Pittura e disegno

Rossetti and His Circle

Max Beerbohm · 1922 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, William Heinemann, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a collection of amusing caricatures on Gabriel Rossetti and his fellow pre-Raphaelites, created by eminent caricaturist Max Beerbohm. The first edition of Rossetti and His Circle, a collection of caric...

Alice in Wonderland, Alice Nel Paese Delle Meraviglie

Suzy Lee · 2002 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Mantova, Maurizio Corraini (Edizioni), 2002. First edition. Hardback. A curious and abstract wordless picture book on Carroll's classic, exploring the theme of reality versus fantasy, created by Korean illustrator Suzy Lee. Alice in Wonderland or Alice Nel Paese Delle Mer...

Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, with Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions

Edmund Lodge · 1835 · Rooke Books

£745.00 (€893.13 | $984.41 | ¥157,217)

London, Harding and Lepard, 1835. Leather. The complete set and early edition of Lodge's biographies on influential figures across early modern Britain, containing 240 biographies, from Lady Jane Grey to Isaac Newton. Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, ...

No Room for Secrets

Joanna Lumley · 2004 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Michael Joseph, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first, signed edition of this insightful autobiography, with original dust wrapper, and numerous illustrations. A signed first edition autobiography, in excellent condition.This title uses the concept of a tour throu...

Cities and People; Ideal Cities: Utopianism and the (Un)Built Environment

Mark Girouard; Ruth Eaton · 1985 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

New Haven; London, Yale University Press; Thames & Hudson, 1985-2002. First edition. Cloth. Two illustrated studies on the development of cities across the West, examining how we see the perfect city with examples of Constantinople and Florence. Cities and People, and Ideal Ci...

Flemish & Belgian Art, 1300-1900: From the Exhibition Organised by the Anglo-Belgian Union at Burlington House, London in 1927

Paul Lambotte, Max J. Friedländer, W.G. Thomson, T. Leman Hare · 1927 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Apollo Press, 1927. Cloth. The limited edition of an attractive catalogue of Flemish art, known for its oil mediums and fine detail, including Rubens and Van Eyck. The limited edition of Flemish & Belgian Art, 1300-1900: From the Exhibition Organised by the Anglo-Belgi...

Italian Gardens

George S. Elgood, R.I. · 1907 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1907. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Elgood"s illustrated study of Italian gardens, with fifty-two charming colour plate drawings accompanied by descriptive text by the artist. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Fi...

Memories of James Mcneill Whistler the Artist

T.R. Way · 1912 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this copiously illustrated reminiscent work on painter James McNeill Whistler by T.R. Way. The first edition. In the publisher's original brown cloth.With a frontispiece, and 37 lith...

The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle

A.E. Popham; Johannes Wilde · 1949 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, The Phaidon Press, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this copiously illustrated volume on the Italian drawings held at Windsor Castle. The first edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, 176 plates, a...

Modern Painting Contemporary Trends

Nello Ponente · 1960 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Paris, Editions d'Art Albert Skira, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A densely colour-illustrated reflection on mid-century contemporary painting trends, in original dust wrapper. A richly colour illustrated first edition reflecting on the trends of modern painting trends cont...

The Venture: An Annual of Art and Literature

Various; James Joyce; Edmund Gosse; Charles Marriott; Alice Meynell et. al. · 1905 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, John Baillie, 1905. First edition. Cloth. The second of only two annuals issued of 'The Venture', offering an anthology of artistic and literary contributions from James Joyce, Alice Meynell, Arthur Rackham and others. First edition, being the second of only ...

Masters of the Colour Print II J.R. Smith

Malcolm C. Salaman · 1927 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, The Studio Limited, 1927. First edition. Paperback. A series of colour prints by J. R. Smith with an introduction by Malcolm C. Salaman. First edition. A fascinating and informative insight into the works of J. R. Smith. Part of the Masters of the Colour Print Series. ...

A Biographical History of the Fine Arts Being Memoirs of the Lives and Works of Eminent Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, Alphabetically Arranged, and Condensed from the Best Authorities. Including the Work of Vasari, Lanzi, Kugler, Dr. Waagen, Bryan, Pilkington, Walpole, Sir C. Eastlake, and Mrs Jameson. With Chronological Tables of Artists and Their Schools, Plates of Monograms, Etc. Volumes I and II

S Spooner · 1873 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.75 | $277.49 | ¥44,316)

Philadelphia, George Gebbie, 1873. Leather. A two volume set of Spooner's History of the Fine Arts. Vol I - A to L. Includes 24 plates of monograms with two inserts detailing monograms, explanations of terms and an alphabetical list of artists mentioned in both Vol I and ...

A Cabinet of Portraits Consisting of Distinguished Characters, British and Foreign: Accompanied with a Brief Memoir of Each Person

Anonymous · 1823 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, William Darton, 1823. Leather. A scarce edition of this collection of portraits of noted historical figures. An attractive volume, in a handsome calf binding. Anonymously published, this scarce work is is profusely illustrated With 64 plates, including portraits of Sir...

Printing Design and Layout the Manual for Printers, Typographers and All Designers and Users of Printing and Advertising

Vincent Steer · 0 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

London, Virtue and Company, c1945. Cloth. An important typographical work on the art of printing and graphic design from Vincent Steer. Second edition. With many vignette illustrations throughout, and red-and-black illustrations to the rear. Vincent Steer was a compositor note...

The Discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds

John Burnet, F.R.S · 1842 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

London , James Carpenter, 1842. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated collection of fifteen discourses by Sir Joshua Reynolds, with twelve black and white plates. First edition. Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA was an influential 18th-century English painter, specialising in por...

The Dictionary of Victorian Painters

Christopher Wood · 1991 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors Club Ltd. 1991. Cloth. An uncommon edition of The Dictionary of Victorian Painters, volume IV of the 'Dictionary of British Art' series. Written by Christopher Wood, this exhaustive catalogue lists artists alphabetically, and contains info...

A Vision of Dartmoor

F. J. Widgery · 1988 · Rooke Books

£49.90 (€59.82 | $65.94 | ¥10,530)

London , Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1988. First edition. Cloth. An artistic exploration into the scenic moorland of Dartmoor. First edition. With paintings by F. J. Widgery, dated 1861 - 1942. As well as an introduction by C. Jane Baker. In original cloth binding with original uncli...

South Kensington Museum Art Handbook Ivories

William Maskell · 1876 · Rooke Books

£22.99 (€27.56 | $30.38 | ¥4,852)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1876. Cloth. A lovely volume from the Victorian 'South Kensington Museum Art Handbook' series (presently the Victoria and Albert Museum). This installment, from William Maskell, covers the fundamentals of the study of ivory sculpture. Replete ...

The Manchester Whitworth Institute: Historical Catalogue of the Collection of Watercolour Drawings by Deceased Artists

Cosmo Monkhouse · 1894 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

Manchester , Whitworth Institute, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A well-illustrated catalogue of the watercolours owned by the Manchester Whitworth Institute. First Edition. Featuring 23 illustrated plates. 'Edited and with an introduction by Cosmo Monkhouse&apos. 'With...