Arti decorative e design

Interni Veneziani

Attilia Dorigato, Giuseppe Mazzariol · 1990 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

Padova, Biblos, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A look at the history of interior design and art of Venice. Mostly In Italian, with passages translated into English, German and French to the rear. Illustrated throughout, with beautiful photographs of interiors of various building ...

Furniture in England from 1660-1760; Decoration in England from 1660 to 1770

Francis Lenygon · 1914 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1914-1927. First edition. Cloth. Two charming volumes educating readers on the grand decoration and furniture which flourished in the English Renaissance, profusely illustrated. Two smart volumes within the English Decoration and Furniture of the XVI-XI...

Charles Fawcett: Colour Printer and Engraver

M.C.F. Morris [Marmaduke Charles Frederick Morris] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this biography of Benjamin Fawcett, written by a close associate for whom he printed a number of works. The first edition of Benjamin Fawcett: Colour Printer and Engraver, a charming an...

The New Woodcut: The Studio Special Spring Number 1930

Malcolm Salaman [ed. by C. Geoffrey Holme] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, The Studio, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated global tour of how woodcuts are expressed across the globe, delving into the practices and artworks of different countries. The New Woodcut: The Studio Special Spring Number 1930, a charming volume on wo...

The Decorative Use of Wallpapers

E. Owen Clark · 1910 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Goddard, Walker & Brown, c1910. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce showcase of different wallpaper designs, containing numerous examples of how one can best decorate their homes, written at a fashionable time in interior design. The Decorative Use of Wallpapers, a very s...

Festons Und Decorative Gruppen Aus Pflanzen Und Thieren

Martin Gerlach · 1897 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€929.10 | $1,024.06 | ¥163,548)

Vienna, Gerlach & Schenk, 1897. Cloth. Four original folio parts from Gerlach"s celebrated Art Nouveau design series, providing finely printed collotype studies of natural decorative motifs. In the publisher's original half green cloth portfolio with paper-covered boards,...

John Piper: The Complete Graphic Works

Orde Levinson · 1987 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Faber & Faber, 1987. First edition. Cloth. The first complete catalogue of graphic artist John Piper, most famous for his striking images of British landmarks and as an official war-artist who painted the Blitz aftermath. The first edition of John Piper: The Complete G...

The Ladies Amusement

Robert Sayer · 1966 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Newport, Ceramic Book Company, 1966. Cloth. A facsimile edition of a design book on the art of Japanning from 1762, including over one thousands beautifully illustrated designs by Jean-Baptiste Pillement. The facsimile edition of The Ladies Amusement or The Whole Art of Japann...

Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages: Volume II

Henry Shaw · 1858 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1858. Leather. A beautifully illustrated visual guide to late Medieval Britain and Western Europe, immersing the reader into the time period with engraved colour plates of kings and queens. An early edition of Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages: ...

The Etcher&Apos;S Handbook

P.G. Hamerton [Philip Gilbert Hamerton] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Charles Roberson and Co. 1881. Cloth. The third revised and augmented edition of The Etcher's Handbook by P.G. Hamerton, a leading figure within the etching revival. The third revised and augmented edition of P.G. Hamerton's The Etcher's Handbook, publis...

Clouds: Biography of a Country House

Caroline Dakers · 1993 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Caroline Dakers"s richly detailed history of Clouds, the Arts and Crafts country house that became a centre of artistic and intellectual life in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. In...

Schwedische Mobel. Meubles Suedois. Swedish Furniture

Carl Malmsten · 1954 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Basel , Wepf & Co, 1954. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of Carl Malmsten's study on Swedish furniture, in the original scarce dust wrapper and inscribed by the author to Ambrose Heal, a notable furniture designer. The first edition. The author&...

Old Clock and Watches and Their Makers; Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past, in England and Abroad.

F. J. Britten · 1922 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, E. & F. N. Spon, [1922]. First edition. Cloth. A descriptive account of clocks and their makers by F. J. Britten, previously owned by Ambrose Heal, the noted Chairman of "Heal"s" furniture company, with a letter addressed to Heal. The fifth edition. Previously owned b...

English Mediaeval Painted Glass

J. D. Le Couteur · 1932 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1932. Cloth. A smart later edition of this illustrated study of English Mediaeval stained glass. Later edition, originally published in 1926. Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-seven images across twenty-eight plates, and ...

In English Homes: The Internal Character, Furniture and Adornments of Some of the Most Notable Houses of England

Charles Latham · 1907 · Rooke Books

£64.00 (€76.73 | $84.57 | ¥13,506)

London, The Offices of Country Life , 1907. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated celebration of great English homes and their furnishings, with specially taken photographs from Charles Latham. The second edition of this volume, being the first out of three published for this series.Â...

From Kitchen to Garret

J. E. Panton · 1893 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Ward and Downey, 1893. Cloth. A smart new edition of this charming Victorian guide to furnishing and keeping a new home, aimed at young householders. The new and revised edition of this work, with new illustrations added. In the publisher's original cloth binding...

Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe

A. Kenneth Snowman · 1966 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Faber and Faber , 1966. First edition. Cloth. A prolific study of the art of gold boxes of Europe, with a plethora of monochrome and colour illustrations throughout. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Richly illustr...

The Early Furniture of French Canada

Jean Palardy; Eric McLean [translator] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Toronto, Macmillan of Canada, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this vastly illustrated study of early French Canadian furniture. First edition. Illustrated with ten colour plates and numerous black-and-white images. Collated complete. An authoritative, illu...

Early American Wall Stencils: Their Origin, History, & Use

Janet Waring · 1937 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.09 | $126.85 | ¥20,259)

New York, William R. Scott, Inc, 1937. Cloth. A new edition of this beautifully illustrated history of American wall stencils. New edition. Illustrated with tipped in colour frontispiece, six tipped in colour plates, and ninety-six figures on plates to the rear of the text. Co...

The English Interior: 1500 to 1900

Ralph Dutton · 1948 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charmingly illustrated work onEnglish interior design, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with the inscription: "To dearest Ina with love from Ralph 4.2.4...