Pittura e disegno

The Art of Blazon, with an Introduction on the Rise, Origin, and Progress of British Heraldry

The Rev. William Sloane Evans · 1847 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Longman, Brown, & Longmans, 1847. Disbound. A very scarce study of the art of blazon and British heraldry, by the Rev. William Sloane Evans. A very scarce work, disbound but intact. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, an engraved title page, and four plates to th...

Gemalde-Sammlung Des Verewigten Herrn Dr. Martin Schubart Auktion Am 23 Oktober 1899 Zu Munchen

Dr. H. Pallmann; Hugo Helbing · 1899 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Munich, Hugo Helbing, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The scarce auction catalogue for the sales of the painting collection of Dr. Martin Schubart, in Munich 1899. In the original German language. German language. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece ...

A Signed Letter from the Engraver George Thomas Doo

George Thomas Doo · 1825 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Not Stated, None, c1850 . Loose Pages, Articles. The final leaf of a signed and handwritten letter from the prominent nineteenth century British engraver George Thomas Doo. The final leaf only of a correspondence from the English engraver, with no indication as to who he is ad...

Engravings from Ancient Seals Attached to Deeds and Charters in the Muniment Room of Sir Thomas Hare of Stowe-Bardolph

George Henry Dashwood · 1847 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Stowe-Bardolph, Privately Printed, 1847-1862. Cloth. Two scarce privately printed volumes illustrating the seals from the Muniment Room of Sir Thomas Hare of Stowe-Bardolph. Two volumes. One of only one hundred copies printed. Collected and written by George Henry Dashwood, a ...

Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain 1745-1842

Alwyn Cox; Angela Cox · 1983 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Faber and Faber, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated study of pottery and porcelain from Rockingham. First edition. Illustrated with ten colour plates, a map, and one hundred and forty-nine black and white photographs. Collated co...

Tombes Geometriques D&Apos;Argos, I (1952-1958)

Paul Courbin · 1974 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Paris, Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1974. First edition. Paperback. A first French volume exploring the archeology of Argos, with illustrations. A first edition copy. In the original French.This volume explores the Geometric tombs of the city of Argos in Peloponnese and i...

Eighteenth Century Vignettes

Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London , Chatto & Winduss, 1892-1894 . First edition. Hardback. Two limited edition copies of Austin Dobson's Eighteenth Century Vignettes, with illustrations and signed to the first series. Series one and two. Both are limited edition works, with only two hundred and fi...

Late Victorian Photograph Album

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, London Studios, c1895. Cloth. A fascinating late Victorian period photograph album with images from various studios in London. Late Victorian photograph album. Contains thirty leaves with one space for a photograph on each page. With twenty-one filled with images from ...

Domestic Architecture: Containing a History of the Science, and the Principles of Designing Public Edifices, Private Dwelling-Houses, Country Mansions, and Suburban Villas

Richard Brown · 1852 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)

London, Bernard Quaritch, 1852 . Leather. A smart copy of Richard Brown's richly illustrated Victorian-era study of the history of architecture. First published in 1842, this is the work of Richard Brown, a Professor of Architecture and author of a number of architectural...

An Attempt to Determine the Exact Character of Elizabethan Architecture

James Hakewill · 1835 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)

London, John Weale, 1835 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of architect James Hakewill's very scarce study of Elizabethan architecture, illustrated with eight plates by the author. The work of architect James Hakewill, best known for his illustrated publications, ...

One Set of Valve Models for Marine Engineers Consisting of Piston Valve (Steam Inside) Piston Valve (Steam Outside) Common Slide Valve Double Ported Valve

1894 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Tower Publishing Compay, [1894]. Unbound. A very scarce set of valve models for marine engineers by Tower Publishing Company. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. Found institutionally only at the British Library and the University of Cambridge Libraries.Contai...

The Posters of Achille Mauzan: A Catalogue Raisonne

Mirande Carnevale-Mauzan · 2001 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

New Yorkk, Posters Please Inc. 2001 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this catalogue of posters by French Art Deco artist Achille Mauzan, by his son. First edition of The Posters of Achille Mauzan: A Catalogue Raisonne by Mirande Carnevale-Mauzan in the original...

William John Leech an Irish Painter Abroad

Denise Ferran · 1996 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London , Merrell Holberton, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, signed copy of this work on the painting and life of William John Leech. A first edition. Signed and with a dedication by the author to the title page. William John Leech was an Irish painter. Th...

Sketches in London

James Grant · 1838 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, W. S. Orr & Co, 1838. First edition. Leather. An illustrated first edition collection of satirical sketches of London at the beginning of the Victorian era, illustrated by Phiz. The first edition of this work.A satirical topographical sketch of London as it was just at...

Art Nouveau and Art Deco

Geoffrey Warren; Dan Klein · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Galley Press, 1978. Hardback. A very neat edition of this highly illustrated work by Warren and Klein. Over 200 colour illustrations. An introduction to act nouveau and art deco, with details on the themes of work, styles and shapes, and different explorations of style...

La Nature Chez Elle

Theophile Gautier · 1870 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, Imprimerie de l'Illustration, 1870. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work dedicated to the beauty of nature, beautifully captured in engravings by Karl Bodmer. The very scarce first edition of this work, rarely seen on the market. A beautiful ode to the scenery ...

British Water-Colour Art in the First Year of the Reign of King Edward the Seventh, and During the Century Covered by the Life of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours

Marcus B. Huish · 1904 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.67 | $376.59 | ¥60,143)

London, The Fine Art Society; Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition work on watercolour painting in Great Britain, with numerous colour plates throughout. The De Luxe First Edition. Limited to 500 signed and numbered copies, this being n...

Albrecht Durer: The Landscape Water-Colours

Walter Koschatzky · 1973 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, Academy Editions, Limited, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautiful collection of Albrecht Durer's landscape water-colours. First edition. A collection of illustrations of landscape water-colours, with 29 illustrations to the text and 32 plate...

Epstein: A Camera Study of the Sculptor at Work

Laurie Lee · 1957 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.72 | $91.17 | ¥14,561)

London , Andre Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this photographic study of sculptor Jacob Epstein. A first edition copy of this photographic study of the sculptor Jacob Epstein at work. With an introduction by Laurie Lee and photographs by Ge...

A Fragment of Cresci&Apos;S Essemplare

Giovan Francesco Cresci · 1967 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Bournemouth, Bournemouth & Pool College of Art, 1967. Paperback. A lovely facsimile reproduction of Cresci's beautiful work of calligraphy complete with its unclipped dust wrapper, limited edition of two-hundred copies. Example of Giovan Francesco Cresci's celebrated...