Architettura

The Seven Lamps of Architecture

John Ruskin · 1880 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Kent, George Allen, 1880 . Vellum. A wonderful example of English polymath John Ruskin's essay on the principles of architecture, illustrated throughout and strikingly bound in full vellum. A 'new edition' of Ruskin's seminal work, an edition identified by ...

In English Homes: The Internal Character Furniture Adornments of Some of the Most Notable Houses of England Historically Depicted from Photographs

Charles Latham · 1904 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, The Offices of Country Life, 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first volume of Charles Latham's In English Homes. Contains beautiful photographs of celebrated English country homes throughout. The first edition of volume 1 of Charles Latham&apos...

Illustrated Periodicals of the 1860s: Contexts and Collaborations

Simon Cooke · 2010 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Private Libraries Association: The British Library, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this vastly illustrated study on periodicals from the 1860s. First edition. One of 1300 copies, of which only 600 were for sale. Illustrated with one hundred and tw...

Antiquarian Prejudice

John Betjeman · 1939 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,227)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1939. First edition. Paperback. A pleasing first edition of this architectural lecture from John Betjeman, originally delivered to the Group Theatre. First edition. Only printing. A Hogarth Sixpenny Pamphlet, containing an essay on antiquarian archit...

Portraits

John Hedgecoe · 2000 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Collins & Brown, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this portrait collection from British photographer John Hedgecoe, with the original glassine wrapper. First edition, first impression. With the vanishingly scarce original glassine wrappe...

The Royal Gallery of Hampton Court

Ernest Law · 1898 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1898 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this impressively illustrated descriptive account of the picture galleries at Hampton Court Palace. A first edition.Ernest Law surveys the principal paintings, tapestries, and decorative works hous...

Jones of Colorado

Ralph Steadman · 1995 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Ebury Press, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this collection of sketches and stories about Jones the cat, by Ralph Steadman, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the half title. While visiting his friend, Hunter S. Thomps...

Histoire de la Peinture En Italie: Guide de L&Apos;Amateur Des Beaux-Arts

John Coindet · 1849 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.36 | ¥16,666)

Geneve, Joel Cherbuliez, 1849. Leather. A smartly bound two volume set of this historical study of art and painting in Italy from Swiss painter Jean-Jacques Francois Coindet. In the original French. French. Complete in two volumes. A detailed historical study of painting in It...

Anecdotes of Painting in England

Mr. George Vertue; Mr. Horace Vertue · 1782 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, J. Dodsley, 1782 . Leather. The first two volumes of the third edition of George Vertue and Horace Walpole's study of the history of painting in England. Volumes I and II only of the five volume third edition of this work.'Anecdotes of Painting in England&apo...

An Historical & Descriptive Guide to York Cathedral and Its Antiquities

Geo. Ayliffe Poole; J. W. Hugall · 1850 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Stonegate, R. Sunter, 1850. First edition. Hardback. A wonderfully illustrated monograph on York Minster, written by Gothic Revival specialists George Ayliffe Poole and J. W. Hugall. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-five engraved plates, with one hand coloured and one du...

Lectures on Architecture

Eugene Viollet-le-Duc; Benjamin Bucknall [trans] · 1877 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1877-81 . First edition. Leather. A collection of essays on architecture from the influential French architect Eugene Viollet-Le-Duc, translated into English and bound in quarter crushed morocco, illustrated heavily throughou...

The History of Westminster Abbey

John Flete; J. Armitage Robinson [editor] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this fascinating history of London's iconic and important abbey church. First edition. Notes and Documents Relating to Westminster Abbey No. 2. With the compliments of the D...

Sir Edward Burne-Jones: A Record and Review

Malcolm Bell · 1899 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1899 . Leather. The fourth edition of this richly illustrated study of the works of Edward Burne-Jones, in a handsome full calf prize binding. The fourth edition of Malcolm Bell's biography of the life and work of Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, ...

Home Journal Royal Embroidery Gift Book

None · 1937 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paisley , J. & P. Coats Ltd, 1937. Paperback. A very scarce and charming gift book of embroidery transfers relating to the coronation of King George VI. A vanishingly scarce gift memento of the coronation of King George VI, offering a series of embroidery patterns printed on t...

Beautiful Britain: The Scenery and the Splendours of the United Kingdom Views of Our Stately Houses

1894 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, The Werner Company of Chicago , 1894. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this richly illustrated work on some of Britain's most beautiful stately homes. The first edition of this work.Bound here in half morocco, with cloth boards. Showcasing the beautifu...

The Smaller English House of the Later Renaissance 1660-1830: An Account of Its Design, Plan, and Details

A. E. Richardson; H. Donaldson Eberlein · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, B. T. Batsford, Ltd, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this richly illustrated survey of domestic architecture in England, from the Restoration to the beginning of the Victorian era. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with g...

Katalog Einer Bedeutenden Sammlung Japanischer Und Chinesischer Kunstgegenstande Galerie Helbing

1907 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Munich, Galerie Helbing, 1907. Paperback. An uncommon copy of this catalogue of Japanese and Chinese art at the Galerie Helbing auction house in Munich, in the original German. German. Uncommon work. Illustrated with nine plates. Collated complete. A catalogue of an important ...

The Poetry of Architecture: Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in Its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character

John Ruskin · 1893 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Sunnyside, Orpington, George Allen, 1893. Cloth. A very smart and charmingly illustrated treatise on architecture across various countries, by English polymath John Ruskin. The first authorised edition, published together with a limited edition bound in half vellum. In the ori...

James Pryde 1866-1941, with James Pryde: A Memorial Exhibition

Derek Hudson · 1949 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Constable; The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Two illustrated works on the British artist James Pryde, including a scarce catalogue for an exhibition of his works. The first edition. A two volume set. Illustrated with four monochrome plates ...

Queen Mary&Apos;S Psalter: Miniatures and Drawings by an English Artist of the 14th Century Reproduced from Royal Ms. 2.B. VII in the British Museum.

Sir George Warner [intro.] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

London, British Museum; Longmans & Co, 1912 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated recreation of Queen Mary's Psalter, produced for the trustees of the British Museum. A first edition.This impressive work reproduces the pictorial mater...