Arti decorative e design

Grammaire Des Arts Dãƒâ©Coratifs: Dãƒâ©Coration Intãƒâ¨Rieure de la Maison

Charles Blanc · 1882 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Paris, Librairie Renouard, 1882. Leather. A volume celebrating the importance of interior design by French art critic Charles Blanc, including colour plates of pattern designs and a look at nineteenth century Japonisme. Grammaire des Arts Décoratifs: Décoration Intèrieure d...

Quincaillerie Et Serrurerie Pour Ameublement. Album No. 10.

None Stated · 1924 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, Fournier, 1924 . Paperback. A Parisian trade catalogue from Fournier, richly illustrating the hardware, fittings, and decorative elements at the core of French furniture craftsmanship. In the publisher's original paper wraps.A large folio trade catalogue issued by ...

Darras Illustrated Furniture Trade Catalogue

None Stated · 1920 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Paris, Darras, c1920. Paperback. A profusely illustrated Parisian trade catalogue of upholstered seating issued by the manufacturer, Darras. In the publisher's original paper wraps.This copy is undated. Dated here c.1920s on the basis of the style, model naming convention...

Fabrique de Meubles En Tous Genres. Spãƒâ©Cialitãƒâ©S Pour Enfants.

None Stated · 0 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Tonnerre, Chantiers & Ateliers de Bourgogne, c1905. Paperback. A scarce French trade catalogue illustrating children"s furniture design from a major Burgundy manufacturer. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps.This copy is undated. Dated here c1905, indicated ...

The Architect&Apos;S Guide; or, Office and Pocket Companion

W. Davis Haskell; R. W. Billings; Fred Rogers; P. Thompson; The Late Gorge Rennie · 1869 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Atchley & Co. Architectural and Engfinooering Publishers, 1869. Cloth. An incredibly scarce pocket-guide to a variety of architectural processes and calculations, building on the work of George Rennie. An incredibly scarce architectural title, in original cloth binding...

Histoire Des Enseignes de Paris

Edouard Fournier · 1884 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Paris, E. Dentu , 1884. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Edouard Fournier"s last work, The History of Signs of Paris, an insightful history from the iconic French city. The first edition of Histoire de Enseignes de Paris (History of Signs of Paris) by French play...

Clothes: An Essay Upon the Nature and Significance of the Natural and Artificial Integuments Worn by Men and Women

Eric Gill · 1931 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1931. First edition. Leather. A signed limited edition of this intriguing essay on the concept of clothing, written and illustrated by Eric Gill. A signed limited edition of 160 copies, of which 153 were for sale. This copy is number 102.Signed by Eric ...

Etchers and Etching

Joseph Pennell · 1920 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1920. Cloth. The third edition of Joseph Pennel's beautiful and informative work into the intricate craft of etching. The third edition of Etchers and Etching by prolific American artist and lithographer Joseph Pennell. Volume II in the Graphic Ar...

The Pageant of the Lamp

The Edison Swan Electric Company Ltd. · 1948 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, The Edison Swan Electric Company Ltd. [1948]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon work from the Edison Swan Electric Company providing a short illustrated history of the electric lamp, with a letter from Edison Swan to Ambrose Heal, a notable furni...

Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks

R. W. Symonds · 1940 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1940. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this limited edition study on furniture and clocks by R. W. Symond's, inscribed by the author to Ambrose Heal, the noted furniture designer. A limited first edition, being one o...

Furniture Making in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century England

R. W. Symonds · 1955 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

London, The Connoisseur, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Symonds' illustrated study on seventeenth and eighteenth century furniture making, signed and inscribed by the author to the noted furniture designer Ambrose Heal. The first trade edition. Also...

The Present State of Ecclesiastical Architecture in England

A. Welby Pugin [Augustus Pugin] · 1843 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.46 | $328.94 | ¥52,528)

London, Charles Dolman, 1843. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this account of nineteenth century ecclesiastical architecture, written by Augustus Pugin, a prominent architect known for his ecclesiastical designs. The first edition, republished from the Dublin review...

Lettering: A Handbook for Artists, Architects, Designers, Signwriters, & Craftsmen

Arthur E. Payne · 1921 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1921. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this detailed handbook for letter design, comprising a series of plates with various typefaces. First and only edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with twenty plates. Collated complet...

Thomas Tompion: His Life & Work

R. W. Symonds · 1951 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd , 1951. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this profusely illustrated biographical study of English clockmaker, Thomas Tompion, inscribed by the author to Ambrose Heal. The first trade edition.Inscribed by the author to Ambrose Heal: "Am...

Typography, Typographie, Typographie

Friedrich Friedl; Nicolaus Ott; Bernard Stein · 1998 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Koln, Konemann, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this study of typography, with text in English, German, and French. Text in English, German, and French throughout. Illustrated with over two thousand in-text images, many of which are in colour. A compreh...

Schonste Bucher Aus Aller Welt Sonderschau

1975 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Leipzig, Not Stated, 1975. Cloth. A smartly bound award from the Schonste Bucher Aus Aller Welt competition and exhibition for the year 1975, signed by two of the judges. German. Signed by Dr. Karl-Heinz Muller, Lord Mayor of the city of Leipzig and Hoffman, chairman of the Ge...

Weiss-Fraktur Die Schrift Des Tempel-Verlags

E. R. Weiss · 1913 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Frankfurt, Bauersche Foundry, 1913. Hardback. A detailed artistic study of the Tempel-Verlag typeface, designed by Emil Rudolf Weiss. In the original German. German. Illustrated with numerous examples of the typeface of Tempel-Verlag. A typographic specimen book printed in col...

Bookbinding: A Step-by-Step Guide

Kathy Abbott · 2010 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Wiltshire, The Crowood Press, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this guide to bookbinding, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Author's presentation copy, signed with an inscription to the front endpaper that reads: "To Hamish with very b...

Les ãƒâ‰Bãƒâ©Nistes Du Xviiie Siãƒâ¨Cle

Comte Francois de Salverte · 1927 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Paris, Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire, 1927. Leather. An illustrated French study on cabinet makers of the eighteenth century, by Francois de Salverte. A revised and expanded edition.'Les Ébénistes du XVIIIe Siècle' is the first work ever published on Fre...

English Furniture

Frederick S. Robinson · 1905 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Methuen and Co, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Frederick S. Robinson's extensively illustrated account of English furniture in the early twentieth century. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece, and one-hund...