Arti decorative e design

2 Vols Giraud-Bardoux Modern and Stylish Ornaments

None Stated · 1926 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Paris, Giraud-Bardoux, 1926 . Paperback. A scarce two-volume collection of Parisian trade catalogues from Giraud-Bardoux, richly illustrating modern and Louis XVI–style decorative hardware for furniture and interiors. In the publisher's original paper wraps.Dated Decembe...

Early Lithographed Books: A Study of the Design and Production of Improper Books in the Age of the Hand Press with a Catalogue

Michael Twyman · 1990 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Farrand Press & Private Libraries Association, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this study into early lithographed books and the hand press, with the original glassine wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original glassine wra...

Otto Rohse Und Seine Presse

Bertold Hack; Herta Schwarz [editors] · 1992 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Hamburg, Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated study of German artist, designer, and engraver Otto Rohse, in the original German. German. First edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous black-and-white photograp...

French Provincial Architecture: As Shown in Various Examples of Town & Country Houses, Shops & Public Places Adaptable to American Conditions

Philip Lippincott Goodwin; Henry Oothovt Milliken · 1924 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

New York, Chas Scribner's Sons, 1924. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study on French provincial architecture, bound in lovely half morocco. The first edition.Illustrated with monochrome vignettes, and one hundred and thirty-four ...

The English Interior : 1500 to 1900

Ralph Dutton · 1948 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, B. T. Batsford LTD, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated guide to English interior design and its many influences between the years 1500 and 1900. This work is in original publisher's binding and original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition of th...

Obyvaci Pokoje

0 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Czechosi, Veskera Prava Vyhrazena, c1930. Paperback. Very scarce work illustrated work of interior design in the original Czech. Featuring a series of chromolithographic plates illustrative of interior design with furniture and plans. In the original Czech. Collated with plat...

English Domestic Brass 1680-1810 and the History of Its Origin

Rupert Gentle; Rachael Feild · 1975 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New York, E. P. Dutton, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first U.S. edition of this study of English brass in the domestic setting. First U.S. edition. Illustrated throughout with colour frontispiece and over three hundred images. A detailed study of Engli...

Stamperia Valdonega

2001 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Italy, Stamperia Valdonega, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet advertising Stamperia Valdonega, a high quality printing press, with illustrations. First edition of Stamperia Valdonega, a pamphlet from this high quality private printing press ran by Giovann...

The Chippendale Period in English Furniture

K. Warren Clouston · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , Debenham & Freebody and Edward Arnold , 1897. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition copy of this work on the Chippendale Period in English Furniture. This volume describes the Chippendale Period in English furniture tracing the history of Thomas Chi...

Album of the Lakes of Killarney & Glengarriff

0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Dublin, W. Lawrence , c1900. Cloth. A beautiful and decorative album of illustrations that depict the lakes of Killarney and Glengarriff. A decorative album of black and white illustrations of the scenic lakes of Killarney and Glengarriff in Southern Ireland. Intricately drawn...

English Inns and Road-Houses

George Long · 1937 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

London, T. Werner Laurie Ltd. 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this volume exploring English inns and road-houses through plates in black and white, one in colour, by the author. The first edition of this work, lacking the uncommon dust wrapper. By George Long....

Carpet Designs and Designing

Frederick J. Mayers · 1934 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

Essex, F. Lewis, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A first edition guide to the artistry of designing carpets. An interesting and unique handbook of practical and technical instruction on designing carpets in terms of both art work and industrial design. With a focus on the art seld...

Hall Marks on Gold and Silver Plate Illustrated with Revised Tables of Annual Date Letters Employed in the Assay Offices of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and a Fac-Simile of a Copper-Plate of Makers Marks at Goldsmith&Apos;S Hall. To Which Is Now Added, a History of L&Apos;Orfevrerie Francaise, with Extracts from the Statutes, Ordinances, &C. , and Twelve Plates of French Hall Marks. By William Chaffers Author of "Marks and Monograms of Pottery and Porcelain," "the Keramic Gallery," "the Colle

William Chaffers · 1896 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Reeves and Turner, 1896. Cloth. A charming eighth edition of William Chaffers' 'Hall Marks on Gold and Silver Plate', a comprehensive guide complete with illustrations and a folding reference chart of hallmarks. Complete with an introductory essay by Chr...

Reynolds Stone Engravings

Reynolds Stone [intro. Kenneth Clark] · 1977 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, John Murray, 1977. First edition. Cloth. The first complete collection of the prestigious engravings of Reynolds Stone, whose artwork is recognisable on bank notes and postage stamps among other mediums. The first editions of Reynolds Stone Engravings, being the first ...

My Wood Fires and Their Story: Showing the Beauty and Use of the Wood Fire

William Robinson · 1917 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Country Life, 1917. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a charming work on the great value of wood fires for heating our homes, written by a renowned populariser of the woodland garden. The first edition of My Wood Fires and their Story showing the Beauty and Us...

Shop Planning and Design

A. P. Hartnell · 1942 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London , George Parnall and Co. Ltd. 1942. Cloth. An illustrated guide to the planning and designing of shops, salons, and more. Illustrated with floor-plans and sections throughout. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just some slig...

Fine Imported Clocks: Harris & Harrington

Harris & Harrington · 1981 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

New York, Adams Brown Co. 1981. Magazine. A very scarce limited reprint of a catalogue of clocks designed to the highest of standards from J.J. Elliot and Harris & Harrington in 1915. A very scarce limited reprint of Fine Imported Clocks, a catalogue of finely made clocks by L...

A History of the Gregynog Press

Dorothy A. Harrop · 1980 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Middlesex, Private Libraries Association , 1980 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated exploration into The Gregynog Press, with sixteen unnumbered pages of plates and further illustrations by various artists.  In the publisher's original cloth.With...

Manufacture D&Apos;Ameublements Au Vieux Noyer

Ferdinand Buvat & Cie; Buvat Henri & Cie · 1923 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, Ferdinand Buvat & Cie; Buvat Henri & Cie, 1923 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce 1923 catalogue of French walnut furniture, illustrated throughout and in the publisher's original wraps. In the original French.A very scarce 1923 French catalogue of...

Glace-Cristal

None Stated · 1910 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Paris, Postel & Olivier, c1910 . Paperback. An illustrated Parisian trade catalogue of ornate mirrors and decorative glasswork, showcasing the craftsmanship of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris. In the publisher's original paper wraps. This copy is undated. Dated c.1910...