Arti decorative e design

Georgian Cabinet-Makers

Ralph Edwards; Margaret Jourdain · 1944 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Country Life, 1944 . First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of this fascinating study of the history of cabinet makers, with a letter from the director of the publishing company to Ambrose Heal, a furniture designer himself. The first edition, first impres...

Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use

Daniel Berkeley Updike · 1951 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1951. Cloth. A smart two volume set of the second edition of Updike's illustrated study of printing types. Complete in two volumes. Second edition, second printing. Illustrated with three hundred and sixty-seven images, including o...

The Technical Educator: An Encyclopaedia of Technical Education

Various; Unknown · 1886 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

London , Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886. Leather. A profusely illustrated primer on applied science and industrial arts, issues one to four of the Technical Series from Cassell's Popular Educator, smartly bound into two volumes. Smartly bound in half calf with textured ...

The Art and Craft of Home-Making

Edward W. Gregory · 1925 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Thomas Murby and Co. 1925. Cloth. A lovely second edition of this illustrated guide to home design and management, adorned with colour plates. The second edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eight...

Architectural Notices of the Churches of the Archdeaconry of Northampton

Architectural Society of the Archdeaconry of Northampton · 1849 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Lonon, John Henry Parker, 1849. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated architectural study of the churches of Northampton, bound in full morocco. The first edition in book form of this work, which was initially issued in parts between 1846 an...

The English Interior a Review of the Decoration of English Homes from Tudor Times to the Xixth Century

Arthur Stratton · 1920 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, B. T. Batsford , 1920. First edition. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated study of English interior design from the Tudor period to the 19th century. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Richly illustrated throughout the text, including a frontispi...

English Decorative Ironwork from Contemporary Source Books, 1610-1836

John Harris · 1960 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Alec Tiranti, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful collection of plates showcasing English decorative ironwork by the notable curator and architectural historian John Harris. The first edition of this uncommonly seen work in the publisher's original cloth bindi...

Lamps, Shades, Mirrors

M. Landseer Mackenzie; Isobel Savory · 1927 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, The Bourlet Galleries, 1927. Brochure/Pamphlet. A copy of this unique very scarce illustrated catalogue of lamps with text on the psychology of colour by Isobel Savory. In the publisher's original paperback. Very Scarce.Illustrated with a tipped in full colour pl...

Furnishing to Fit the Family

Various · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1949. Paperback. A scarce reprinted edition of this delightful guide to furnishing a house to fit a family, with illustrations. Reprinted November, 1949. Originally published October, 1947. Produced by the Council of Industrial Des...

Decorative Textiles: An Illustrated Book on Coverings for Furniture, Walls and Floors, Including Damask, Brocades and Velvets, Tapestries, Laces, Embroideries, Chintzes, Cretonnes, Drapery and Furniture, Trimmings, Wall Papers, Carpets, and Rugs, Tooled and Illuminated Leathers

George Leland Hunter · 1918 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1918. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated limited edition of this work on decorative textiles. Unspecified limited edition. Illustrated with five-hundred and eighty images, with twenty-seven colour plates. Collated complete. A comprehensive...

English Church Brasses from the 13th to 17th Century

Ernest Suffling · 1910 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, L. Upcott Gill, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated study of English church brasses. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and a total of two-hundred and thirty-seven illustrations reproduced from ru...

Flowers and Festivals or Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches

W. A. Barrett · 1873 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Rivingtons, 1873. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated guide to floral decoration of churches. Second edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-four lithographic colour plates. Collated complete. A guide to the floral decoration of churches for the var...

Practical Church Decoration: A Guide to the Design and Execution of Decoration of Churches, Chapels, and Other Ecclesiastical Structures.

Arthur Louis Duthie · 1907 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, The Trade Papers Publishing, Co. Ltd. 1907. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce work on church decoration, with colour illustrations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with fifty-seven plates, five of which are coloured. Collated...

English Furniture from Charles II to George II: A Full Account of the Design, Material and Quality of Workmanship of Walnut and Mahogany Furniture of This Period; and of How Spurious Specimens Are Made

R. W. Symonds · 1929 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Connoisseur Ltd. 1929. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this study of English furniture design. Limited to one thousand copies of which this is number 116. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and two hundred and fifty-nine additional figures. With one hundred...

The Cottage Orne Collection

Brunschwig & Fils · 1989 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Not Stated, Brunschwig & Fils, 1989. Cloth. A striking wallpaper and fabric sample catalogue by Brunschwig & Fils, a beautiful and colourful volume. Volume 35 of Brunschwig & Fils' catalogue, this volume focusing solely on the Cottage Orne Collection.Illustrated with thre...

Description Historique Et Chronologique Des Monumens de Sculpture, Reunis Aus Musee Des Monumens Francais

Alexandre Lenoir · 1800 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Paris, L'Auteur, Au Musee, c1800. Paperback. A scarce circa 1800 work on the monuments and sculptures of France. Scarce work. French language. Reviewing the monuments and sculptures of France, including: statue of Philippe IV, statue of Little King John, statue of Charles...

Chimneypieces and Ingle Nooks: Their Design and Ornamentation

Guy Cadogan Rothery · 1912 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, T. Werner Laurie , 1912. Cloth. An interesting guide to the design and history of chimneypieces and inglenooks. An early edition. Dated from the National Library of Scotland. In the publisher's original full cloth pictorial binding with gilt lettering. With a fron...

Grandfather Clocks and Their Cases

Brian Loomes · 1985 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Bracken Books, 1985. Cloth. A richly illustrated edition of Loomes's study of grandfather clocks. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original clipped dust wrapper. 452 photographs and plans. Collated complete. Brian Loomes is internationally ...

White Dial Clocks the Complete Guide

Brian Loomes · 1981 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Newton Abbot, David & Charles , 1981. Cloth. A stunning copy of this complete guide to White Dial Clocks, with photographs throughout. A second edition copy of this work. A wonderful and comprehensive volume on White Dial Clocks, of which much new information, research and ch...

Spode and His Successors a History of the Pottery Stoke-on-Trent 1765-1865

Arthur Hayden · 1925 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London , Cassell and Company, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A stunning volume on the beautiful pottery of Josiah Spode and his successors, with colour plates and illustrations throughout. This is a stunning volume on ceramic art, specifically focusing on the work of Josiah Spode...