Pittura e disegno

The Old Water-Colour&Apos;S Society&Apos;S Club

Various; Edited by Adrian Bury and James Knox · 1956 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London , Privately Printed, 1956-1986. Cloth. A collection of ten volumes of The Old Water-Colour's Society's Club, published between 1956 and 1986. Issued only to members. Containing: Volume XXXI (1956) Volume XXXII (1957) Volume XXXIII (1958) Volume XXXIV (1959) Vo...

The Print Collection of Frederic R. Halsey

Frederic R. Halsey · 1916 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

New York, The Anderson Galleries, 1916. Paperback. A collection of four catalogues of the print collections of Frederic R. Halsey. Containing: Part III: French Engravings of the Eighteenth Century Part IV: English Stipple Engravings of the Eighteenth Century Part V: English Me...

Landscape Illustrations of the Novels of the Author of Waverley with Portraits of the Principal Female Characters

Walter Scott · 1833 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London , Charles Tilt, 1833. Leather. A collection of illustrations of scenes from the Waverley novels of Walter Scott. Second edition. Containing one hundred and eighteen engraved plates. The Waverley Novels are a long series of books by Sir Walter Scott. For nearly a century...

Engravings and Their Value a Complete Guide to the Collection and Prices of All Classes of Prints

J. Herbert Slater · 1929 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart, Limited, 1929. Cloth. An uncommon copy of Slater's guide for collectors of engravings. Sixth Edition, revised and enlarged by F. W. Maxwell-Barbour. With a colour frontispiece, numerous plates throughout, and a number of facsimile re...

The Age of Neo-Classicism

Anonymous · 1972 · Rooke Books

£33.99 (€40.74 | $44.91 | ¥7,171)

England , The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1972. Hardback. A First Edition 1970s catalogue for the Council of Europe's exhibition of Neo-classicist art. 168 double-sided photographic plates. Organised by the Royal Academy and the Victoria and Albert Museum. "This exhibi...

John Leech&Apos;S Pictures of Life and Character from the Collection of "Mr Punch

John Leech · 1886 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London, Bradbury, Agnew and Co, 1886. Leather. A lovely collection of illustrations by the master Victorian caricaturist John Leech. With illustrated titles, frontispieces, and illustrations on every page with captions. Punch, or the London Charivari was a British weekly magaz...

Graphic Art of the 18th Century

Jean Adhemar · 1964 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1964. Leather. A beautifully rebound work on 18th century art. Written by French librarian, academic and art historian Jean Adhemar. Translated from the original French into English by M I Martin. This work discusses Art in Europe during the 18th cen...

The Meaning of Art

Herbert Read · 1936 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Faber and Faber, 1936. Leather. A work of Art criticism by Herbert Read. Illustrated throughout, with 46 figures throughout, of works of art. The second edition of this work. Rebound in a lovely half morocco binding. Written by Sir Herbert Edward Read, an English art h...

The Magazine of Art

Various · 1881 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Cassell, Peter, Galpin & Co. 1881. Leather. A profusely illustrated Victorian British journal devoted to the visual arts. Volume IV. With reviews of exhibitions, articles about artists and all branches of the visual arts, as well as some poetry. The Magazine of Art was...

The Art of Needlecraft

R K and M I R Polkinghorne · 1935 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London, Associated Newspapers, 1935. Leather. A detailed and explanatory guide to the craft of needlework in its varying forms. With thirty-two art plates and three hundred and twenty-eight diagrams in the text. In half morocco. Externally, near fine, with just a few marks. In...

Decorative Motives of Oriental Art

Katherine M. Ball · 1927 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head LTD. 1927. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this study into Oriental art, in a smart leather binding. Featuring six hundred and seventy-three illustrations, the author goes into significant detail, approaching the subject via the ind...

English Painting

R H Wilenski · 1946 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Faber and Faber, 1946. Leather. A work of art criticism by R H Wilenski, with examples of a vast array of illustrations throughout the volume. A reprint of this work which was first published in November 1933. Rebound in a lovely quarter morocco binding. Illustrated th...

Electric Motors and Generators

Various · 1947 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Odhams Press Limited, 1947. Leather. An attractive copy of this work on motoring, in a leather binding. Bound by Zaehnsdorf. A collection of short chapters on various aspects of electric motors and generators by various authors, including F Harrabin, J Nixon and E Emer...

The Cabinet of the Arts a Series of Engravings by English Artists

Anonymous · 1799 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London, Not Stated, 1799. Leather. A scarce collection of engravings by English artists. Contains 88 plates of engravings which include topographical views, portraits, emblematic scenes and reproductions of the engraved title pages of other publications. An interesting, if ecl...

Dictionary of Painters and Engravers Biographical and Critical

M Bryan · 1886 · Rooke Books

£169.99 (€203.76 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1886-9. Leather. Michael Bryan's acclaimed reference book on artists. Edited by Robert Edmund Graves. Bound in half calf leather with gilt lettering and marbled edges. With Arthur Shanks nameplate on the front free endpapers. Michael Bryan (1...

American Glass

George and Helen McKearin · 1941 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

New York, Crown Publishers, 1941. Leather. An extensive book on American glass. Bound in half morocco leather with gilt lettering. Has been rebound with new endpapers. Uncommon. Includes chapters on Early Production, Glassmaking and Ornamentation; Early American Blown and Patt...

Illustrated Catalogue of a Loan Collection of Paintings, Water Colours and Engravings in the Victoria Art Galleries, Dundee on the Occasion of the British Association Meeting.

A H Millar · 1912 · Rooke Books

£27.99 (€33.55 | $36.98 | ¥5,905)

London, British Association, 1912. Leather. A catalogue of this art collection from many galleries. Vellum bound with cream cloth covered boards and gilt tiles to spine. Comprehensive catalogue of this charming art collection with many engravings and illustrations throughout, ...

The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland; Comprising Specimens of Architecture and Scultpure, and Other Vestiges of Former Ages, Accompanied by Descriptions in Two Volumes

Walter Scott · 1814 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€551.38 | $607.72 | ¥97,046)

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1814-17. Leather. A beautifully bound pair of volumes on The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland. Complete in two volumes. Together with illustrations of remarkable incidents in border history and tradition, and original po...

Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Volume 2, Italian School

Otto Pacht; J. J. G. Alexander · 1970 · Rooke Books

£119.99 (€143.83 | $158.52 | ¥25,314)

Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1970. Paperback. A useful illustrated research guide for illuminated manuscripts found in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. Bound in paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and an unclipped dustwrapper. With eighty-eight plates. This fascinating ...

Society Pictures

George du Maurier · 1865 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Bradbury, Agnew and Co. c1880. Cloth. A two volume set of the drawings of George du Maurier. Parts one and four of original four volume set. George du Maurier was a French-born British cartoonist and author known for his contributions to Punch. He became a member of th...