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The Art of Ancient Egypt

Gay Robins · 1997 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.86 | $92.47 | ¥14,768)

London, British Museum Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed study on the art of Ancient Egypt from English art historian Gay Robins. First edition. Illustrated throughout with many colour figures. A detailed and comprehensive study of the a...

Causeries Sur L&Apos;Art Egyptien

Jean Capart · 1958 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.94 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Brussels , Fondation Egyptologique Reine Elisabeth, 1958. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce posthumously published discussion of Egyptian art by acclaimed Belgian Egyptologist, Jean Capart. The first edition. In the publisher's original wraps. A very scarce stud...

Father Tuck&Apos;S Noah&Apos;S Ark Panorama with Movable Pictures

None · 1997 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.70 | $64.73 | ¥10,338)

New York, B. Shackman and Co, Inc , 1997. Hardback. A detailed illustrative panorama of Noah's Ark with movable animal figures. A very scarce Father Tuck panorama made up of four square panels. This fold-out work depicts the scene of Noah's Ark. Within the work, a b...

Put Yourself in the Picture

Val Valentine; Peter Chan · 1985 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.88 | $79.26 | ¥12,659)

Surrey, Dragon's World Limited, 1985. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this very scarce humorous book for adults. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with sixteen full colour pages. Collated complete. A book of fun for adults. Simply line up passport...

Chequers: The Prime Minister&Apos;S Country House and Its History

Norma Major · 1996 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.94 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Harper Collins , 1996. Cloth. A fascinating historical exploration of the the country house of the Prime Minister, adorned throughout with colour illustrations. An excellent early copy of this historical work.Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher&a...

Das Haus in Der Sonne

Carl Larsson · 1924 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.32 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

Leipzig, Karl Robert Langewiesche, 1924 . Paperback. A beautifully illustrated celebration of the life and art of Swedish artist Carl Larsson, in the original 1920s dust wrapper, in excellent condition for its age. In the original German.First published in 1909, this is a 1924...

La Comãƒâ©Die de Notre Temps: ãƒâ©Tudes Au Crayon Et ãƒâ  la Plume, Volume III, la Vie Hors de Chez Soi

Bertall [Charles Albert d'Arnoux] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.76 | $151.92 | ¥24,262)

Paris, E. Plon et Cie, 1876. Leather. The second edition of Volume III of Bertall's 'La Comédie de Notre Temps', illustrated throughout by the author. The second edition of Volume III of a three-volume set in a quarter morocco binding, with gilt detailing to th...

Jones&Apos; Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, &C. Of Noblemen and Gentlemen, in England; Accompanied with Historical Descriptions of the Mansions, List of Pictures, Statues, Etc, and Genealogical Sketches of the Families, of Their Possessors; Forming Part of the Generally Series of Jones&Apos; Great Britain Illustrated.

Anonymous · 1829 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Jones &c. 1829. Leather. A fascinating account of the significant seats, castles and mansions of nineteenth century nobleman, illustrated profusely with intricate engravings and bound in half calf. A later edition. Illustrated with an engraving to the title page and s...

The Principles and Practice of Modern House-Construction

G. Lister Sutcliffe [editor] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€586.99 | $647.29 | ¥103,378)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1898. Cloth. A smart complete set of this detailed work on the principles of construction for housing, with illustrations throughout. Complete in six volumes. A detailed commentary on the principles and practices of modern housing construction in...

Auld Acquaintance a Book for Friends and Remembrances

J. Harry Savory · 1907 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.73 | $171.73 | ¥27,427)

London, J. M. Dent & Co, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition 'book of remembrances', a charming illustrated work intended for people to sign and inscribe. The first edition of this very scarce work.A charming 'book for friends and remembrance...

The Perverse Widow the Widow

Richard Steele; Washington Irving · 1909 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.70 | $64.73 | ¥10,338)

London , William Heinemann, 1909. First edition. Hardback. A charming collection of two short stories, illustrated in colour by Cecil Aldin. The first Aldin edition of the work. In the original pictorial boards. With three tipped in colour plates and monochrome vignettes thr...

The Building News and Engineering Journal Plates

None Stated · 1912 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.71 | $184.94 | ¥29,537)

London, Strand Newspaper Co, 1912. Cloth. A collection of plates depicting architectural designs from the 'Building News and Engineering Journal&apos. Bound in quarter cloth with marbled paper to the boards.Illustrated throughout with monochrome double page plates and one...

Paul Klee

Will Grohmann · 1954 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.60 | $257.60 | ¥41,140)

London, Lund Humphries, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this critical work on Swiss-born German artist, Paul Klee. First UK edition. Illustrated with thirty-five colour plates, over one hundred pages of black-and-white figures on plates, and many in-tex...

The Life of James Mcneill Whistler

E. R. Pennell; J. Pennell · 1909 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.71 | $184.94 | ¥29,537)

London, William Heinemann, 1909. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this illustrated biography of American painter James McNeill Whistler. Complete in two volumes. Third impression. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, seventy-one plates, and five in-text images. Vo...

The Art of Maurice Sendak

Selma G. Lanes · 1981 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.74 | $165.13 | ¥26,372)

London, The Bodley Head , 1981. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this beautiful celebration of the artwork of the noted children's book author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, in the original clear dust wrapper. The first UK edition. Published in the U.S in 1...

Thornton&Apos;S Temple of Flora

Geoffrey Grigson; Handasyde Buchanan · 1951 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.61 | $250.99 | ¥40,086)

London, Collins, 1951 . Cloth. A beautiful reproduction of Robert John Thornton's important nineteenth century botanical volume, complete with the original striking colour plates. A striking botanical volume .When first published in 1807, this work was known for its impre...

George Morland His Life and Works

Sir Walter Gilbey; E. D. Cumin · 1907 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.67 | $211.36 | ¥33,756)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. Cloth. A deluxe limited edition work on the life and work of George Morland, illustrated in colour and signed by the editor, Walter Gilbey. A limited edition de luxe, limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered two h...

A Pictorial History of Architecture in America

G. E. Kidder Smith; Marshall B. Davidson [ed] · 1976 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.90 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

New York , American Heritage Publishing Co , 1976 . First edition. Leather. The complete first edition two volume set of this informative and copiously illustrated work on American Architecture by G. E. Kidder Smith, in the original illustrated slipcase. Two volumes. Illustra...

Decoration in England from 1660 to 1770

Francis Lenygon · 1914 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.81 | $118.89 | ¥18,988)

London, B. T. Batsford, [1914]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work by Francis Lenygon on English architecture and decoration. The first edition.Part of the 'Library of Decorative Art' series. In the publisher's original cloth. Ill...

A Sammelband of Eight Catalogues of 1870s Exhibitions in London

1872 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€778.65 | $858.65 | ¥137,135)

London, John Strangeways; Eyre and Spottiswoode; W. M Thompson et al, 1872-1879 . Cloth. A collection of eight very scarce 1870s pamphlets, advertising and providing information about Exhibitions being held in London. Bound together in this sammelband are:The 1872 second editi...