Pittura e disegno

The Glasgow Boys: The Glasgow School of Painting 1875-1895

Roger Billcliffe · 1985 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, John Murray , 1985. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this lovely biographical and artistic study of the 'Glasgow Boys&apos. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The Glasgow Boys consist...

Our Living Painters: Their Lives and Works

1859 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, James Blackwood, 1859. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce collection of essays on important artists of the nineteenth century. First edition. Very scarce. A collection of just over one hundred short essays on artists of the nineteenth centu...

Eighteenth Century Vignettes

Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1892. Leather. A signed limited edition study on the art of the eighteenth century, an illustrated work by Austin Dobson. Limited to two-hundred and fifty copies of this specially illustrated large paper edition, of which this is numbered two-hundred a...

Catalogue of William Blake&Apos;S Drawings and Paintings in the Huntington Library

C. H. Collins Baker · 1938 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

California , San Marino , 1938. First edition. Hardback. A very smart reference of William Blake's works held in the Huntington Library, from the library of American diplomat and art collector, Robert Woods Bliss. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's o...

To John Piper on His Eightieth Birthday: Essays Presented by His Friends

Geoffrey Elborn [ed.] · 1983 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, The Stourton Press, 1983 . First edition. Hardback. An association copy of this charming volume celebrating the artist John Piper, inscribed and with annotations from an unnamed friend of Piper. An association copy of this limited edition work, of which only 900 copies...

Edward Bawden&Apos;S London

Peyton Skipwith; Brian Webb · 2011 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, V & A Publishing , 2011. First edition. Cloth. A sealed copy of this lavishly illustrated tour of London, as depicted through the art of Edward Bawden. The first edition of this work. Unopened in the publisher's sealed wrap. A beautifully illustrated book, showi...

English Homes

H. Avray Tipping · 1920 · Rooke Books

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

London, The Offices of Country Life , 1920-1929. First edition. Cloth. A bright collection of five volumes from this illustrated series on English homes through history. A set of five volumes from the nine-volume series 'English Homes', exploring the architectural de...

English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century (Vol II and Vol III) & English Domestic Clocks

Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster · 1910 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.69 | $350.16 | ¥55,923)

London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited , 1910-1914. Leather. A pleasing set of profusely illustrated works on English interior decoration from Herbert Cescinsky and Malcolm R. Webster. Includes the second edition of 'English Domestic Clocks' (1914) and Volumes II...

Landscape Into Art

Kenneth Clark · 1949 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, John Murray, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Kenneth Clark's celebrated work of art history, charting the development of the landscape in art. Inscribed to Ava Anderson, Viscountess Waverley. The first edition, first impression, in the p...

Karl Bedal Christmas Linocut Prints

Karl Bedal; Annmarie Bedal · 1969 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

Hof, Karl Bedal, 1969-85. Loose Pages, Articles. A lovely collection of fifteen limited edition, very scarce linocut Christmas greeting prints from Karl Bedal, the German artist and historian. Includes two scarce to find hand signed prints. A set of fifteen linocut prints from...

The Penrose Annual: Volume 53, 56, 60 & 64

Allan Delafons [Ed.]; Herbert Spencer [Ed.] · 1959 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Lund Humphries , 1959-71 . First edition. Cloth. A brightly illustrated collection of four Penrose Annuals from 1959-1971, reviewing the latest trends in the graphic arts scene, each with the original dust wrapper. First editions. Each with the unclipped dust wrapper. ...

A Sammelband of Articles on Lithography

H. A. Maddox; Various · 1911 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Not Stated, Various , 1911-1929 . First edition. Cloth. An extensive collection of articles surrounding the art of lithography, dated between 1911 and 1929, many of which were written by an expert in the field, H. A. Maddox. Bound in red cloth. A sammelband of articles pertain...

Rãƒâ©Trospective Henri Matisse

Gabrielle Vienne · 1956 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Paris, Editions des Musees Nationaux, 1956. First edition. Paperback. A programme for an exhibition of Matisse's art held at the Musée National d'Art Moderne, illustrated with monochrome plates. The first edition of this retrospective on an exhibition of Matisse&apo...

Winged Accordion

Karen Young · 2015 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Wells, Karen Young, c2015. Paperback. A very scarce artistic accordion volume by Karen Young, signed by the artist, a colourful work. A very scarce an unique "Winged Accordion" by Karen Young, an intriguing artistic volume beautifully illustrated with an array of colourful and...

Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: Their Legendary Lore and Popular History

John Timbs; Alexander Gunn · 1901 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd , c1925 . Cloth. A fascinating study of England and Wales' history in connection with their architecture, illustrated with plates. A new compact edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. Uniformly bound in the original red cloth...

A History of the English House from Primitive Times to the Victorian Period

Nathaniel Lloyd · 1951 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, The Architectural Press, 1951. Cloth. A third impression copy of this work on the history of the English House, with illustrations. Third impression. Illustrated with over eight hundred images. This book explores the development of the English House and is divided into...

Max&Apos;S Nineties: Drawings 1892-1899

Max Beerbohm · 1958 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Philadelphia , J. B. Lippincott Company , 1958. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing copy of this Max Beerbohm's posthumous caricature series. The first US edition. With the publisher's original dust wrapper, unpriced.Beerbohm had approved of the project some month...

Rossetti and His Circle

Max Beerbohm; N. John Hall · 1987 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New Haven , Yale University Press , 1987. Cloth. An excellent new edition of Max Beerbohm's caricature series concerning the life and peers of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. A new edition of this work.With the publisher's original dust wrapper. This volume comprises a seri...

&Apos;Olivia&Apos; Theatre Programme: The Royal Court Theatre

W. G. Wills · 1878 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.71 | $104.39 | ¥16,671)

London, J. Miles & Co. 1878. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce theatre programme for a performance of 'Olivia', a stage show written by W. G. Wills based on a scene from 'The Vicar of Wakefield&apos. Very scarce. Dated from records of the productio...

Eric Gill: An Introduction to His Work

Walter Shewring · 1964 · Rooke Books

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

Chichester, Chichester City Museum, 1964 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this short introduction to the work of Eric Gill. A signed presentation copy from Gill himself, with an additional signed letter from Gill. A signed copy of this very scarce i...