition of Alfred Kreymborg's volume of free form verse. A signed copy, with a presentation inscription from the author. The scarce first edition, first printing of this work, in …

The Eternal Now

Holbrook Jackson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.07 | $911.59 | ¥145,523)

London, David Nutt, 1900 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Holbrook Jackson's first poetry collection. A remainder copy, inscribed to Jackson's brother. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the front…

The Three-Rock Road

H. L. Doak · 1919 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of verses from H. L. Doak, including an original typed and hand signed poem from the author. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poems from Houston …

Peter Rae

George Dickson · 1925 · Rooke Books

£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.64 | ¥81,198)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. Very scarce signed first edition from Scottish poet George Dickson, featuring his First World War modern epic. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper…

Terpsichore & Other Poems

H. T. Wade-Gery · 1921 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

Waltham Saint Lawrence, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition presentation copy of one of the first publications of The Golden Cockerel Press. A very scarce copy of this poetic title - the second book ever published by The Golden Co…

Der Letzte Bar

Hans-Erich von Tzschirner · 1919 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

Berlin, Wilhelm Borngraber Verlag, [c.1919] Undated, dated approxim. First edition. Hardback. Berlin: Wilhelm Borngraber Verlag, [c.1919] Undated, dated approximately from the author's dated inscription. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 8" by 6". None. An incredibly scar…

Zwischen Serajewo Und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied

Johann Kähler · 1925 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

Hamburg, Johann Kähler, 1925 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this self-published book of German war poetry by Johann Kähler signed by the author. The first edition in the original paper wraps. Zwischen Serajewo und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied ('…

The Leaf Burners: And Other Poems

Ernest Rhys · 1918 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, J.M. Dent and Sons, 1918. Cloth. A charming anthology inspired by experiences visiting British and French camps during World War I, written and signed by Ernest Rhys, most famous as editor of the Everyman Library. The Leaf Burners, a charming poetic anthology, written by…

Recreations in Verse

Robert Campbell · 1915 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

Glasgow, Paterson & Clubb, Ltd. 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Campbell"s charming Jubilee-year verse collection, signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.Signed and …

A Song of the Open Road and Other Verses

Louis J. McQuilland · 1916 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Heath Cranton, Limited, 1916 . Hardback. A charming collection of First World War-era poetry signed and inscribed by the author with a full transcription of William Johnson Cory"s elegiac poem "Heraclitus." In the publisher's original paper covered boards.Signed and…