Pittura e disegno

How to Draw Planes; How to Draw Horses; How to Draw Hands

Frank A. A. Wootton; John Skeaping; Oliver Senior · 1941 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, The Studio , 1941-1944. Cloth. A delightful set of three 'How to Draw' books, offering step-by-step guides and visual aids throughout. Containing the second impression of 'Planes', the fifth impression of 'Horses' and the first impression ...

Steel and Ships: The History of John Brown&Apos;S

Sir Allan Grant · 1950 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.16 | $47.57 | ¥7,597)

London, Michael Joseph, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition, first impression of this historical record, detailing the impressive growth of the ship-building industry. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclippe...

International Exhibition, Glasgow 1888: Fine Arts Section, Official Catalogue

Anonymous · 1888 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

Glasgow, T. & A. Constable, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this limited edition guide to the fine art exhibited at the 1888 International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art in Glasgow. One of only 370 copies of this Large Paper Copy printed....

Modern Scottish Portrait Painters

Percy Bate [intro.] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

Edinburgh, Otto Schulze & Company, 1910 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound full vellum example of Percy Bate's study of Scottish portrait painters, one of only twenty-five very scarce copies printed on Japanese vellum. A very scarce work.375 copies of this work...

The Saturday Book: The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Annual Issues

Leonard Russell [ed.] · 1945 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Hutchinson, 1945-1947. First edition. Cloth. Bright first editions of the fifth, sixth and seventh annual issues of Leonard Russell's miscellany 'The Saturday Book', illustrated throughout. The first edition, first impression of each of these volumes.The...

Mornings in Florence Being Simple Studies of Christian Art for English Travellers.

John Ruskin · 1875 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, c1925. First edition. Paperback. The uncommon Tauchnitz Edition of this immersive guide to the art of Florence, Italy by the English polymath John Ruskin. Mornings in Florence was first published c.1875, and first published by Tauchnitz Editions in...

Birds&Apos; Eggs of the British Isles

Arthur G. Butler · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Brumby and Clarke, Limited , c1907. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated study of British birds' eggs, with engaging commentaries from Arthur Gardiner Butler. A scarce large edition of this study of birds' eggs found in the British Isles. In the publisher's...

Spring & Summer Scenes

Thomas Bewick · 1975 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The Merrion Press, 1975 . First edition. Paperback. A charming keepsake containing spring and summer scenes of Thomas Bewick's artwork. The first edition. Bound in the publishers original ochre wraps, with scenes printed in an accordion binding. A delightful colle...

Pan-Pipes: A Book of Old Songs

Theo Marzials · 1883 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Novello & Co.; George Routledge and Sons, 1883. Cloth. A lovely collection of songs, arranged with accompaniments by Theo Marzials, and beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane. The second edition of this work in a quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper boards. A co...

Charles Ricketts: Subtle and Fantastic Decorator

Stephen Calloway · 1979 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Thames and Hudson , 1979. Paperback. An excellent first edition of this richly illustrated biography of showcasing the incredible art of Charles Ricketts. First edition. In the publisher's original laminated softcovers. Charles Ricketts was a British artist, ill...

Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects Session 1863-64

None stated · 1864 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Royal Institute of British Architects; J. H. & James Parker, 1864. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated volume featuring a collection of papers on Architecture, published by the 'Royal Architecture of British Architects&apos. The first edition. In ...

Taught by Mail: A Play in Three Acts

Hollis Clark · 1917 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Bozeman, Privately printed, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce play by Hollis Clark, published by the author during the First World War. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A play in three acts, written and p...

A Biographical Notice of the Late Peter Ewart, Esq.

William Charles Henry · 1844 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

Manchester, Joseph Gillett, 1844. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce biography of Peter Ewart, an influential engineer who helped to develop turbines and theories concerning thermodynamics. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original limp cloth...

Hora Och Tro

Phyllis Thompson · 1963 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Kumla , Liv och ljus , 1963. First edition. Hardback. A vanishingly scarce copy of this delightful short history following the founder of Gospel Recordings, Joy Ridderhof. First Swedish edition, however vanishingly scarce to find editions of this work in English. In the publi...

The County of Oxford: A Catalogue of Medieval Stained Glass

Peter A. Newton; Jill Kerr · 1979 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Oxford University Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A bright catalogue of medieval stained glass found in the county of Oxford, illustrated with colour plates. The first edition, first impression of this work. In the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper. A...

The Master Painters of Britain

Gleeson White [editor] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, T. C. & E. C Jack Ltd, 1909. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated work on the great painters of Britain. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous full page images. A presentation of a selection of the best paintings of the most notable British artists, with an a...

Catalogue of the Hiler Costume Library

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris , Rue Broca, c1929. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce bibliography of titles on costume, created in response to the lack of cohesive works at the time. A very scarce work.In the publisher's wraps.The Hiler Costume Library refers to Hilaire Hiler, who was an av...

Faeries

Brian Froud; Alan Lee; David Larkin · 1995 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Pavilion, 1995. Cloth. A very smart reprint of this field guide to fairies, a beautiful and colourfully illustrated work exploring the history and culture of the mythical race. A reprint of this incredibly popular work, which was first published in 1978. As of 2003, th...

The Architecture of the Renaissance in France: A History of the Evolution of the Arts of Building, Decoration and Garden Design Under Classical Influence from 1495 to 1830

W. H. Ward · 1911 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1911. Cloth. A detailed work of art history, studying the architecture of the French Renaissance period. Complete in two volumes. Illustrated throughout. A detailed historical study of the architecture of the French Renaissance, with chapters on the...

The Lakes of Scotland

John M. Leighton · 1834 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Glasgow, Joseph Swan, 1834 . First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition of John Leighton's work on Scottish lakes, with a series of views from paintings by John Fleming. First edition, in a full calf binding with gilt tooling to the extremities and to the spine. Th...