Pittura e disegno

Mostra Storica Della Legatura Artistica in Palazzo Pitti

1922 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Florence, Not Stated, 1922. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this very scarce catalogue for an exhibition of artistic bookbinding held at the Palazzo Pitti. The first edition of this very scarce work, rebound in a full calf binding with the original paper wraps ...

Moderne Malerei Vom Impressionismus Bis Zue Gegenwart

- · 1933 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Altona-Bahrenfeld, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, 1933. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this heavily illustrated survey of modern painting. Published in German. A first edition of this survey of modern painting from the early nineteenth century to the 1930s. Published i...

Letter from Walter William Ouless

Walter William Ouless · 1876 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

-, -, 1876. Loose Pages, Articles. A letter written a signed by British portrait painter Walter William Ouless. In this letter, British portrait painter Walter William Ouless informs his friend Aquer of his plans to leave London, and requests to see the addressee if they can. ...

Le Nouveau Entretien Des Bonnes Compagnies Ou le Recuueil Des Plus Belle Chansons a Danser Et a Boire, Tire Des Cabinets Des Plus Braves Autheurs Du Temps

Jean Guignard [ed.] · 1867 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Paris, Jacques Villery et Jean Guignard, 1867. Leather. A very scarce limited edition reprint of a 17th century collection of songs for dancing and drinking. No. 26 of 108 numbered limited edition copies, reprinted from the 1635 work, in a half calf binding and on Holland pape...

An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Middlesex

1937 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, extensively illustrated copy of this rich inventory of monuments in Middlesex. A first edition copy.An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Middlesex is part of the Royal Commission...

The Life of James Mcneill Whistler

E. R. and J. Pennell · 1908 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London , William Heinemann , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A complete first edition two volume set of The Life of James McNeill Whistler, with illustrations. A complete two volume set. First edition copies. The Life of James McNeill Whistler is written by E. R. and J. Pennell. J...

Designs for Cottage and Villa Architecture

S. H. Brooks · 1839 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Thomas Kelly, 1839. First edition. Leather. The first edition of S. H. Brooks' popular illustrated early Victorian era work of architecture design. Collated; illustrated with one-hundred and nine plates. Lacking plates XX and CXI.The first edition of architect Sam...

Phil May&Apos;S Sketch-Book

Phil May · 1903 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.16 | $47.57 | ¥7,597)

London , Chatto & Winduss, 1903. Cloth. A popular edition of Phil May's Sketch-Book. A popular edition. Phil May was an English caricaturist who played an important role in the development of Victorian illustration. With fifty pages of cartoons.Collated, complete. In the ...

Garden-Craft Old and New

John D Sedding · 1895 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1895. Cloth. A bright new edition of John D Sedding's study of garden design. A new edition of this work. Illustrated with nine full page plates. Collated, complete. A history of garden design with chapters on garden theory and ar...

British Art and Building Series

Various · 1945 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, BT Batsford LTD, 1945-50. First edition. Cloth. A scarce set of eight first edition volumes from Batsford's series dedicated to the art and architecture of Great Britain. The first edition, first impression of this work. A series from Batsford LTD celebrating the ...

Rex Whistler: Hist Life and His Drawings

Laurence Whistler · 1948 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Art and Technics, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this biographical sketch of Rex Whistler, by his brother. With inscription and drawing from Christopher Fry. First edition. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and forty-eight plates, with...

Seven Volumes of Kunftler Monographien

H. Knackfuss; Various · 1895 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Bielefeld und Leipzig, Delbagen & Klafing, 1895-1898. Cloth. Seven early and first editions of this series on monographs and art with many illustrations. A lovely set of seven works from the Kunftler Monographien in derbindung mit undern heransgegeben, in the original publishe...

A Tabular Display of British Architecture

Archibald Barrington · 1843 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, George Bell, 1843 . Cloth. A beautiful and unusual folding table of architectural designs from Britain. A Tabular Display of British Architecture, being a large and unusual folding plate, depicting architectural designs of British architecture. By Archibald Barrington....

Mr Poilu: Notes and Sketches with the Fighting French

Herbert Ward · 1916 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this moving volume by British adventurer and sculptor Herbert Ward. With forty six illustrations by the author tipped in. A first edition of this moving and beautifully illustrated volume by British a...

A Collection of Farces and Other Afterpieces

Mrs Inchbald · 1809 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1809. First edition. Leather. A seven volume set of this humorous collection of farces and afterpieces. A complete seven volume set of A Collection of Farces and other Afterpieces, which are acted at Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Covent-Ga...

War Impressions Being a Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes

Dorothy Menpes · 1901 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London , Adam & Charles Black , 1901. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of War Impressions, with colour plates. A first edition copy. War Impressions is a record of the art of Mortimer Menpes from the sketches he had made during South Africa, described by his daughter...

Heredities Pamphlets

Heredities · 1968 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London , Heredities , c1970. Brochure/Pamphlet. A collection of seven scarce pamphlets that accompany collections of bronze sculptures. Seven volumes of pamphlets that accompany bronze sculptures created by Heredities, a studio established in 1968. The pamphlets are for The Na...

The Bookman Illustrated History of English Literature

Thomas Seccombe; W. Robertson Nicoll · 1906 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. Cloth. An interesting historical of survey of English literature, from the invention of the printing press to the early twentieth century. With fifty one plates across two volumes Across two volumes, Thomas Seccombe offers a historical of su...

The Great CIVIL War of the Times of Charles I. And Cromwell

Richard Cattermole · 1846 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Fisher, Son, & Co; The Caxton Press, 1846. Cloth. An association copy of George and Richard Cattermole's interesting study on the English Civil War, inscribed by Charles Cattermole, the son of the author and nephew of the illustrator. An interesting association co...

Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration

A. E. (Jimmy) Jones; Sir Leslie Joseph · 1988 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

London, D. Brown and Sons, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first and limited edition of A. E. (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph's illustrated scarce study of Swansea porcelain. A study of the decorative techniques and patterns deployed by the Swansea porcelain f...