Architettura

The Domestic Architecture of England During the Tudor Period

Thomas Garner; Arthur Stratton · 1929 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€658.46 | $727.51 | ¥116,306)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1929. Cloth. The second edition, two volume set of profusely illustrated works on architecture by Garner and Stratton. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking very scarce dust wrappers. Illustrated with a monochrome fron...

Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860: Architecture, Drawing Books, Art Collections, Magazines, Navy and Army, Panoramas Etc. From the Library of J.R. Abbey; a Bibliographical Guide

J. R. Abbey · 1972 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.73 | $125.66 | ¥20,089)

Folkestone & London, Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. Cloth. A profusely illustrated bibliographical catalogue of illustrations of life in England between 1770-1860, through aquatint and lithography. A 1972 reprint of the 1953 edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding...

Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture-Book for the French Red Cross

None stated · 1915 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.59 | $191.80 | ¥30,663)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of children's stories, beautifully illustrated by Edmund Dulac. The first edition. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac with a frontispiece and nineteen colour plates. Collated comple...

Book of Plans of the London Theatres H.J. Adams

H. J. Adams · 0 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.17 | $390.21 | ¥62,382)

London, Albert Clarke & Co. Ltd, c1920 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce and fascinating work illustrating the plans of London theatres, by H. J. Adams. First edition, in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper wraps. Compiled by H. J. Adams....

Chinese Porcelain

W. G. Gulland · 1928 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€550.71 | $608.47 | ¥97,274)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1928-1929 . Cloth. A wonderful example of the fifth edition of William Giuseppe Gulland's study of Chinese Porcelain. The two volume fifth edition of this work, which was first published in 1898.Illustrated with four-hundred and eleven vignette ill...

From Folly to Follies Discovering the World of Gardens

Michel Saudan; Sylvia Saudan-Skira · 1997 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.87 | $59.52 | ¥9,516)

Italy , Evergreen, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of the first edition of this profusely illustrated work on gardens by Michel Saudan and Sylvia Saudan-Skira, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. With illustrated endpapers, a monochrome frontispiece and...

A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture

John Henry Parker · 1850 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.54 | $218.25 | ¥34,892)

Oxford, John Henry Parker; David Bogue, 1850. Leather. The fifth edition of John Henry Parker's fascinating and educational discussion on architecture, illustrated throughout. The fifth edition.Complete in three volumes.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-tex...

The Art of Illumination: An Anthology of Manuscripts from the Sixth to the Sixteenth Century

P. D'Ancona; E. Aeschlimann · 1969 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.79 | $99.21 | ¥15,860)

London, Phaidon, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this comprehensive study of artwork from the sixth to the sixteenth century. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-four tipped in colour plates, and one hundred and forty-five full-page an...

Sam Francis

2004 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.66 | $158.73 | ¥25,376)

Amsterdam, Museum Jan van der Togt, 2004. First edition. Cloth. One of 1000 copies of this striking work dedicated to the art of Sam Francis. Print run of one-thousand copies. Dedicated to the life and work of Sam Francis, American painter and printmaker. Featuring a series o...

Anglo-Saxon Art to A.D. 900

T. D. Kendrick · 1938 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.89 | $52.91 | ¥8,459)

London, Methuen & Co. LTD. 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this illustrated study on Anglo-Saxon art by the eminent art historian Sir Thomas Downing Kendrick. The first edition.Sir Thomas Downing Kendrick's detailed exploration of Anglo-Saxon art...

Jeanne D&Apos;Arc Racontãƒâ©E Par L&Apos;Image D&Apos;Aprãƒâ¨S Les Sculpteurs, Les Graveurs Et Les Peintres

Albert Le Nordez · 1898 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.61 | $185.19 | ¥29,605)

Paris, Hachette & Cie, 1898. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this uncommon study of Joan of Arc, as represented by sculptors, engravers and painters. The first edition of this work in a quarter morocco binding. All edges gilt. Illustrated with 35 plates and num...

Historic and Picturesque Inns of Old England

Charles G. Harper; Harold W. Eley · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.92 | $39.68 | ¥6,344)

London, Ed. J. Burrow & Co. 1927. Cloth. An early edition of this charming history of picturesque English inns by travel writer Charles G. Harper. The first reprint of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. An evocative historical guide to old, picturesque E...

Die Kunst Der Antike Hellas Und Rom

Gerhart Rodenwaldt · 1927 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.75 | $119.05 | ¥19,032)

Berlin, Im Propylaen-Verlag, 1927. Leather. A beautifully illustrated fourth edition of this study of antiquities, in the original German language. German language. Fourth edition. Illustrated throughout with over four hundred plates, many of which are in colour, and forty-fiv...

The Benson Murder Case

S. S. Van Dine · 1939 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.78 | $105.82 | ¥16,917)

London , Daily Express Fiction Library, 1939. Cloth. A copy of S. S. Van Dine's mystery novel The Benson Murder Case. A reprint copy. S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym used by American critic Willard Huntington Wright for his detective novels. Under this pseudonym he crea...

Ny Svensk Arkitektur: New Swedish Architecture

Svenska Arkitekters Riksforbund · 1939 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.79 | $99.21 | ¥15,860)

Stockholm , Svenska Arkitekters Riksforbund, 1939 . First edition. Paperback. A bright first edition copy of this work on new Swedish architecture. A first edition copy.This volume is a guide to Swedish architecture by the Association of Swedish Architects. The volume contains...

Architecture and How It Arose; with a Model for the Gothic

Charlotte A. Pound · 1880 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.24 | $357.14 | ¥57,096)

London, E. Marlborough & Co, 1880 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce late nineteenth century discussion of the origins of Gothic architecture. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, by Charlotte A. Pound.Insc...

The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century

A. J. B. Beresford Hope · 1861 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.64 | $171.96 | ¥27,491)

London , John Murray , 1861. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century, with illustrations. An uncommon volume.A first edition copy. The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century is by A. J. B. Beresford Hope who...

Lectures on Architecture Delivered at the Royal Academy

Edward M Barry; Alfred Barry [ed.] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.05 | $449.74 | ¥71,898)

London, John Murray , 1881. First edition. Cloth. Collection of lectures on architecture delivered by Edward M Barry, the scarce first edition. The first edition of this work, a very scarce volume rarely seen in commerce. Edited with an introductory memoir by Alfred Barry. Pub...

Winged Idyll

John Stone · 1936 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.87 | $59.52 | ¥9,516)

Birmingham, City of Birmingham School of Printing, Central School of Arts & Crafts, 1936. Paperback. A scarce booklet containing a charming tale by John Stone adorned with beautiful wood engravings by Ivy Anne Ellis. A charming tale by John Stone, reprinted from 'The Manc...

Moderne Architectuur in Noorwegen, Zweden, Finland, Denemarken, Duitschland, Tsjechoslowakije, Oostenrijk, Zwitserland, Frankrijk, Belgie, Engeland En Ver. Staten V. Amerika

Professor J. G. Wattjes · 1927 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.48 | $244.71 | ¥39,121)

Amsterdam, Uitgevers-Maatschappij, Kosmos, 1927. Cloth. A highly illustrated study of modern architecture. In the Dutch language. Dutch language. Highly illustrated with over three-hundred photographs and plans. A study of modern architecture through Europe and the United Stat...