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Auguste Rodin

Rainer Maria Rilke · 1913 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Leipzig, Im Insel-Verlag, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Rainer Maria Rilke's illustrated monograph on Auguste Rodin, in the original German. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original quarter cloth and boards. Rainer Maria Rilke&...

Chats on Old English Earthenware

Arthur Hayden · 1922 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1922. Cloth. A detailed work from British antiquarian and author Arthur Hayden, signed and inscribed by the author. Fourth impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eighty plates. Collated...

Ornamental Interiors Ancient & Modern

J. Moyr Smith · 1887 · Rooke Books

£645.00 (€773.12 | $852.08 | ¥136,067)

London, Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work by John Moyr Smith, exploring many different examples and the history of ornamental interiors, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-two p...

Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonne

Betty Elzea · 2001 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 2001. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this definitive and richly illustrated catalogue of British painter Fredrick Sandys, exploring the striking array of his work across all medias. The first edition, first printing of this w...

Pictures of Grecian History in Miniature

1812 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, Darton, Harvey and Darton; J. Harris , 1812. Leather. A delightful miniature book containing a series of annotated illustrations of Ancient Greek history. A scarce miniature work, with the first edition published in 1810. Bound in full straight grain morocco. A charmin...

English Art Series: London Buildings, London Paintings and London Sculpture

Frank P. Brown · 1933 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first omnibus edition of Frank P. Brown's heavily illustrated 'English Art' series, covering architecture, paintings and sculptures. The first omnibus edition. First published as three separat...

The Work of E.H. Shepard

Rawle Knox [ed.] · 1979 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,805)

London, Methuen, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated biography showcasing the life and art of E. H. Shepard, best known for his illustrations in 'Winnie-the-Pooh&apos. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original c...

An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture

J. C. Loudon · 1842 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842. Cloth. John Loudon's extensive architectural encyclopeadia, illustrated with thousands of engravings throughout. An immense encyclopaedia on the architecture and furniture found in cottages, farms, and villas. This archit...

Graven Image, an Autobiographical Textbook

John Farleigh · 1940 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1940 . First edition. Hardback. The illustrated first edition of John Farleigh's autobiographical work, a wonderful memoir featuring advice for wood engravers. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original price clippe...

Comic Movies Flicker Book: Cinderella and the Glass Slipper

0 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,594)

London, Books and Pictures Publishers Ltd , c1950. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce flicker book containing the charming tale of 'Cinderella and the Glass Slipper&apos. A very scarce booklet that encourages the reader to flick through quickly to create a moving story, bein...

The Builder: An Illustrated Weekly Magazine, for the Architect, Engineer, Archaeologist, Constructor, & Artist (Volume XII)

George Godwin · 1854 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, Publishing Office , 1854. Leather. The very scarce 1854 volume from one of the UK's oldest business-to-business magazines, with detailed engravings throughout. The very scarce 1854 edition or Volume XII of 'The Builder', an architectural journal that pub...

Elefant Byggeplads

Peter Lautrop; Kristine Suhr · 1998 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

None, None, 1998 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderfully unique piece of artwork depicting a group of elephants constructing a tower of cards, drawn by Peter Lautrop, with a pop-up element incorporated by Kristine Suhr, signed by both artists. A wonderfully unique piece of co...

The Story of Westminster Abbey: Being Some Account of That Ancient Foundation, Its Builders and Those Who Sleep Therein

Violet Brooke-Hunt · 1904 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, James Nisbet & Co. 1904. Leather. A smart early copy of this illustrated history of Westminster Abbey, written by English social working Violet Brooke-Hunt. Sixth thousand. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one plates. Collated complete. A comprehensive histor...

Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa: A Study of the Interaction of Two Cultures 1795-1837

Ronald Lewcock · 1963 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Cape Town, A. A. Balkema, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this study of colonial nineteenth century architecture in South Africa, beautifully illustrated in colour. First edition. Illustrated with eleven colour plates, and many in-text monochrome illustrat...

Twenty-Five Great Houses of France

Sir Theodore Andrea Cook; W. H. Ward · 1916 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Country Life, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this profusely illustrated work celebrating notable French houses. The first edition of this work in a half cloth binding. Ink inscription to the half title page, dated 1917. Illustrated with a tipped-in...

Details of Antient Timber Houses of the 15th and 16th Centuries

A. Welby Pugin · 1836 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Ackermann & Co, 1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this study by A. Welby Pugin, looking through twenty-one plates at the timber houses of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The first edition.A wonderful study of timber houses of the fifteenth and six...

Finden&Apos;S Landscape and Portrait Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron

William Brockedon · 1833 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, John Murray , 1833-34. First edition. Leather. Three first edition volumes of work showcasing engravings made by William Finden of subjects relating to the life and works of Lord Byron, bound in full crushed morocco. Three volume complete set. The first edition of this...

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England an Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford

None states · 1949 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1949. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work on historical monuments in the city of Oxford. A reprint of the original printed in 1939. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Profusely illustrat...

Life of Thomas Stothard

Mrs Bray · 1851 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

London, John Murray, 1851 . First edition. Leather. A decorative first edition presenting the life and work of British painter, Thomas Stothard, compiled by his daughter-in-law. A first edition of the work, in an attractive red, full calf binding, with gilt tooling to the boar...

Pictorial Records of Remarkable Events in the History of the World

Francis Watt [ed.] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, James Sangster and Co, 1887 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated study of world history aimed at young readers, in the publisher's pictorial cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Illustrated with a chromolithograph frontispiece and title page, and six further vibrant ...