Pittura e disegno

War Impressions

Dorthoy Menpes · 1903 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , Adam & Charles Black , 1903. Cloth. A second reprint copy of this collection of war paintings by Mortimer Menpes, described by his daughter Dorothy. A second re-print copy of War Impressions, being a study in colour by Mortimer Menpes and described by his daughter Dor...

Farbungen Auf Kunstseide Dyeings on Artificial Silk

1902 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Frankfurt , Leopold Cassella & Co, 1902. Cloth. A scarce portfolio of dyeings on artificial silk, in both German and English. A portfolio with nine accordion folding compartments with 144 samples of dyed artificial silk thread swatches with a formulae for achieving each colour...

Twelve Etchings Contributed to the Portfolio by Paul Adolphe Rajon

F. G. Stephens; Paul Rajon · 1889 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Seeley & Co. 1889. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce large portfolio of twelve etchings by Paul Rajon, with a memoir and notes by F. G. Stephens, first edition. The first edition of this work. A very scarce book, rarely seen on the market. Containing a series of twe...

The Foreign Tour of Brown, Jones, and Robinson

Richard Doyle · 1854 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1854 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this lovely collection of satire and comic illustrations by Richard Doyle. First edition of The Foreign Tour of Brown, Jones, and Robinson by Richard Doyle in full morocco binding. Being the history...

The Scenic Annual for Mdcccxxxviii

Thomas Campbell [ed.] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, George Virtue, 1838. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this collection of artworks. First edition. With inscription that reads "To Fanny W. Magow from The Editor." Illustrated with thirty-six engraved plates. Collated complete. Images inc...

The Modern Portrait Gallery

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, c1895. Cloth. A beautiful fifth series of this collection of portraits of important figures. Fifth series. Scarce edition. Dated from the National Library of Wales. Illustrated with twenty coloured plates with tissue guards. Collated complet...

The Royal Drawing Room Table Book; Comprising Original Tales and Poetry

John Sherer · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London; New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, c1870. Leather. A very scarce book of entertaining tales and poems by John Sherer, accompanied by sixty three plates John Sherer realises his conception of the perfect table in this very scarce, heavily illustrated ...

The School of Arts; or, Fountain of Knowledge

0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Printed and Sold by Dean and Munday, c1830 . Paperback. A very scarce edition of this collection of receipts, tips and tricks by British artists. The School of Arts; Or, Fountain of Knowledge in the original paper wraps. Containing several hundred truly valuable and u...

Royal Newmarket

R. C. Lyle · 1945 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Putnam & Co. Ltd, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated history of Royal Newmarket. First edition. Highly illustrated throughout with ten colour plates and many black and white drawings. Collated complete. A brief history of this area of Suf...

Belgian Art in Exile: A Representative Gallery of Modern Belgian Art

Ligue Des Artistes Belges · 1916 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Colour, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful collection of Belgian art, by the League of Belgian Artists, written in both French and English. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. With a colour frontispiece, forty-five pages of...

Children&Apos;S Costume from 1775

1775 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

Not Stated , Not stated , c1930. Cloth. A charming personal collection of hand painted watercolours of children's costumes. A personal collection of hand painted watercolours of Children's Costume from 1775. A charming collection of watercolour drawings of children&...

The Arts & Crafts of Ancient Egypt

W. M. Flinders Petrie · 1910 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London & Edinburgh, T. N. Foulis, 1910 . Cloth. The uncommon second edition of this work by Egyptologist Flinders Petrie with illustrations. Second edition of The Arts & Crafts of Ancient Egypt by W. M. Flinders Petrie in the original publisher's cloth binding. Published...

The National Gallery Volume I

1836 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Jones & Co. 1836 . Leather. A very scarce edition of this catalogue from the National Gallery with multiple full page engravings. Very scarce edition of The National Gallery Volume I in half morocco binding and cloth boards. With only one other copy held in libraries....

The Chippendale Period in English Furniture

K. Warren Clouston · 1897 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London and New York, Debenham & Freebody; Edward Arnold, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of furniture designs from the Chippendale period. First edition of The Chippendale Period in English Furniture by K. Warren Cloust...

The Gamester, the Distrest Mother, & the Earl of Essex

Edward Moore · 1792 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, John Bell, 1792. Leather. A charmingly illustrated collection of theatrical works by Edward Moore. Scarce collection. One of the popular dramatic collections of the late 18th century including; The Gamester: A Tragedy, The Distrest Mother, & The Earl of Essex. Illustra...

English Master Painters: Richard Wilson & William Etty

W. G. Constable; Dennis Farr · 1953 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1953-1958. Cloth. Two volumes of the biographies and works of British painters Richard Wilson and William Etty. Two volumes. First editions. Richard Wilson by W. G. Constable, 1953 Illustrated with 160 plates. The biography and a collection of w...

A Catalogue of Engravings After the Finest Pictures of the Schools of Europe; Systematically Arranged Under the Painters, and by Index to the Subjects: Accompanied by a List of Works in Progress or Recently Completed: Forming Part of the Stock of Hodgson and Graves

None · 1836 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Pall-Mall, 1836. Cloth. A very scarce catalogue of engravings forming a part of the stock of Hodgson and Graves. Very scarce. A catalogue of engravings after the finest pictures of the schools of Europe; systematically arranged under the painters, and by index to the s...

The Emblems of Theodosius or the Unity of Endymion and Prometheus

Raymond Lister · 1969 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Cambridge, The Golden Head Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. One of nine impressions, containing one of the original nine drawings of this visionary study by Raymond Lister; a rare volume in exquisite condition. Copy I of nine limited edition impressions, lettered A to I, in ...

The Book of Wedding Days

K. E. J Reid; May Ross; Mabel Bamfield · 1889 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.34 | $68.71 | ¥10,974)

London, Longmans, Green & Co, 1889 . First edition. Cloth. Delightfully illustrated throughout by Walter Crane, this is a delightful volume intended to record the dates of weddings. Compiled by K. E. J Reid, May Ross and Mabel Bamfield, this is a charming calendar, decorated b...

British Water-Colour Art

Marcus B. Huish · 1904 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the signed Edition de Luxe of Marcus B. Huish's beautifully illustrated study of the history of water colour painting in England. A signed Limited Edition of this work, number 152 of 500 signed an...