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Rustic Architecture

T. J. Ricauti · 1840 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€832.06 | $919.31 | ¥146,969)

London, T. J. Ricauti, 1840. Leather. A scarce collection of plates depicting plans, sections and perspective views of various buildings. An important work in the picturesque style. Ricauti was determined to improve the appearance of buildings where he felt much then contempor...

The Picture Book of Collections from Victorian and Albert Museum

Anonymous · 1933 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.71 | $132.26 | ¥21,144)

London, Authority of the Board of Education, 1933. Leather. A smartly bound collection of pictorial pamphlets depicting collections at the Victorian and Albert Museum. Smartly bound from the parts by John Eves. This work touches upon some of the vast collection held in the Vic...

Engravings and Their Value

J. Herbert Slater · 1921 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.80 | $92.59 | ¥14,803)

London, The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart" Office, 1921. Cloth. A lovely illustrated volume on print-collecting, providing an extensive guide to the value and scarcity of engravings. A fifth revised and enlarged edition, with a preface honouring the author of the text, J. Herbert ...

The Victorian Staffordshire Figure

Anthony Oliver · 1971 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.85 | $66.12 | ¥10,571)

London , Heinemann, 1971. Cloth. A guide to the history of Staffordshire figures. Illustrated with many photographs throughout. With chapters on identifying forgeries, tips on collecting, and much more. In a morocco binding. Externally, smart, with just a few marks, and some w...

The Dictionary of Victorian Painters

Christopher Wood · 1978 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.93 | $26.44 | ¥4,227)

London , Antique Collectors' Club, 1978. Cloth. A referential volume which holds information on the lives and works of over 11,000 artists from the Victorian period Second Edition Research by Christopher Newall. Featuring numerous photographic plates, depicting the variou...

Mural Painting of the Mexican Revolution 1921-1960

Carlos Pellicer, Fondo Editorial De La Plastica · 1960 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.44 | $264.55 | ¥42,293)

Mexico, Fondo Editorial De la Plastica , 1960. Cloth. A fascinating work of political art history regarding the mural paintings of the Mexican Revolution. Commissioned by the Editorial Fund for Mexican Plastic Arts. With hundreds of colour and black and white illustrations thr...

Portfolio Containing Twenty-Four Plates to Accompany Volume on Building Construction

Prof. [Henry] Adams · 1913 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.75 | $119.05 | ¥19,032)

London, Cassell & Co. Ltd. [1913] . First edition. Cloth. A complete portfolio of twenty-four loose instructional colour plates illustrating building construction methods, issued for architectural and technical education. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding ...

Pitchers and Glassware

Minnie Watson Kamm; Sandra McPhee Stout · 1946 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.83 | $79.37 | ¥12,688)

Iowa, Minnie Watson Kamm; Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1946-1979. Paperback. A beautifully illustrated five volume set of works on pitchers and glasses. A lovely five volume set of works on glassware.In the original paper boards, with plastic spine bindings.Including four w...

The History of the King&Apos;S Works

H. M. Colvin [ed]; R. Allen Brown; A. J. Taylor et al. · 1963 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€538.74 | $595.24 | ¥95,160)

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1963-1973 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, present here are three volumes of H. M. Colvin's study of the Office of the King's Works, present alongside the impressive 'Plans' volume. Volumes I, II ...

Some Account of the Life of Richard Wilson

T. Wright · 1824 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.61 | $185.19 | ¥29,605)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green for the Benefit of the Artists Benevolent Fund, 1824 . First edition. Leather. Thomas Wilson's informative study of the life and work of celebrated and pioneering Welsh landscape painter Richard Wilson. A first edition. Th...

A Catalogue of Maps, Plans, and Views of London Westminster & Southwark

Frederick Crace; John Gregory Crace [ed.] · 1878 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.75 | $119.05 | ¥19,032)

London, No. 38 Wigmore Street, W. 1878. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this catalogue, once owned by the historic St Paul's School Library. A very scarce first edition copy of this catalogue, which was at one time owned by the St. Paul's School Library. ...

Wren&Apos;S London

Eric de Mare · 1975 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.87 | $59.52 | ¥9,516)

London , The Folio Society, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this exploration of famous architect Christopher Wren's works, abundantly illustrated in colour with the original glassine cover. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original d...

London Afternoons Chapters on the Social Life, Architecture, and Records of the Great City and Its Neighbourhood

W.J. Loftie · 1901 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.89 | $52.91 | ¥8,459)

London , Cassell & Company, Limited, 1901. First edition. Cloth. An abundantly illustrated first edition of this historical account of London afternoons, with a frontispiece and 60 plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding.With a fr...

The Churches of London: A History and Description of the Ecclesiastical Edifices of the Metropolis

George Godwin · 1839 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.87 | $59.52 | ¥9,516)

London, C. Tilt , 1839. Leather. A richly illustrated two-volume history of London's churches, adorned with engraved plates. Second edition. First published in two volumes in 1838.Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in half diced calf, with marbled boards. A compre...

James Watt

William Jacks · 1901 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.61 | $185.19 | ¥29,605)

Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of this privately printed biography of prominent engineer James Watt. The uncommon first edition of this work, signed by the author to the front free endpap...

True to Type: A Typographical Autobiography

Ruari McLean · 2000 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.79 | $99.21 | ¥15,860)

New Castle, Oak Knoll Press & Werner Shaw, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this illustrated typographical autobiography from Ruari McLean, with a handwritten letter from the author. First edition. With three handwritten letters from the author to J...

London Interiors: A Grand National Exhibition of the Religious, Regal and CIVIC Solemnities, Public Amusements, Scientific Meetings, and Commercial Scenes of the British Capital

None stated · 1841 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.51 | $231.48 | ¥37,006)

London, Joseph Mead, 1841. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this profusely illustrated study of fashionable London architecture and interiors, with two volumes bound in one. The first edition.Two volumes bound in one, with separate pagination for each volume but no s...

Monster Island

Ron van der Meer · 1981 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.83 | $79.37 | ¥12,688)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1981. First edition. Hardback. An excellent copy of this scarce monster pop-up book from Ron van der Meer. The first edition of this scarce pop-up book. In the publisher's pictorial laminated boards. This delightful pop-up takes the reader throu...

Edward Ardizzone: A Bibliographic Commentary

Brian Alderson · 2003 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.89 | $52.91 | ¥8,459)

London, Private Libraries Association: The British Library, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of this illustrated bibliographic study of the work of British artist Edward Ardizzone. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four colour plat...

American Locomotive Engineering and Railway Mechanism

G. Weissenborn [Gustavus Weissenborn] · 1861 · Rooke Books

£14,500.00 (€17,359.43 | $19,179.89 | ¥3,066,252)

[New York], [American Industrial Publishing Co] , c1871. Leather. A fantastic plate volume featuring a collection of detailed engineering illustrations from Gustavo Weissenborn, including several hand coloured plates. The very rare to see expanded variant, with over forty extr...