Pittura e disegno

Wembley in Colour

Donald Maxwell · 1924 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of Wembley in colour from English writer and illustrator Donald Maxwell. First edition. Illustrated with over one hundred sketches in colour and monochrome, including a co...

London Churches Ancient & Modern

T. Francis Bumpus · 1908 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, James Pott & Co. 1908. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this study into the ancient and modern churches of London from English author Thomas Francis Bumpus. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-eight plates, with images to t...

Modern British Sculpture

Penelope Curtis; Keith Wilson · 2011 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Royal Academy of Arts, 2011. First edition. Hardback. An excellent first edition of this illustrated study on modern British sculpture from the Royal Academy of Arts, London. First edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour images. A fascinating book explorin...

Making Choices: 1929, 1939, 1948, 1955

Peter Galassi; Robert Storr; Anne Umland · 2000 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this celebration of four years in the history of modern art from Peter Galassi, Robert Storr, and Anne Umland. First edition. Illustrated with three hundred and six images, one hun...

Matisse: Radical Invention 1913-1917

Stephanie D'Alessandro; John Elderfield · 2010 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 2010. First edition. Paperback. A smart first softcover edition of this examination of the experimental works of French visual artist Henri Matisse. First paperback edition. With the vanishingly scarce original glassine wrapper. Illus...

Georges Rouault: The Graphic Work

Alan Wofsy · 1976 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated study of the graphic work of French painter Georges-Henri Rouault. First edition. Illustrated with over three hundred and fifty images, many of which are in colour. An explorat...

Disegni Di Maestri Fiorentini Del Rinascimento in Firenze

Bernard Berenson · 1945 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Turin, Edizioni Radio Italiana, 1945. First edition. Paperback. A smart, first limited edition of facsimile plates showcasing Florentine Renaissance drawings by renowned masters, including Leonardo da Vinci. In the publisher's original pictorial stiff card wraps.This copy...

Alan Davie Drawings

Patrick Elliott [Editor]; Michael Tucker [Editor] · 1997 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, The Paragon Press; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; University of Brighton;, 1997. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exhibition catalogue of Alan Davie"s symbol-rich drawings, featuring 155 pages of vibrant illustrations, from shows in Edinburgh a...

Millet: One Hundred Drawings

Roseline Bacou; James Emmons [Tranlsation] · 1975 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Phaidon Press Limited, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A delightful first English edition offering 100 illustrated plate reproductions of Jean-François Millet"s drawings, four of which are in colour. In the publisher's original cloth binding, complete with the origin...

British Artists of the Forties Exhibition by Calderdale Museums Service

0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Calderdale , Calderdale Museums Service , c1980. Paperback. A very smart copy of this very scarce exhibition guide from the Calderdale Museums Service art show of British artists from the forties. Very scarce work. With seven images and decorations, including two full-page ill...

War Impressions

Mortimer Menpes; Dorothy Menpes · 1901 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1901. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this richly illustrated volume, comprising Mortimer Menpes' works from his time as war artist during the Boer War. First edition.In the original cloth binding.Illustrated with ninety-nine co...

Jazz

Henri Matisse; Sophie Hawkes [translator] · 1992 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New York, George Braziller, 1992. Cloth. A pleasing copy of this later edition of this art book from French artist Henri Matisse. Later printing, originally published as a limited-edition art book in 1947. With sixty-eight leaves of illustrations and poetic thoughts, many of w...

R. Ackerman&Apos;S Series 1851: London - Ten Coloured Lithographs by T. Picken After G. Shepherd

R. Ackerman · 1972 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Gloucestershire , Guildhall Library Committee , 1972 . Paperback. A beautifully presented facsimile work of Rudolph Ackermann's 1851 series of prints depicting London scenes, comprised of ten coloured lithographs by Thomas Picken, housed in a lovely portfolio. The first e...

A Popular Account of the Interesting Priory of Llanthony, Near Gloucester; with Notices of Its Original Foundation in Wales, and Subsequent Removal to England; Also Additional Notices of Contemporaneous Buildings in Gloucester, and Introductory Remarks on the Monastic System

John Clarke · 1853 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Gloucester , J. W. Needham , 1853. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon history of Gloucester's antiquities and Llanthony Priory, adorned with engraved plates. First edition. An uncommon volume. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrat...

A Selection of Studies on the Life and Works of Jan Tschichold

Various · 1925 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Leipzig; Zurich; London, Deutschen Buchdrucker; Kunstgewerbemuseum; Lund Humphries, 1925-1997. Paperback. Leipzig; Zurich; London: Deutschen Buchdrucker; Kunstgewerbemuseum; Lund Humphries, 1925-1997. Paperback. Very Good. 12" by 9.5"; 8.5" by 5.5"; 9.5" by 9.5". Jan Tschichol...

The Life of George Romney

William Hayley · 1809 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)

Chichester, W. Mason for T. Payne, 1809 . First edition. Leather. Charmingly illustrated with engraved plates, this is the scarce large paper edition of Hayley's biography of celebrated painter George Romney. The first edition of this work, the scarce large paper edition,...

Windsor Castle

Sir Owen Morshead · 1957 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Phaidon Press, 1957 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Sir Owen Morshead's account of the history of Windsor Castle, illustrated throughout and with a loosely inserted signed letter. A signed presentation copy of the second edition of this work, which was firs...

Abc3d

None · 2008 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Paris , Albin Michel, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A fine copy of this innovative pop-up alphabet from French graphic designer, illustrator and children's author, Marion Bataille. True first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial boards. This terrific gra...

Geometry in Three Dimensions

Richard de Pesando · 1989 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Royal College of Art , 1989. Hardback. A very limited, signed pop-up graphic project from Richard de Pesando, complete during his study at the Royal College of Art. Signed by the designer, Richard de Pesando, to the rear pastedown and inscribed 1/5. A vanishingly scar...

The Painted Inscriptions of David Jones

Nicolete Gray · 1981 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Gordon Fraser, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this insightful study in to the painted inscriptions of British painter and modernist poet David Jones. First edition. Illustrated with sixty plates of images, many of which are in colour. Collate...