Pittura e disegno

The Anti-Rationalists

J. M. Richards; Nikolaus Pevsner · 1973 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London , Architectural Press, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful copy of this architectural work on the Anti-Rationalists, richly illustrated. A wonderful first edition copy of this work on the anti-rationalist movement of architecture. This work explores art nouveau arc...

The Art Journal New Series Volume I Illustrated Catalogue of the International Exhibition

Samuel Carter Hall (eds.) · 1862 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London and New York, James S. Virtue, 1862 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of the new series of The Art Journal with the catalogue of the 1862 International Exhibition. First edition of The Art Journal New Series Volume I with the Illustrated Catalogue of the Inter...

Nineteenth-Century Watercolours

Christopher Finch · 1991 · Rooke Books

£66.00 (€79.12 | $87.21 | ¥13,928)

New York, Abbeville Press, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of Christopher Finch's study of nineteenth-century watercolour painting, filled with bright colour illustrations. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding...

Gilbert & George Sonofagod Pictures Was Jesus Heterosexual?

Gilbert & George · 2006 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, White Cube, 2006. First edition. Paperback. A stunning signed first edition copy of this exhibition publication for Gilbert & George SONOFAGOD PICTURES Was Jesus Heterosexual? A stunning signed copy of this volume of work by Gilbert & George to accompany the exhibition...

Velasquez and His Works

William Stirling · 1855 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , John W. Parker and Son, 1855. First edition. Cloth. An interesting biography of the Spanish Painter Diego Velasquez, in the original cloth binding and first edition. This volume contains the life of Velasquez with a catalogue of prints after works of Velasquez. Diego...

Blake Studies, Notes on His Life and Works

Geoffrey Keynes · 1949 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1949. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work on the life and artwork of William Blake, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A fascinating biographical work on the life and artwork of William Blake. Blake was a poet and painter of the ...

The Polite Arts, or, a Dissertation on Poetry, Painting, Musick, Architecture and Eloquence

Anonymous · 1749 · Rooke Books

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

London, J. Osborn; T. Lownds, 1749. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this delightful mid eighteenth century study of the 'polite arts&apos. The very scarce first edition of this anonymously authored study of the 'polite arts', defined in ...

An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture in England from the Conquest to the Reformation

Thomas Rickman; John Henry Parker · 1881 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London , Parker And Co, 1881. Cloth. A richly illustrated copy of this work on English architectural styles. A seventh edition of An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture in England from the Conquest to the Reformation, with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman Order...

Five Centuries of English Book Illustration

Edward Hodnett · 1988 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Aldershot, Scolar Press, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic first edition copy of this extensive volume on book illustration, with colour plates. A first edition copy of this work. This volume is a detailed survey of the past five centuries of book illustration in Englan...

La Patriarcale Basilica Vaticana Illustrata Per Cura Di Agostino Valentini Volume II

Agostino Valentini · 1855 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Roma, Agostino Valentini , 1855. Leather. A wonderful and extensive Italian volume that illustrates the Basilica of the Vatican. A copy of the second volume from the La Patriarcale Basilica Vaticana, illustrated by Agostino Valentini. A illustrated folio volume depicting the ...

Works from the Faber Gallery

Various · 1945 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London , Faber and Faber, 1945-1947. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Five pamphlets from the Faber Gallery art series, all first editions with tipped in colour plates. Five first edition volumes from The Faber Gallery art series. The five volumes include Blake with an introd...

From the Forest: To Penhurst

Ben Jonson; Christine Tacq · 1998 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Thame Oxon, The p's & q's Press, 1998 . Cloth. A very scarce limited edition of this beautiful artwork and poem in decorative cloth binding and signed by the artist. Very scarce limited edition of From the Forest: To Penhurst in the original publisher's decorati...

British Sporting and Animal Paintings 1655-1867 & Drawings 1500-1850

Judy Egerton · 1978 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, The Tate Gallery for the Yale Centre for the British Art, 1978. Cloth. A beautiful collection of paintings and drawings of British sporting animals. Highly illustrated throughout. British Sporting and Animal Paintings 1655-1867 contains countless artworks, biographical...

Pottery and Porcelain of All Times and Nations with Tables of Factory and Artists&Apos; Marks for the Use of Collectors

William C. Prime · 1878 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1878. Cloth. A charming illustrated guide to pottery and porcelain for collectors. Highly illustrated throughout. Pottery and porcelain from Ancient Pottery in Egypt, Greece and Rome to Modern Porcelain in Spain, Germany and Switzerland. Written by...

Faint Harmony

Vivian Ellis · 1934 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of this 1930s novel by English musical comedy composer Vivian Ellis. In the publisher's original price unclipped illustrated dust wrapper, reading '3rd. ...

Sandro Botticelli

Adolf Paul Oppe · 1911 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London and New York, Hodder & Stoughton , 1911. First edition. Cloth. A stunning first edition copy of this volume on the works of Sandro Botticelli, with colour plates. A first edition copy. Part of the Arundel Library of Great Masters Series. Sandro Botticelli was an Itali...

The Heroines of George Meredith

Herbert Bedford · 1914 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1914]. First edition. Cloth. A bright first trade edition of this collection of portraits of George Meredith's heroines by Herbert Bedford. The first trade edition of this work, published simultaneously as a first limited edition. Containing...

Royal Newmarket

R. C. Lyle; Adair Dighton · 1945 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Putnam & Co. Ltd. 1945 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brief illustrated history of Royal Newmarket in the scarce original dust wrapper. First edition of Royal Newmarket by R. C. Lyle in the original publisher's green cloth binding and unclipped ...

Guide to Knole, Its State Rooms, Pictures, and Antiquities, with a Short Account of the Possessors and Park of Knole.

None · 1910 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Sevenoaks, J. Salmon, 1910. Cloth. A very smart guide to Knole, one of the few English houses open regularly to the general public at the start of the 20th century. New authorized edition. Knole is a country house and former archbishop's palace owned by the National Trust...

Craftsmen and Interior Decoration in England, 1660-1829

Geoffrey Beard · 1981 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Edinburgh, John Bartholomew and Son Limited, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on interior decoration and craft. First edition. Highly illustrated throughout. A study of craftsmen and their work on interior decoration from 1660 to...