Pittura e disegno

Pictures of Grecian History, in Miniature

1810 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Darton, Harvey and Darton; J. Harris , 1810. First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of this charming miniature, with illustrative depictions of Ancient Greece, with the publisher's boards. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's ve...

An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank

William Makepeace Thackeray; W. E. Church [ed.] · 1884 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, George Redway, 1884 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition edition in book form of Thackeray's essay on the talents of famed illustrator George Cruikshank, taken from the pages of the Westminster Review. The first edition of this work in book form. The text...

Hymns Ancient and Modern for Use in the Services of the Church, with Accompanying Tunes

Church of England · 1940 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, William Clowes and Sons Limited, 1940. Leather. An attractive copy of this standard edition of hymns, with the accompanying tunes, in lovely condition. The Standard edition of this work in a full morocco binding. All edges gilt. Small stamp to the bottom of page 908. A...

Planes of the Great War 1914-1918: Fifty of Howard Leigh&Apos;S Popular Prints Reproduced by Collotype

Howard Leigh · 1934 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, John Hamilton, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A very smart work containing Howard Leigh's illustrations of some of the planes of the First World War. First edition. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This work contains fifty tipped-in illustra...

The Arts of Egypt

Irmgard Woldering · 1967 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1967. Cloth. A vibrantly illustrated survey of the Golden Age of Egyptian art, with the very smart unclipped dust wrapper. A new edition.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. An exhaustive account of Egyptian art and literature, c...

Scrapbook of Engravings

1792 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1791. Leather. A unique scrapbook comprising of a total of fifty-nine engravings, and two hand drawn pencil portraits. A unique scrapbook volume, containing engravings from various published works.Including various engraved title pages of 'Bells&a...

Blood on Paper

Elena Foster; Rowan Watson · 2008 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Victoria & Albert Museum; Ivory Press, 2008. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. The first edition of this impressive and unique catalogue of the Victoria and Albert Museum's exhibition, 'Blood on Paper&apos. The first edition of this work.A unique work pro...

Old English Walnut & Lacquer Furniture

R. W. Symonds; Percival D. Griffiths · 1923 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated guide to old English walnut and lacquer furniture for collectors and students. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. The Times Book Club label to the fr...

The Anti-Rationalists

J. M. Richards; Nikolaus Pevsner [edited] · 1973 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, Architectural Press , 1973. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this architectural work focused on the rebellious new generation of Art Nouveau architects. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Profusel...

Old English Drinking Glasses: Their Chronology and Sequence

Grant R. Francis · 1926 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1926. First edition. Vellum. The limited Edition de Luxe of this unique study into eighteenth century drinking glasses, signed by the author. An Edition de Luxe copy of this work, number 17 out of 100 copies.Signed by the author to the collopho...

Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design: Catalogue of Wall-Papers

C. C. Oman · 1929 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Board of Education , 1929. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon catalogue of antique wall papers held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The first edition, first printing of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twelve double sided plates. Collated complete.A ...

Landscape-Historical Illustrations of the Waverley Novels; Nouvelles Illustrations Anglaises Des Romans de Sir Walter Scott.

Sir Walter Scott; M. C. Pelle · 0 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Fisher, Son & Co. c1840 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful collection of illustrations to accompany scenes from Sir Walter Scott's acclaimed Waverley novels, with descriptions in both English and French by M. C. Pelle. Bound in half crushed morocco with marbled...

Songs of Two Savoyards

W. S. Gilbert · 1892 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Lodnon, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, [1892]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of music and lyrics by Gilbert and Sullivan, with illustrations throughout. The first edition.In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking very scarce dust wrapper...

Fifteen Minutes

Andy Warhol · 2011 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

New York, Wu-Shan Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment, 2011. Hardback. A fine limited edition run of this multimedia homage to Andy Warhol, showcasing artists who knew and worked with him. "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" - Andy Warhol, 1968. To coin...

Here, of All Places

Osbert Lancaster · 1959 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, John Murray, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this pictorial history of domestic architecture. First thus. Illustrated throughout with many full-page images. A revised and expanded omnibus version of Pillar to Post and Homes Sweet Homes, this e...

The Glass Industry of the Weald

G. H. Kenyon · 1967 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Leicester, Leicester University Press, 1967 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this comprehensive study of the glass industry in the Weald, with signed letters from the author. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unc...

The Windmills of Surrey and Inner London

K. G. Farries; M. T. Mason · 1966 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Charles Skilton LTD, 1966 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming study of British windmills. Illustrated throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.K. G. Farries and M....

Pictorial Sketches from Bible Lands

H. B. Kendall [ed.] · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Thomas Mitchell, c1880 . Cloth. An extremely well-presented work containing illustrations from Bible lands. Second edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding.Dated using Jisc from copies held at the University of Exeter Library. Edited by Method...

Rural Houses of West Yorkshire 1400-1830 Rural Houses of the Lancashire Pennines 1560-1760

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England · 1985 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1985-86. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition illustrated volumes on rural houses of Lancashire Pennines and West Yorkshire. Two volumes. The first editions. Supplementary series: 8 (Yorkshire) and 10 (Lancashire).In the origin...

Ballads and Legends of Cheshire

Leigh Egerton · 1867 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Longmans & Co , 1867. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated collection of legends and ballads collected by Egerton Leigh. The first edition of the work. In the publisher's original cloth. With an illustrated title page, headpieces, tailpiec...