Pittura e disegno

John Constantine Hellblazer: Empathy Is the Enemy

Denise Mina · 2006 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, Vertigo, 2006. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition collection of issues from this long running comic about a streetwise detective magician. Signed by the author, Denise Mina. The first collected edition of these issues from the DC Comics series 'Joh...

English Barometers 1680-1860 a History of Domestic Barometers and Their Makers

Nicholas Goodison · 1969 · Rooke Books

£74.00 (€88.71 | $97.78 | ¥15,616)

London, Cassell and Company, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this profusely illustrated work on English barometers from 1680 to 1860, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A charming loo...

A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Tall Chimney Shafts

Robert M. Bancroft; Francis J. Bancroft · 1885 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Lewes and Manchester, John Calvert; Farncombe and Co. 1885. Cloth. An uncommon example of this fascinating examination of chimney construction, illustrated with ten plates. Detailing over eighty examples of chimneys across Britain, America and Europe, constructed in brick, sto...

The Portfolio, an Artistic Periodical Volume XX

Philip Gilbert Hamerton (ed) · 1889 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Seely and Co. Limited, 1889. Cloth. A scarce copy of 'The Portfolio', compiled and edited by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, who wrote extensively on the subject of printmaking throughout the nineteenth century. A fascinating nineteenth century monthly periodical fe...

A Treatise on Wood Engraving: Historical and Practical

William Andrew Chatto · 1861 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Chatto and Windus, [1861]. Leather. The second edition of this study of wood engraving by William Andrew Chatto. The second edition, dated from Jisc and identified through its preface. An uncommon volume in all editions. A new edition with an additional chapter by Henr...

The Country Home

Various · 1911 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Sphere & Tatler , 1911-13. First edition. Cloth. A collection of three consecutive uniformly bound volumes of this magazine dedicated to the country life. A scarce collection. Three volumes of The Country Home magazine, some consecutive numbers from October 1911 to Ma...

Fresques Romanes Des Eglises de France

Paul-Henri Michel · 1949 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Paris, Les Editions du Chene, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition illustrating Roman frescoes in French churches, from the library of David Talbot Rice. The first edition of this volume illustrating Roman style frescoes found in French churches. This technique s...

La Plume, 172 Numero Special Consacre a Felicien Rops

Karl Boes [ed.] · 1896 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Paris, La Plume, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating tribute to Belgian symbolist movement artist Felicien Rops from Paris's 'La Plume' magazine. In the original French.A special edition of French bi-monthly literary, artistic and social magazine, 'La...

IL Patrimonio Artistico Del Quirinale: Gli Arazzi

Nello Forti Grazzini · 1994 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Roma, Editoriale Lavoro Gruppo BNL , 1994. First edition. Cloth. A study of the beautiful tapestry of the Quirinal Palace, the first edition in the original Italian, complete in two volumes. A lovely set. The first edition of this set complete in two volumes, being an extensiv...

Descriptive and Historical Catalogie of the Pictures in the National Gallery, with Biographical Noticed of the Deceased Painters

Ralph Nicholson Wornum · 1877 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1877. Leather. A handsomely bound and scarce referential guide to the National Gallery's catalogue, published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Written by Ralph Nicholson Wornum (1812-1877), a British artist and former ...

Nuremberg and Its Art to the End of the 18th Century

P. J. Rée · 1905 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, H. Grevel & Co. 1905 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional first English edition of this volume exploring the early art in the city of Nuremberg. A charming account of the art in the city of Nuremberg by P. J. Rée, looking at its early architecture, sculpture, painti...

Kneipe in Honour of C.F. Chandler Given by the Officers and Students of the Chemical Department Columbia University

1910 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Columbia University, Not stated, 1910. Cloth. A smart bound copy of the hymns sung at a part given for C.F. Chandler at the Chemical Department, Columbia University , on May 13, 1910. A very scarce object. Presenting this very rare and unique bound book of hymns sung at a &apo...

John Sell Cotman, 1782-1842

Victor Rienaecker · 1953 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Leigh-on-Sea, F Lewis, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition biographical study of this English painter, etcher and illustrator. Illustrated throughout, and with four tipped in colour plates. The first edition of this limited edition work, no. 225 of 500 copies printed....

The National Costumes of Holland

Alma Oakes · 1932 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. 1932. First edition. Cloth. An extensive volume exploring the costumes of Holland, with some beautiful coloured plates reproduced by lithography. A limited edition. An extensive volume illustrating the national costumes Holland, the first limited...

Ricerche Storico-Architettoniche Sopra IL Singolarissimo Tempio Di San Giovanni Annesso Alla Metropolitana Di Firenze

Giuseppe del Rosso · 1820 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Firenze , Giuseppe Molini, 1820. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this historical-architectural study of the Baptistery of St. John in Florence by Giuseppe del Rosso. A very scarce first edition of this study of the Baptistery of St. John in Florence by...

Jozef Israels

J Ernest Phythian · 1912 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, George Allen & Company, 1912. Cloth. An illustrated work on the life and art of Jozef Israels, in the publisher's original decorative binding. Written by J. Ernest Phythian, author of 'Fifty Years of Modern Painting', 'Turner', 'Watts&apos...

The Beatles a Hard Day&Apos;S Night: A Private Archive

Mark Lewisohn · 2016 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Phaidon Press, 2016. First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with bright photographs and fascinating ephemera, this is an unprecedented archive of never before published photographs of the Beatles in the early 60s. The first edition of this fascinating and unprece...

Speeding North with the &Apos;Royal Scot&Apos;: A Day in the Life of a Locomotive Man

L. A. Earl · 1939 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Oxford University Press, 1939. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this railway classic, following Earl's account as a driver of the LMS 'Royal Scot' class locomotive. A railway classic, this volume describes the 'Royal Scot' loc...

Kinetics

1970 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Hayward Gallery, 1970. Loose Pages, Articles. A unique catalogue from the Hayward Gallery, commemorating their 1970 'Kinetics' exhibition. A unique catalogue for the 1970 exhibition 'Kinetics' at the Hayward Gallery, from the 25th September to 2...

The Assay Office and the Silver Plate Trade. A Statement of Facts, with Accompanying Observations, in Reference to the Libellous Attacks of the &Apos;Birmingham Journal&Apos;

George Richmond Collis · 1847 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Birmingham, Thomas Ragg, 1847. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this very scarce essay by George Richmond Collis defending the Birmingham Assay Office. The fifth edition of this vanishingly scarce work.In a signed binding by R. H. Porter.An interesting essay regarding the libe...