Pittura e disegno

A Complete Course of Lithography

Alois Senefelder; Frederic von Schlichtegroll · 1819 · Rooke Books

£835.00 (€1,000.88 | $1,103.15 | ¥176,159)

London, R. Ackermann, 1819. First edition. Leather. The first edition in English of the first book on lithography, written by Alois Senefelder the inventor of lithography. Bound in half crushed morocco, with gilt lettering. Rebound with new endpapers. With frontis and three pl...

Eighty Sketches in Water Colour from Nature

Russell Stephenson · 1926 · Rooke Books

£499.99 (€599.32 | $660.56 | ¥105,482)

London, The Saint Catherine Press, 1926. Fine Binding. A superb copy of this sought after work. A full red leather hardback with gilt frame, lettering and decoration, with a slipcase. There are eighty tipped in illustrations. This is a beautiful limited edition; one of only 22...

The Thespian Dictionary; or, Dramatic Biography of the Present Age

Anonymous · 1805 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

London, James Cundee, 1805. Cloth. A scarce copy of this brilliant little compendium of the lives of English actors, playwrights, directors and managers throughout history up until the early 19th century. Second Edition. 'Containing sketches of the lives, lists of the pro...

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

Burlington Fine Arts Club · 1905 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1905. Cloth. An exhibition of pre-Jacobean English embroidery from the Burlington Fine Arts Club. Illustrated with many coloured plates. The Burlington Fine Arts Club (established 1866; dissolved 1952) was a London gentlemen's club based...

The Nation&Apos;S Pictures

[Anonymous] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

London; Paris; New York; Melbourne , Cassell and Company, Limited, 1903. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated two volume set, with bright and vibrant colour plates throughout. Volumes III and IV of a four volume set. Lacking volume I and II. A selection from the finest modern paintin...

Worcester Porcelain

Severne Mackenna · 1950 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, F. Lewis Limited, 1950. Cloth. A limited edition signed copy of the history, production and value of Worcester porcelain. Signed by author. Number 459 of a limited press of five hundred copies printed on hand-made paper. Eighty black and white plates of examples of por...

Portrait Painters European Portraits to the End of the Nineteenth Century and English Twentieth-Century Portraits

Allan Gwynne-Jones · 1950 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Phoenix House, 1950. First edition. Cloth. This first edition collection of portraits range from Titian to Augustus John and many more, which are all accompanied by explanations from the author, Allan Gwynne-Jones. here is a lovely inscription from Gwynne-Jones on the ...

The Painter&Apos;S Workshop

W. G. Constable · 1954 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London, New York, Toronto, Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1954. Cloth. A reference book on painting by W. G. Constable. With 24 black and white plates to the rear of the volume. In homage to Wilson Steer and Henry Tonks. In a brown cloth binding with gilt letter...

Important Nineteenth Century and Modern Prints: The Collection of the Late Sir Rex de C. Nan Kivell

Sotheby Parke Bernet and Co · 1977 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Sotheby Parke Bernet and Co, 1977. Cloth. A Sotheby's auction catalogue for this collection of prints which went to sale on Tuesday 4th October, 1977. Featuring numerous plates, two in colour. A Sotheby's bidding slip and price list have been loosely inserte...

Victorian Scrapbook

Annoymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Unamed, Unamed, c1900. Cloth. A charming late Victorian scrapbook featuring a large collection of plates by a variety of important artist of the period. Featuring pasted in coloured, and black and white book plates portraying various famous Victorian paintings. Including Cross...

A Catalogue of Pictures and Sketches.

George Mason · 1895 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Birmingham , Royal Society of Artists, 1895. Cloth. A scarce collection of works from the watercolour painter and landscape artist George Pinwell and George Mason. Illustrated with sixteen woodcut plates from original drawings by G. J. Pinwell. These works were exhibited at Th...

British Sporting Artists from Barlow to Herring

Walter Shaw Sparrow · 1922 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London , John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A detailed work reviewing the lives and works of many artists who have studied English country life and sport, mainly associated with hunting and racing. First edition. "With a Foreword by Sir Theodore Cook an...

Sickert: The Painter and His Circle

Marjorie Lilly · 1971 · Rooke Books

£83.99 (€100.68 | $110.96 | ¥17,719)

London, Elek, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating personal biographical portrait of the renowned painter by a close friend of his. Marjorie Lilly's friendship with Sickert began in 1917 when she had a studio in the same building as his. Walte...

The Paintings of J.A. D. Ingres

Georges Wildenstein · 1954 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, Phaidon Press, 1954. Cloth. A sumptuously illustrated First Edition of Wildenstein's monograph of Ingres. With numerous full-page illustrations and eight tipped-in colour plates, including frontis. Little is known about Georges Wildenstein (1892-1963). In the orig...

L&Apos;Univers Des Impressionnistes

Steven Adams · 1990 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Paris, Vilo, 1990. Cloth. A handsome edition exploring the history and art of the Impressionists. A handsome edition exploring the history and art of the Impressionists. Including colour plates and vignettes throughout. With chapters on the emergence of the Impressionist movem...

Ungkarlens Visebog Og Aegtemandens Salmebog

Aage Berntsen · 1945 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Copenhagen, Poul Branners Forlag, 1945. Leather. A collection of hymns based on Hungarian ballads by Aage Berntsen. A collection of hymns based on Hungarian ballads by Aage Berntsen. Aage Berntsen was a Danish fencer, poet, doctor and artist. He is famous for having competed i...

Grammaire Des Arts Decoratifs Decoration Interieure de la Maison

Charles Blanc · 1882 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1882. Leather. A nicely bound illustrated copy of this French work on art and interiors. French art and interior design book with many black and white illustrations and 10, (of 11 called for) chromolithographs. Examines the influence of Japanese art on ...

Exposition Des Arts Du Feu: Verrerie, Cãƒâ©Ramique, ãƒâ‰Maux, Vitraux, Mosaãƒâ¯Que.

None Stated · 1916 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Genève, None Stated, 1916. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this richly illustrated catalogue showcasing a selection of contemporary Swiss decorative arts at the height of wartime modern craftsmanship. In the publisher's original paper wraps.First edit...

Wolfe Von Lenkiewicz

Mark Sanders [ed.]; Edward Lucie-Smith [foreword]; Richard Dyer · 2015 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

Wakefield, Anomie Publishing , [2015]. Cloth. A new copy of this work on British artist Wolfe von Lenkiewicz, in a shrink wrap. A new copy, in the shrink wrap.With cloth boards and the original dust wrapper. A work on Wolfe von Lenkiewicz, a British artist known for his artis...

Georg Baselitz

Diane Waldman · 1995 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

New York, Guggenheim Museum, 1995 . Paperback. A copiously illustrated copy of this volume on German painter, sculptor and graphic artist Georg Baselitz. The paperback edition. In the publisher's original card wraps. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and an abundance of ...