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The Smaller English House 1500-1939

Reginald Turnor · 1952 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.33 | $68.70 | ¥10,970)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A very neat first edition of this illustrated guide to small English houses. First edition. Illustrated throughout with 190 photographs, drawings, and plans. A guide to small English houses with details on: craft building...

The Power of Form Applied to Geometric Tracery

Robert William Billings · 1851 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.21 | ¥82,273)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1851. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition study on geometry and Gothic Architecture in geometrical form, complete with illustrations of one-hundred designs. The first edition of this very scarce work, last seen at auction in 19...

Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain

Edmund Lodge · 1835 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.79 | ¥78,054)

London, Printed for Harding and Lepard, 1835 . Leather. A lovely set of illustrated portraits of illustrious people from the history of Great Britain. Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain by Edmund Lodge in half morocco bindings. Engraved from authentic picture...

Representative British Architects of the Present Day

Charles Herbert Reilly · 1931 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, B. T. Batsford , 1931. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this study of prominent British architects of the twentieth century, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Dedicated to prominen...

Some Account of the Abbey Church of St. Alban Illustrative of the Plans, Elevations, and Sections, of That Building

1813 · Rooke Books

£875.00 (€1,048.81 | $1,155.93 | ¥184,587)

London, The Society of Antiquaries , 1813. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this architectural study of the abbey church of St. Alban with striking engravings after drawings by John Carter. An impressive large scale rendering of the church abbey of St. ...

Russell Drysdale

Geoffrey Dutton · 1964 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this art book on Russel Drysdale densely illustrated with both colour and monochrome plates. First edition of Russell Drysdale by Geoffrey Dutton in the original publisher's cloth binding and cli...

John Sell Cotman 1782-1842

Victor Rienaecker · 1953 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Leigh-on-Sea, F. Lewis , 1953. First edition. Cloth. First limited edition of this study of the life and work of John Sell Cotman. First edition of this work, limited to five hundred copies of which this is number one-hundred-and-fifty-one. A biographical study of English mari...

Plates from the Builder Magazine

Henry Heathcote Stratham (ed.); Various · 1887 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Not stated , Not stated, 1887-1892 . Leather. A scarce collection of plates from The Builder Magazine with various architectural designs and illustrations. Various plates from The Builder Magazine, bound in half leather and cloth boards. Bound in non-chronological order, this ...

The Loves of Krishna, in Indian Painting and Poetry

W. G. Archer · 1957 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition work regarding the story of Krishna in Indian art and poetry, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with the original ...

Egyptian Art

Werner and Bedrich Forman; Milada Vilimkova; Till Gottheiner [trans] · 1962 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Peter Nevill, [1962]. First edition. Cloth. First English edition of this large paper book dedicated to the beauty of Egyptian art, captured with numerous striking plates both in colour and in black and white. The first and only English edition of this work, dated from...

Gemma Bovery

Posy Simmonds · 1999 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1999 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this beautiful graphic novel signed by the author. First edition, first impression of Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrap...

In English Homes the Internal Character, Furniture & Adornments of Some of the Most Notable Houses of England

Charles Latham · 1904 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London , Country Life , 1904. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful volume that celebrates great English Homes, with illustrations throughout. A lovely first edition of In English Homes which explores the internal character, furniture and adornments of notable houses in England. T...

A History of the English House from Primitive Times to the Victorian Period

Nathaniel Lloyd · 1951 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London , The Architectural Press, 1951. Cloth. A lovely third impression copy of this work on the history of the English House, with illustrations. A third impression copy.This book explores the development of the English House and is divided into two two parts, the text and t...

London Survivals: A Record of the Old Buildings and Associations of the City

P. H. Ditchfield · 1914 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1914. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of this descriptive work regarding the historical architecture of London. The uncommon first edition. In the original cloth binding with gilt detail. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, t...

Feu Pierrot

A. Willette · 1919 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Paris, H. Floury, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated, first edition, autobiography by the renowned French artist, Adolphe Willette. The first edition. In full red cloth binding with gilt lettering. With an illustrated title page, colour portrait frontispiece...

Paul Hogarth&Apos;S American Album Drawings 1962-65 with Notes from a Journal

Paul Hogarth · 1973 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Lion and Unicorn Press, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A fine, limited edition, collection of journal entries and illustrations by the popular artist, Paul Hogarth. The uncommon first edition. A limited edition, this copy being numbered at 212. In the original pictorial c...

Views of Cottages and Farm-Houses in England and Wales

Francis Stevens · 1815 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, R. Ackermann, 1815. First edition. Leather. Scarce copy of this illustrated collection of cottages and farm-houses etched by Francis Stevens. First edition of this work. A scarce collection of etchings illustrative if English and Welsh cottages and farm houses. Etched ...

Diary of a War Artist

Edward Ardizzone · 1974 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, The Bodley Head, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of Edward Ardizzone's illustrated account of his life during the Second World War. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with the vign...

The History and Antiquities of the Abbey and Cathedral Church of Gloucester

John Britton · 1836 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London, M. A. Nattali, 1836 . Cloth. Illustrated throughout with detailed engraved plates, this is Joseph Britton's informative study of the architecture and history of Gloucester Cathedral. One part only of a five volume, fourteen part work. With this volume being antiqu...

Penrose&Apos;S Annual the Process Year Book & Review of the Graphic Arts

Various · 1921 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

London, Percy Lund Humphries & Co LTD, 1921-58. Cloth. A wondeful and uncommon to find set of the Penrose Annual, this set containing a total of 29 volumes from 1921 to 1958, replete with stunning colour plates throughout each volume. A run of twenty-nine volumes of 'Penr...