Pittura e disegno

Claudius Water-Colour in the Africana Museum

Anna H. Smith · 1952 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Africana Museum, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition illustrated portfolio showcasing the Claudius watercolours at the Africana Museum, Johannesburg. The first, limited edition of this work, limited to one-thousand copies, of which ...

&Apos;the Studio&Apos; Year-Book of Decorative Art

Geoffrey Holme · 1924 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, The Studio, Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the 1924 yearbook of 'The Studio', a beautiful interior design work of the 1920s, illustrated in colour. The first edition of the work.An artistic yearbook looking at the rising trends of i...

The Studio" Year-Book of Decorative Art

C Geoffrey Holme; Shirley B Wainwright · 1925 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, The Studio Limited , 1925. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of the 1925 hardback edition of this yearbook of decorative art, illustrated throughout and in the unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. An excellent copy of the 1925 large hardbac...

Catalogue of the Loan Collection of English Water-Colour Drawings Held at the Institute of Art Research, Ueno, Tokyo October 10-24th, 1929

Laurence Binyon · 1929 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

Unknown, Privatel Printed for the Binyon Reception Committee , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, limited edition of this wonderful volume comprising various water colour drawings by English artists, from the exhibition held at the Institute of Art Research in Tokyo 19...

Observations Sur Les Arts, Et Sur Quelques Morceaux de Peinture Et de Sculpture, Exposã©S Au Louvre En 1748

Anonymous · 1748 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Leyde, Elias Luzac Junior , 1748. Leather. A very scarce copy of this fascinating volume on paintings and sculptures exposed at the Louvre in 1748. A very scarce volume.A little book on the art pieces exhibited at the Louvre in 1748, in the original French. This volume is only...

Grammaire Des Arts Du Dessin Architecture, Sculpture, Peinture

Charles Blanc · 1880 · Rooke Books

£112.00 (€134.27 | $147.99 | ¥23,635)

Paris, Henri Laurens, [1880]. Hardback. An illustrated edition of this fascinating volume concerning all arts and design, a new edition in the original French. Undated. Dated from the same new edition copies on Jisc. A charming French volume on the grammar of arts and design, ...

English Furniture, Its Essentials and Characteristics

John C. Rogers · 1923 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London & New York, Country Life; George Newnes; Charles Scribner, 1923. Cloth. A thorough and richly illustrated exploration of English furniture and its history. This work leads the reader through an exploration of oak furniture, walnut furniture and mahogany furniture.Writte...

Modern Illustration

Joseph Pennell · 1895 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1895. Paperback. An immensely illustrated limited edition work looking at the popular art of the late Victorian era. A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and twenty-five copies printed on Japanese vellum, of which this is numbered sixteen....

The Third Man

Graham Greene · 1950 · Rooke Books

£3,250.00 (€3,896.21 | $4,294.42 | ¥685,846)

London, National Book League, 1950. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce original advertising poster for The Third Man, written by noted British author Graham Greene. A lovely and possibly unique collector's piece. It is probable the poster was hung in the foyer of The Nationa...

Jean Fouquet and His Time

Paul Wescher · 1947 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

Switzerland, Pleiades Books, 1947. First edition. Cloth. Paul Wescher's study on the influential fifteenth century works of Jean Fouquet, illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout with examples of Fouquet's paintings. The first English edition, second printing,...

The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan

Gwenda Morgan; John Randle · 1985 · Rooke Books

£3,200.00 (€3,836.26 | $4,228.36 | ¥675,295)

London, The Whittington Press, 1985 . First edition. Fine Binding. A scarce, finely bound, limited edition copy of Gwenda Morgan's wood-engravings. With a letter from Morgan to the prior owner of this work, Allan Freer. From the library of Allen and Beryl Freer. The Freer...

The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs

Various · 1903 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.42 | $660.68 | ¥105,515)

London, The Savile Publishing Company, Limited, 1903-4. Vellum. Four volumes of the leading art journal, containing the first issues up until 1904. illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome plates. In four volumes.'The Burlington Magazine' is a monthly public...

De Arte Graphica the Art of Painting

C A Du Fresnoy; Dryden · 1695 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.72 | $2,576.65 | ¥411,508)

London, J Hepinstall; W Rogers, 1695. First edition. Leather. A bright, first English edition of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy's narrative poem, which provides his observations on the art of painting. The first English edition of this work, which was originally published in...

A Scrapbook of Colourful Illustrations

0 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

None, None, c1900. Leather. A late Victorian scrapbook, illustrated with beautiful illustrations extracted from many different works, with many colourful and entertaining illustrations. A late Victorian scrapbook, containing many beautiful illustrations from a variety of publi...

Old Spitalfields Market &Apos;Vale&Apos;

Geoffrey Fletcher · 1990 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Corporation of London, 1990. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce portfolio of three Geoffrey Fletcher prints depicting Spitalfields market in the late 1980s. In pristine condition. The first and only edition of this print collection, loosely inserted in the origina...

A Series of Subjects

1829 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, J. Carpenter, 1829-30. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this beautiful collection of the influential paintings of James Duffield Harding, showing his landscapes, cityscapes, and portraits. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. Illust...

Inscriptions to the Phoenician Character Now Deposited in the British Museum, Discovered on the Site of Carthage, During Researches Made by Nathan Davies, Esq. , at the Expense of Her Majesty&Apos;S Government, in the Years 1856, 1857, and 1858

Nathan Davis · 1863 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1863. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this fascinating look at the Phoenician inscriptions found at Carthage by Nathan Davis. Illustrated with thirty-two plates. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. Illustrated with t...

The Rhine Boat, or, Lays of Many Lands; a Musical and Metrical Romance

Mark Lemon; Frank Romer · 1836 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)

London, W. Hawes, 1836. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this musical poem by Mark Lemon and Frank Romer. Signed by Frank Romer to the title page. A very scarce work, with none on Copac or Worldcat. Signed by the author, Frank Romer, to the head of the title page. 'The Rhine ...

The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists Up to 1920

H. L. Mallalieu · 1976 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Suffolk, Antique Collector's Club, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A dictionary work on British watercolour painters, complied by Huon Mallalieu, held in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrapper. The first edition of this work, in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrap...

The Square Egg and the Vicious Circle

Ronald Searle · 1968 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Vermont, Stephen Greene Press , 1968. First edition. Cloth. A collection of illustrations by popular artist Ronald Searle. A U.S issue of this work. First edition. Searle is probably best remembered for his creation of St Trinian's School which sprang to fame shortly afte...