Pittura e disegno

Modern Pen Drawings: European and American

Charles Holme [ed.] · 1901 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Offices of 'The Studio', 1901. First edition. Vellum. A beautifully bound edition of this collection of European and American modern pen drawings, one of three-hundred copies printed. A collection of typical and varied examples of pen-and-ink drawings of the ...

Forty-Four Leaves of Colourful Chromolithograph Adverts

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,798.25 | $1,982.04 | ¥316,544)

None, None, c1912. Loose Pages, Articles. A collection of forty four beautifully preserved chromolithograph illustrations, originally labels from various cottons and silks. A collection of forty-four leaves of striking chromolithograph illustrations tipped-on to paper watermar...

Building Towers, Forming Gardens: Landscaping by Hamilton, Hoare and Beckford

Christopher Thacker · 2002 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, St Barnabas Press , 2002. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first limited edition of this study of landscape gardening by Christopher John Charles Thacker. A charming study of landscape gardening, focussing on the influence of garden enthusiast Charles Hamilton and garden...

Randolph Caldecott: A Personal Memoir of His Early Career

Henry Blackburn · 1886 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London , Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington , 1886. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition copy detailing the early art career of book illustrator Randolph Caldecott. A first edition illustrated copy, with one hundred and seventy-two illustrations. This memoir gi...

Trumpets from Montparnasse

Robert Gibbings · 1955 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London , J. M. Dent , 1955. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition copy of engraver and writer Robert Gibbings' travels to France. Robert Gibbings was an Irish artist and author who was most noted for his work as a wood engraver and sculptor and for his books on t...

Memorials of St James&Apos;S Palace

Edgar Sheppard · 1894 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set regarding St James's Palace, in the original decorative cloth and illustrated throughout, including a folding plate. The first edition of the work. With eight copper plates, and thirty thre...

Pictorial Comedy: The Humorous Phases of Life Depicted by Eminent Artists

0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , James Henderson , c1900. Leather. An interesting volume of sixteen issues of the magazine Pictorial Comedy. This is a collection of sixteen issues of Pictorial Comedy A magazine which specialised in the depiction of Humorous Phases of Life by Eminent Artists. The draw...

A Catalogue of the Nimrud Ivories

R. D. Barnett · 1957 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, The Trustees of the British Museum, 1957. First edition. Cloth. An informative first edition copy containing the British Museum's catalogue of the Nimrud ivories, written by R. D. Barnett and illustrated with various full-page illustrations. Scarce First Edition.Â...

The Falls Tracer: Six Pieces and Five Drawings

Glen Baxter · 1970 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Tetrad Press, 1970. First edition. Paperback. A limited edition proof copy of artist Glen Baxter's collection of absurdist drawings, with literary descriptions, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Scarce, Limited Edition, Proof Copy, being one of two-hun...

The Life and Work of B.W. Leader R. A by Lewis Lusk with Numerous Illustrations

Lewis Lusk · 1901 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.34 | $68.71 | ¥10,974)

London, Virtue and Company, Limited, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of the biography of English landscape painter Benjamin Williams Leader A first edition of the beautifully illustrated biography of English landscape painter Benjamin Willia...

Flowers of Paradise

Reginald Francis Hallward · 1889 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Macmillan & Co , 1889. First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated throughout with chromolithographs, this is the first edition of Reginald Hallward's charming work of music, verse and illustration. The first edition of this decorative and richly illustrated mus...

Embroidery: A Collection of Articles on Subjects Connected with the Study of Fine Needlework

Mrs Archibald H Christie (ed) · 1909 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, James Pearsall & Co, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A well illustrated book containing articles on needlework, including its methods, designs, and history, with several colour plates. First Edition. Illustrations include twenty-four colour plates, one black-and-white pla...

L&Apos;Ancienne France: Le Livre Et Les Arts

M. P. Louisy · 1887 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et cie, 1887. Leather. A leather bound copy containing a history of the book within Old France, written in French by Paul Louisy with numerous illustrated plates. Bound in full-crushed morocco. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, as well a...

A Guide to the Architectural Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Oxford

John Henry Parker · 1842 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Oxford, John Henry Parker, 1842-46. First edition. Leather. The complete four volume set on the architecture of Oxford churches and landmarks, bound in half-crushed morocco into one volume with various illustrations.Prior owner bookplate, belonging to archaeologist Sinclair Fr...

Whistler As I Knew Him

Mortimer Menpes · 1904 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.75 | $284.09 | ¥45,371)

New York and London, The Macmillan Company, 1904. Cloth. A delightful first edition of Mortimer Menpe's biography of American painter James McNeill Whistler, lavishly illustrated with colour plates and plates in monochrome throughout. Best known for the painting made depi...

George Morland: His Life and Works

Walter Gilbey; E. D. Cuming · 1907 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this volume recounting of George Morland's life and career as a painter, with lovely coloured plates. The first trade edition of this work, published simultaneously as a deluxe limited...

Catalogue of the Highly Important Collection of Modern Pictures of James Price

Anonymous · 1895 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Christie, Manson & Woods, 1895. Leather. The scarce catalogue from the auctions of the paintings belonging to James Price, Esq. particularly those from the Early English school. Illustrated with nearly one hundred depictions of the works auctioned.Including works by J....

Oeuvres de Moliere Precedees D&Apos;Une Notice Sur Sa Vie Et Ses Ouvrages Par Sainte-Beuve

Moliere · 1844 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Paris, J.J. Dubochet et Copagnie, 1844. Leather. An extensive, illustrated edition of the works of French playwright and poet, Moliere. Bound in half calf and in the original French. An extensive collection of the works of French playwright and poet, Moliere. Containing his b...

The Country Home Volume V

Various · 1910 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, The Sphere and Tatler , 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce volume, a magazine dedicated to the country home and life. Volume V of The Country Home magazine, from April to September 1910. Featuring numerous articles concerning modern country st...

The Builder, an Illustrated Weekly Magazine Volume LVIII & LVIX

ed. H. H. Statham · 1890 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Office, 1890. Cloth. A scarce collection of the issues of 'The Builder' magazine from the year 1890; two volumes bound as one. With folding plans and plates throughout. Volume XXVIII, of the year 1870.Founded in 1843 by Joseph Aloysius Hansom, The Builder, to...