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A Pre-Raphaelite Friendship: The Correspondence of William Holman Hunt and John Lucas Tupper

William Holman Hunt; John Lucas Tupper; ed. James H. Coombs · 1986 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Michigan, UMI Research Press, 1986. Cloth. An excellent collection of the letters of William Holman Hunt and John Lucas Tupper, with illustrations. Lucas Tupper was an early Pre-Raphaelite, and maintained friendships with several original members of the Brotherhood; his work h...

The Waverley Album: Containing Fifty-One Line Engravings to Illustrated the Novels and Tales of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott · 1833 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, K. M'Cormick, 1833. Leather. An uncommon early edition of this volume illustrating tales and novels of Sir Walter Scott in a series of line engravings. A series of fifty line engravings to illustrated the work of Sir Walter Scott, engraved by C. Heath, Finden, C. ...

L&Apos;Architecture de Ve Au Xviie Siecle Et Les Arts Que En Dependent

Jules Gailhabaud · 1890 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

Paris, Librarie des Imprimeries Reunies, 1890. Disbound. A richly illustrated account of architecture from between the fifth and seventeenth century. Written by architectural author Jules Gailhabaud. In the original French language.Three volumes, being volumes I, III and IV. L...

The Gas World Vol. XVI

1892 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Allan, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A scarce volume for 1892 of this weekly journal dedicated to industrial gas news, trade, companies, development. Volume XVI of this weekly journal concerning the industrial gas sector around the world, although major focus is giv...

Exhibition of English Embroidery Executed Prior to the Middle of the XVI Century

The Burlington Fine Arts Club; A.F. Kendrick · 1905 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, The Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1905. Cloth. A smart copy of this exhibition of English embroidery during the pre-Jacobean era, including numerous illustrated plates in colour. Published by the Burlington Fine Arts Club. Presenting this fascinating work on the history o...

Winkle&Apos;S Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales

Thomas Moule · 1838 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.33 | $647.32 | ¥103,369)

London, Effingham Wilson; Charles Tilt; Tilt and Bogue, 1838-42. Cloth. Three volumes completing Winkle's depiction of the cathedral churches of England and Wales, one early printing and two first editions. A set complete in three volumes, volume I an early printing of 18...

Graven Image an Autobiographical Textbook

John Farleigh · 1940 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

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

Tideline, the Ebb and Flow of Memory and Experience

Edward Seago · 1948 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Collins, 1948. Cloth. An illustrated work on the art of Edward Seago, signed and personalised by the author. A part analytical, part biographical work by Edward Seago that examines his paintings and art. Edward Seago (1910-1974) was an English artist who painted in oil...

A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel

George R. R. Martin; Daniel Abraham · 2012 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Harper Voyage, 2012-5. First edition. Cloth. A complete collection of the graphic novel adaptation of the first book in the popular historical fantasy series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin. Some bright first editions. The complete hardcover c...

Papirove Divadelko

Jitka Bodlakova · 1960 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Praha [Prague], Statni Nakladatelstevi Detske Knihy, 1960. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce paper theatre, complete with folding scenes and characters, published in the Czech Republic in the 1960s. An extremely scarce toy theatre published in 1960 by the state publishing...

Beautiful Women in History & Art

Mrs. Steuart Erskine · 1905 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.45 | ¥89,657)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1905. Leather. A delightful work depicting beautiful women, illustrated by Hallett Hyatt with splendid full plates and headpieces. With chapters on the women in the courts of Henry VIII, the contemporaries of Mary Stuart, Jacobite beauties, beautifu...

Some Famous Buildings and Their Story

Alfred W. Clapham; Walter H. Godfrey · 1913 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Technical Journals, 1913. Cloth. A smart copy of this history of important buildings in London and the surrounding areas, in an uncommon dust wrapper. Contains chapters on Abbot's Hospital, Guildford, the Tower of London, The Fortune Theatre, London, The Royal Pal...

Pewter Down the Ages

Howard Herschel Cotterell · 1932 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Hutchinson and Co. 1932. Cloth. A fascinating edition detailing the history of the use of pewter around Europe. A fascinating volume detailing the history of the use of pewter around Europe from early medieval to the twentieth century with typical examples of Pewterer ...

Illustrations to Heraldry

William Heath; Paul Pry · 1828 · Rooke Books

£1,975.00 (€2,367.32 | $2,609.10 | ¥416,640)

London, Thomas McLean, 1828. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, beautifully illustrated work on heraldry. Produced by William Heath, a British artist noted for his caricatures. A very scarce work.The first edition of this work, which conveys numerous colour drawings with...

Engravings and Their Value

J Herbert Slater · 1912 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, L Upcott Gill, 1912. Cloth. A smart, fourth edition copy of J Herbert Slater's detailed guide to collecting engravings and the history of engravings. In the publisher's original cloth.This fourth edition is extra illustrated compared to previous editions and ...

Engravings and Their Value

J Herbert Slater · 1900 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, L Upcott Gill, 1900. Cloth. The third edition of J Herbert Slater's guide to engravings. In the publisher's original cloth.This is a revised edition with an extensive appendix which lists the artists by name and provides a selection of their works. Illustrate...

Album of Engravings and Bookplates

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£700.00 (€839.05 | $924.74 | ¥147,670)

Various, Various , c1880. Leather. A comprehensive collection of bookplates and engravings, presented in a leather bound chemise. Prior owner's inscription to the verso of the flap to the chemise, 'J Renshaw, Charles St Birmingham&apos. This is a large collection of ...

The Art-Union Monthly Journal of the Arts

Samuel Carter Hall · 1848 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1848. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the tenth volume of 'The Art-Union Monthly Journal', profusely illustrated throughout, edited by Samuel Carter Hall. The first edition of this work. Volume X of the Art Union Monthly Journal. ...

Old English Sporting Books

Ralph Nevill; Geoffrey Holme (ed.) · 1924 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, The Studio Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A first limited edition copy of this fascinating reference work on sporting works, providing a critical survey of such sports as racing, hunting, couching, shooting, and fishing in England. This work is copiously illustra...

The Windows of Christ Church Cathedral Canterbury

Madeline Harrison Caviness · 1981 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, British Academy, Oxford University Press, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on the windows of Christ Church Cathedral in Canterbury. Illustrated, with numerous colour and black and white plates. The first edition of this work. Limited edition, ...