Pittura e disegno

Elias Oratorium Nach Worten Des Alten Testaments Op. 70

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy · 1846 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Leipzig, C. F. Peters, c1920. Leather. A smartly bound scarce copy of this oratoria from German composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, in the original German. German. Scarce edition. From Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Complete Works. Elijah, Op. 70, is an oratorio depictin...

Opera Singers: A Pictorial Souvenir with Biographies of Some of the Most Famous Singers of the Day

Gustav Kobbe · 1900 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, R. H. Russell, 19001. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this pictorial souvenir, being a collection of biographies of some of the most famous contemporary opera singers. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with costume and portraits of great A...

The Continental Annual, and Romantic Cabinet, for 1832.

William Kennedy · 1832 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1832 . First edition. Leather. A brilliant association copy of this poetic annual, inscribed by the artist of the work Samuel Prout to his first-born child Rebecca Elizabeth. The first edition. Inscribed by the artist to his daughter, Rebecca Elizab...

Westminster Abbey: The Church, Convent Cathedral and College of St. Peter, Westminster

Herbert Francis Westlake · 1923 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Philip Allan and Company, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce two volume limited edition of H. F. Westlake's illustrated study of the history and architecture of Westminster Abbey. Complete in two volumes.No. 6 of 25 copies printe...

Little Songs for Me to Sing

Henry Leslie [music] · 1865 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1865. Cloth. A scarce collection of children's songs, put to music by Henry Leslie, the first edition of this work illustrated by Millais. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original green cloth variant bindi...

Dylan Thomas Reading Fern Hill and Other Poems

Dylan Thomas · 1957 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Caedmon Records, 1957. Paperback. A smart copy of this uncommon vinyl record of Dylan Thomas reading a selection of his poetry. Scarce work. From Caedmon Literary Series. A recording of Dylan Marlais Thomas, a Welsh poet and writer who became widely popular in his life...

Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsmen

Joseph Pennell · 1889 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London & New York, Macmillan and Co. 1889 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Joseph Pennell's popular illustrated volume on the art of pen drawing, with the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper and housed in the original box. The first edition. With the vanishing...

French Line Engravings of the Late XVIII Century

H. W. Lawrence; B. L. Dighton · 1910 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

London, Lawrence and Jellicoe LTD, 1910. Leather. A Bayntun-Riviere limited edition volume on line engravings produced in France during the eighteenth century, complete with plates. A limited edition of 151 copies, of which this is numbered 106.Bound by Bayntun-Riviere.An impr...

Projektor

Olaf Nicolai; Carsten Nicolai · 1996 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

Reutlingen, Stadtisches Kunstmuseum Spendhaus, 1996/7. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this artistic exploration from conceptual artists Olaf Nicolai and Carsten Nicolai, limited to one thousand copies. In the original German. German. First edition. Limited t...

Die Schastrommel: 12

Gunter Brus [Ed.] · 1974 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Stuttgart; London; Reykjavik, Hansjoerg Mayer, 1974 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally bright copy of Volume 12 of 'Die Schastrommel', the art journal founded by Viennese activist Gunter Brus, known for championing expressive and body-centric artforms. Firs...

Cathedrals, Abbeys and Famous Churches

Gordon Home [ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd , 1925. First edition. Paperback. A charming monographic series exploring the religious architecture of England. The first editions of these works. Scarce to find as a set. In the publisher's illustrated card covers.Comprising six volumes ...

Playtime Series of Transfers Book No. 89: Toy Animals

J. & P. Coats Ltd · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, J. & P. Coats Ltd, c1950. Paperback. A very scarce book of embroidery transfers from the J. P. Coats haberdashery company, featuring children's toy animals. Illustrated with five pages of illustrated colour transfers. In the original paper covers. Book no.89 of ...

A Bibliography of William Blake

Geoffrey Keynes · 1969 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

New York, Kraus Reprint Co. 1969. Cloth. A smart facsimile edition of this bibliography of the works of William Blake, with illustrations. Facsimile edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-three monochrome plates, and twelve reproductions in the text. Collated complete...

French Drama; a Discussion on the Following Question

A. Delpla · 1818 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1818. Unbound. A very scarce pamphlet discussing possible improvements and innovations that could be made by the theatres of France. An informative and detailed essay from A. Delpla discussing the moral, ethical, and religious aspects of the theatre of...

French Drama; a Discussion on the Following Question

A. Delpla · 1818 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1818 . First edition. Unbound. A very scarce pamphlet discussing possible improvements and innovations that could be made by the theatres of France. An informative and detailed essay from A. Delpla discussing the moral, ethical, and religious aspects o...

C.B. C. &Apos;S Review of Revues and Other Matters

Charles B. Cochran [editor] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated collection discussions on theatre, edited by the influential Charles B. Cochran, with a diary to the rear. First edition. Illustrated with a colour tipped in frontispiece, one monochrome t...

Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical

Michael Bryan; Robert Edmund Graves; Walter Armstrong · 1893 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1893-1895. Leather. An attractive two volume set of this comprehensive art reference work from English art historian Michael Bryan. Complete in two volumes. The first reprint of the new edition, revised and enlarged. Volume one covers artists from...

Three Fine Art Catalogues: Fruits and Flowers, Tropical Birds & Roses 2

Eva Mannering · 1955 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, The Ariel Press, 1955-1956. Paperback. Three large folios of coloured prints, showcasing the works of John Gould's tropical birds and Pierre-Joseph Redoute's flowers. The first editions of these collections. This set comprises three catalogues, each complete...

Mise En Page: The Theory and Practice of Lay-out

Alfred Tolmer · 1931 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)

London, The Studio, 1931 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Alfred Tolmer's 'Mise en Page', a masterpiece of Art Deco design, and an impressive guide to the art of graphic design and page composition. The first edition of this sought after work, ret...

George Morland: His Life and Works

Sir Walter Gilbey; E. D. Cuming · 1907 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition biography of English painter, George Morland, decorated with colour plates of his works throughout. The first trade edition of this work. In the publisher's original decorative cloth bin...