Pittura e disegno libri

Britain Afloat and Ashore, and the Etchings and Drypoints of Sir D.Y. Cameron

Harold J. L. Wright; Captain Harry Parker · 1942 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, The Print Collectors' Club, 1942-7. Cloth. Two limited edition works featuring lectures on art and engravings, with numerous plates throughout. Limited editions. 'Etchings and Drypoints' is number 306 out of 400, of which 300 are for presentation to memb...

Blink Pause Within a Moment: A Photographic Essay

Paul Caffell; John Carder Bush · 1980 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Dick Boxby, 1980. First edition. Paperback. A very smart first edition of this very scarce photographic essay from British artist Paul Caffell. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with numerous black-and-white images and two folding plates. Collated complete. ...

Romney

Randall Davies · 1914 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1914. Cloth. with pleasing colour plates of some of his works. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Â Illustrated with ___ colour plates.Â In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with slight rubbing. Marks to the boards, inc...

Romney: A Biographical and Critical Essay with a Catalogue Raisonne of His Works

Humphry Ward; W. Roberts · 1904 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Thos. Agnew & Sons, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A complete first edition set of this illustrated study on the life and works of George Romney, inscribed by the author. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author, dated July 1905. With for...

Benjamin Britten: Eine Skizze Von Leben Und Werk

Eric Walter White · 1948 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Zurich, Atlantis Verlag, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first German edition of White's biography of Benjamin Britten, rebound with the original wraps bound in. The first German edition of this work, rebound in a cloth binding with the original paper wraps bound i...

Ivon Hitchens

Bernard Jacobson Galleries · 1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Bernard Jacobson Galleries, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A scarce art catalogue from Bernard Jacobson Galleries, featuring many colour reproductions of the work of Ivon Hitchens. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A sca...

A Bibliography of the Works of William Morris

Temple Scott · 1897 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Geo. Bell and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A bright bibliography of the works of William Morris, including his poems, art, translations and contributions to periodicals. The first edition of this work.Â In the publisher's original cloth binding.Â A pleasing b...

The Builder, an Illustrated Weekly Magazine

George Godwin · 1848 · Rooke Books

£5,500.00 (€6,593.58 | $7,267.49 | ¥1,160,663)

London, The Builder Publishing Office, 1848-67. Cloth. An impressive run of the incredibly popular 'Builder' magazine, an illustrated architectural monthly publication exploring all feats of design and architecture. An impressive set of seventeen volumes of the impor...

The Art of Botanical Illustration

Martyn Rix · 1989 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Bracken Books, 1989. Cloth. A smart copy of this vastly illustrated work on botanical illustrations from author Edward Martyn Rix. Illustrated with two hundred and fifty black-and-white images and sixty-four full colour plates. Collated complete. Exploring the developm...

Anecdotes of Painting in England; with Some Account of the Principal Artists

Horace Walpole; Ralph N. Wornum [editor] · 1888 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey and Co. 1888. Leather. A smart three volume new edition set of this collection of writings on painting in England. Complete in three volumes. New edition, revised. A collection of writings and anecdotes on painting in England, with commentary ...

Crumbling Idols: Twelve Essays on Art Dealing Chiefly with Literature, Painting and the Drama

Hamlin Garland · 1894 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Chicago and Cambridge, Stone and Kimball, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the first edition of this collection of twelve essays by American literary figure Hamlin Garland. The first edition.The twelve essays in this collection include 'The Influence of Is...

Old English Songs and Dances

W. Graham Robertson · 1902 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1902 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of W. Graham Robertson's beautifully illustrated volume of old English songs and dances, in the scarce publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, in the scarce uncl...

Fantocci No. 28: Turco, Arlecchino, Pierotto, Chinese

Anonymous · 1979 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Munchen, Franz-Josef Holler, 1979 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce collection of four brightly illustrated 'hampelmanner', or jumping jacks, which can be assembled into puppets. In the original German.Five vibrantly illustrated sheets loosely inserted in the ...

Dimensional Mazes: An Entirely New Way of Losing Yourself in a Book

David Pelham · 1989 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New York , Viking Penguin Inc. 1989. First edition. Hardback. A bright pop-up book containing a challenging series of dimensional mazes in bold colour. The first edition.Â This work contains six challenging dimensional puzzles in vibrant colour. With the answers to each of the...

Vollers Corset Jewel

Alwyn R Coates [photography] · 2005 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Not Stated, Yellowhead , c2005. First edition. Hardback. A bright series of captivating photographs showcasing the corsets of Vollers, one of the oldest corset manufacturers in the UK. A wonderfully vibrant series of photographs showcasing the corsets designed by Vollers.Â Wit...

Dublin Decorative Plasterwork of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

C. P. Curran · 1967 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Alec Tiranti, 1967. First edition. Cloth. An attractive first edition exploration of Dublin stucco art from an authoritative figure on the subject, adorned with four tipped in colour plates. The first edition of this work.In the original clipped dust wrapper.Â C. P Cur...

Form and Decoration: Innovation in the Decorative Arts 1470-1870

Peter Thornton · 1998 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this profusely illustrated text exploring the history of decorative styles, from the High Renaissance to the pioneers of the modern movement. The first edition.Â With the original unclip...

The Art-Journal. New Series. Volume I.

Samuel Carter Hall [ed.] · 1862 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London; New York, James S. Virtue; John Street, 1862. First edition. Leather. A leather-bound first edition of Volume I of the new series of The Art Journal, recording the 1862 International Exhibition. The first edition of this work in a full calf binding, with gilt detailing...

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Paris, Albin Michel, Editeur, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this collector's guide to antique ceramics by the journal editor Lacour-BrÃ©val and the art critic Gaston Ãdinger. The first edition of this work in a cloth binding. A comprehensive d...

Painting in the Far East: An Introduction to the History of Pictorial Art in Asia, Especially China and Japan

Laurence Binyon · 1923 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Edward Arnold & Co , 1923. Cloth. A smart third edition of this charming historical study of art across Asia, adorned with plates throughout. The third edition of this work, revised throughout.Â In the publisher's original cloth binding.Â Illustrated with a colour...